Manchester Watch Works in collaboration with Silver Watch Co. has launched a Kickstarter for a high accuracy quartz (HAQ) tool watch.
Kickstarter price is $329
Regular price will be $449
Estimated delivery is August 2020
The SWC HAQ is the end result of a collaboration between Silver Watch Co. (SWC) and Manchester Watch Works (MWW) to bring a richly spec'd HAQ timepiece to the watch wearing public. This is the first time a boutique watch brand has done so.
"ETA'sPreciDrive (their in house name for their HAQ movements) can achieve a precision which can pass the COSC (the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute) chronometer certification, provided the watch is not exposed to impacts, and kept at a temperature of between 20°c (68 F) and 30°c (86 F). This precision can be achieved thanks to the thermo-compensation operating principle, which controls and regulates the motor pulses according to changes in the ambient temperature. By virtue of combining the quartz and integrated circuit in the same waterproof case, the precision is insensitive to moisture."
So what does this mean? The SWC HAQ is extremely precise and accurate. We're talking an ANNUAL precision of +/- 10 seconds, or in other words, 0.027 seconds a day. At most, it will be off by +/- 1 minute over the course of 6 years! To compare - most decent quartz watches have an accuracy of +/- 20 seconds a day and most decent automatic mechanical movements have an accuracy of -20 to +40 seconds a day. No need to adjust the time to accommodate for losses or gains over months or years! Just grab, go and be confident your SWC HAQ is telling the correct time.
Specifications:
- Limited Edition of only 300 pieces
- 39.5mm Surgical Grade corrosion resistant 316L Stainless Steel with a length of 48mm and a slimness of 11.4mm (including domed crystal); brushed finish with polished beveled edges
- 22mm solid endlinks on a tapering h-link bracelet with a 18mm flip lock push button clasp; brushed finish with polished beveled edges
- Double domed sapphire crystal with inner anti-reflective coating
- Water resistance to 200m
- Display caseback secured with 6 screws
- Superluminova BGW9 lumed dial and hands (all 3 of 'em)
- Swiss Made and decorated ETA E64.511 Precidrive (HAQ) quartz movement with EOL indicator, 41-57 month battery life and crazy accuracy (+/- 10 seconds a year!); the small seconds in this application mainly works as an battery life indicator and let's the wearer know the watch is working
- 120 click unidirectional bezel with choice of fully BGW9 lumed sapphire bezel or stainless steel bezel with BGW9 lumed 12:00 triangle (bezel will have a diamond knurled grip on production models; see render below)
- Screwed down labelled crown (crown will have a diamond knurled grip on production models)
CANCELED : Kickstarter: Manchester Watch Works x Silver Watch Co. - HAQ tool watch
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CANCELED : Kickstarter: Manchester Watch Works x Silver Watch Co. - HAQ tool watch
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Manchester Watch Works x Silver Watch Co. - HAQ tool watch
Kinda wish there are indices for the small second, but I understand it's likely a decision related to aesthetics.
Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Manchester Watch Works x Silver Watch Co. - HAQ tool watch
Just the cross-hairs, which weren't reflected in the prototypes.
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Manchester Watch Works x Silver Watch Co. - HAQ tool watch
Estimated delivery of August 2020? Wow, that seems so far out no?
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Manchester Watch Works x Silver Watch Co. - HAQ tool watch
Does seem a long production time, wonder if it has to do with securing the ETA movements?
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Manchester Watch Works x Silver Watch Co. - HAQ tool watch
I've been seeing rumblings that ETA may end sales of ALL movements to non-Swatch Group entities.
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Manchester Watch Works x Silver Watch Co. - HAQ tool watch
On that note, would it be easy to source the movements if it should die? MWW is closing shop so support from them would be unlikely. Not familiar with Silver Watch Co other than its also a one man company and that they make a Rolex homage.
Re: CANCELED : Kickstarter: Manchester Watch Works x Silver Watch Co. - HAQ tool watch
To follow up, this Kickstarter campaign was:
CANCELED
Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on Dec 30 2019
No other updates or information provided.
CANCELED
Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on Dec 30 2019
No other updates or information provided.
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