Lim and Hailos produce primarily water-resistant sports watches of the highest quality for prices within reach of the enthusiast community. And each release, in its own small way, is treated like the launch–if you’ll excuse the paradox–of a microbrand icon. The Fairwind is no exception.
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Off the Cuff: Aevum Advance Carbon
In 2019, after a successful Kickstarter campaign, Aevum released its second automotive-inspired watch, the Advance. The Carbon Limited is the latest in this new series and maintains all of the automotive references of the original Advance. Its name refers to ignition timing, or the moment a spark plug fires during its compression stroke to provide more power.
Off the Cuff: The Ambassador GMT by Whitby Watch Co.
The Ambassador takes it lead from the Flieger tradition which put the Whitby Watch Co. on the map, but then banks hard right with more contemporary design cues. The lovely sweep of its traditional stainless-steel pilot-style case offers a choice of modern updates: a brash brushed silver or a deep black PVD.
Off the Cuff: The Limited Edition Arrow Pilot Watch
The Arrow Pilot Watch furthers the narrative which began with the company’s successful Intrepid Diver. While this first watch resurrected the memory of Sir William Stephenson—a WWII Canadian operative—the Arrow grounds itself in the most controversial moment of Canadian military aviation.
Off the Cuff: The Retras Dive Watch
It is the platonic ideal of a vintage dive watch. It ticks all the boxes and leaves nothing wanting…once you’ve held it, if you didn’t know better, you’d swear to have come across a NOS version of a true vintage diver that had been waiting patiently in someone’s drawer for you to come along and claim it as your own.
On Spec: Dailos Waveform
The entry-level dive watch market is a ruthless one. Seikos abound at highly competitive pricing and legendary status. Orient divers have a cult following. And the Tissot Seastar 1000 and the Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba will put you into a Swiss diver for under $1000USD. Simply put, a microbrand diver must make a lot ofContinue reading “On Spec: Dailos Waveform”
On Spec: The AMA Diver
One of the more exciting microbrand launches on Kickstarter right now is the Ama Diver from Albany Watches. Clearly inspired by the skin diver aesthetic of the 1960s, the Ama is nonetheless a modern diver all its own.
