SUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Chotovelli & Figli - Navigator 1949 Pilot Watch

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SUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Chotovelli & Figli - Navigator 1949 Pilot Watch

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Looks very much like a catalog parts campaign, but for around $100 for a Seiko VH31 powered pilot watch, can you really complain??

This is the third Kickstarter campaign from Chotovelli & Figli out of Antwerp, Belgium, with their previous two campaigns fully funded and successful.


Super Early Bird pricing for the steel case model is around $98
Super Early Bird pricing for the black PVD case models are around $103
Regular price will be about $195 - $206

Estimated delivery is November 2020

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Available in three colorways.

Tipo 1 - black dial, steel case

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Tipo 2 - "titanium" dial, black PVD case

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Tipo 3 - beige dial, black PVD case

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Link to 360 video of watch:
[bbvideo]https://v.kickstarter.com/1589479223_d8 ... 4_high.mp4[/bbvideo]


Specs:
- Case Diameter: 43mm
- Case Material: Surgical Grade 316L Stainless Steel
- Case Back: Stainless Steel
- Case Thickness: 12.5mm
- Case Finish: Sandblasted Matte
- Glass: Domed Mineral Crystal
- Dial Material: Raised Brass
- Hands: "blued-steel"[my quotations, I highly doubt these are actually heat treated - TheJohnP] full Luminous
- Movement: Japan Made Seiko VH31 Quartz Auto-sweep
- Band Material: Calfskin Aged Genuine Leather
- Band Lug Size: 20mm
- Clasp Type: Tang buckle
- Water Resistant: 50 M / 170 Ft / 5 ATM

Note, the wire lugs use springbars and are not fixed. If that matters to you.

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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Chotovelli & Figli - Navigator 1949 Pilot Watch

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John, just a shout out of thanks for all you do on the forum.

And, on this one, I might be interested but for the HIDEOUS logo. Why junk up a flieger with two really long words, IN TWO FONTS, on one line?
Ugh.
Good thing they used catalog parts. I would never trust these guys' design sense. :)
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Re: SUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Chotovelli & Figli - Navigator 1949 Pilot Watch

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To follow up, this Kickstarter campaign was:

SUCCESSFUL

221 backers pledged €24,994 to help bring this project to life.
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Re: SUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Chotovelli & Figli - Navigator 1949 Pilot Watch

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For anyone still interested in this model, the project has moved over to Indiegogo.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/old- ... 16205959#/

Indiegogo pricing is around $123 for any model.
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