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SUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Mitch Mason Watches - The Chronicle automatic field watch

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This Kickstarter is now LIVE.


Super Early Bird pricing is around $392 SOLD OUT
Early Bird pricing is around $413
Kickstarter pricing is around $434
Regular price will be about $499

Estimated delivery is February 2021

Mitch Mason is a new brand out of Singapore that just launched a Kickstarter for their debut collection, the Chronicle, an automatic field watch.

You can read more about the brand at their website - https://mitchmason.com/
Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/mitchmasonwatches/

Mitch (mɪtʃ): one who plays truant
Mason (ˈmeɪs(ə)n/): a skilled builder

Combining the two reflects breaking the rules to build great things. We hope to reflect the spirit of the rule-breakers of the industry, to not just be another microbrand, but one that excites and creates.

The Chronicle will be available in four colorways:

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Lume for Steel Blue & Jet Black:

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Lume for Desert Sand & Field Grey:

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SPECIFICATIONS

Case:
- Diameter: 36.5mm
- Lug to lug: 43.5mm
- Thickness: 12mm (excluding crystal +1.5mm)
- Lug width: 20mm
- Water resistance: 200m
- Crown: Screw-down
- Caseback: Screw-down with engraved artwork
- Material: 316L stainless steel

Crystal:
- Double domed sapphire with 5 layers of anti-reflective coating on underside.

Movement:
- Calibre: Miyota 9039 (24 jewels)
- Mechanism: Automatic and hand-winding
- Power reserve: 42 hours
- Frequency: 28,800 bph (4Hz)

Dial and Hands:
- Dial: Metallic brushing with sandwiched numerals at 3,6,9,12/ vintage matte with printed numerals
- Hands: Unique Mitch Mason handset
- Lume: Swiss Super-LumiNova® Old Radium

Straps:
- Material: Full-grain vegetable tanned Italian leather/ Top grade suede leather with calf leather lining
- Stitching: By hand


- Buckle/ Spring bars: Signed/ Quick-release
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Mitch Mason Watches - The Chronicle automatic field watch **Launching Fall 2020**

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Really like this.

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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Mitch Mason Watches - The Chronicle automatic field watch **Launching Fall 2020**

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I love everything about this except the "radium" lume. I'm officially over it.
I wish that watch were 38mm?
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Mitch Mason Watches - The Chronicle automatic field watch **Launching Fall 2020**

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Very interesting. I'm not interested in purchasing one but it is easy for me to give this a thumbs up. I'm glad to see someone offering a 36.5" watch and I hope they do well.
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Mitch Mason Watches - The Chronicle automatic field watch **Launching Fall 2020**

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Miyota is an automatic pass for me but let me give my (unwanted) opinion on this watch:
- no matter what you define the brand name to be, Mitch Mason reflects another extremely generic brand name
- like Boourns stated, old radium is so overdone and unappealing
- I enjoy icon-inspired cases but this one is literally just a carbon copy of vintage GS: yuck.
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Mitch Mason Watches - The Chronicle automatic field watch **Launching Fall 2020**

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Ok now I hate it

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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Mitch Mason Watches - The Chronicle automatic field watch **Launching Fall 2020**

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re the hour hand - does anyone see a hand flipping a birdie?
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Mitch Mason Watches - The Chronicle automatic field watch **Launching Fall 2020**

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pdsf wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:12 pm re the hour hand - does anyone see a hand flipping a birdie?

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According to the brand the hour hand was inspired by a rope knot "tying" the vintage and modern aesthetics together.

Have also read a fountain pen nib in another review and that is what I see now.
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Mitch Mason Watches - The Chronicle automatic field watch **Launching Fall 2020**

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TheJohnP wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:49 pm According to the brand the hour hand was inspired by a rope knot "tying" the vintage and modern aesthetics together.

Have also read a fountain pen nib in another review and that is what I see now.
I see that as well.

I also see a crown or a turban.
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Mitch Mason Watches - The Chronicle automatic field watch **Launching Fall 2020**

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ManOnTime wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:45 pm
pdsf wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:12 pm re the hour hand - does anyone see a hand flipping a birdie?

"A cigar is sometimes just a cigar." - Sigmund Freud. :mrgreen:
Saw it. Can't unsee it.
Just my $0.02 USD as always.
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Preorder: Kickstarter: Mitch mason chronicle

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1st of September launch....

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SPECIFICATIONS

Case
Diameter: 36.5mm
Lug to lug: 43.5mm
Thickness: 12mm (excluding crystal +1.5mm)
Lug width: 20mm
Water resistance: 200m
Crown: Screw-down
Caseback: Screw-down with engraved artwork
Material: 316L stainless steel
Crystal
Double domed sapphire with 5 layers of anti-reflective coating on underside.

Movement
Calibre: Miyota 9039 (24 jewels)
Mechanism: Automatic and hand-winding
Power reserve: 42 hours
Frequency: 28,800 bph (4Hz)
Dial and Hands
Dial: Metallic brushing with sandwiched numerals at 3,6,9,12/ vintage matte with printed numerals
Hands: Unique Mitch Mason handset
Lume: Swiss Super-LumiNova®
Straps
Material: Full-grain vegetable tanned Italian leather/ Top grade suede leather with calf leather lining
Stitching: By hand
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Re: Preorder: Kickstarter: Mitch mason chronicle

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https://mitchmason.com/

Price starting from $379 for the first 50 backers
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Mitch Mason Watches - The Chronicle automatic field watch **Launching Sep 1st**

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The launch is set to happen on September 1st at 11am Singapore time.
Or 11pm EST on August 31st for those of us in the US.

This should be the link to the campaign once it goes live.

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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Mitch Mason Watches - The Chronicle automatic field watch **Launching Fall 2020**

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tommy_boy wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:00 pm
ManOnTime wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:45 pm
pdsf wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:12 pm re the hour hand - does anyone see a hand flipping a birdie?

"A cigar is sometimes just a cigar." - Sigmund Freud. :mrgreen:
Saw it. Can't unsee it.
It's a Rorschach hand!
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