UNSUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Hyalus Watches - Project Alum automatic diver

[TheJohnP]

This is the first Kickstarter campaign from Hyalus Watches out of Los Alamos, NM.
The company is run by three college students out of Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ and this is their first watch.
Interesting to note, the Alum will be assembled by Wiegand Custom Watch in Mentor, Ohio, aka Lum-Tec.


Super Early Bird pricing was $230 SOLD OUT
Early Bird pricing is $260
Fashionably Late pricing is $300
Regular price will be $350

Estimated delivery is December 2020

The team designed the dial and the case themselves.










Specs:

- 40mm diameter
- 48mm lug to lug
- 20mm lug width
- 11.8mm think
- 316L Stainless Steel Construction
- Seiko NH35 Automatic Movement
- Flat Sapphire Crystal and Bezel
- unidirectional rotating dive bezel
- Blue Superluminova
- 200m Water Resistance with Screw Down Crown
- Seatbelt NATO strap options

[watchpalooza]

Any idea what material they used for the bezel insert?

[TheJohnP]

Any idea what material they used for the bezel insert?

They mention it is sapphire.

[DogOnTime]

Nice design. I think the crown should be a little larger in diameter to fill the gap in the crown guards, but everything else I dig.
Lug shape is very reminiscent of Muhle-Glashutte Promare.

[MoT]

Nothing really special about this one so: "Meh."

[TheJohnP]

Nothing really special about this one so: "Meh."

It's a dive watch, so "meh" from me. Haha

[Boourns]

Nothing really special about this one so: "Meh."

Agree. It looks good, has everything you'd want, and is priced well for the movement. But I found myself just saying meh. If I see it on watch exchange in a year or two for like $180 I'd probably try it on a lark.

[DogOnTime]

Nothing really special about this one so: "Meh."

A unanimous consensus. In today's availability of dive watches with NH35 movements, definitely have to step up.

[nicegator]

This is the first Kickstarter campaign from Hyalus Watches out of Los Alamos, NM.
The company is run by three college students out of Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ and this is their first watch.
Interesting to note, the Alum will be assembled by Wiegand Custom Watch in Mentor, Ohio, aka Lum-Tec.


Super Early Bird pricing was $230 SOLD OUT
Early Bird pricing is $260
Fashionably Late pricing is $300
Regular price will be $350

Estimated delivery is December 2020

The team designed the dial and the case themselves.










Specs:

- 40mm diameter
- 48mm lug to lug
- 20mm lug width
- 11.8mm think
- 316L Stainless Steel Construction
- Seiko NH35 Automatic Movement
- Flat Sapphire Crystal and Bezel
- unidirectional rotating dive bezel
- Blue Superluminova
- 200m Water Resistance with Screw Down Crown
- Seatbelt NATO strap options

No pun intended, but the brands' name sounds unpleasant in Slavic group of languages.

[TheJohnP]

To follow up, this Kickstarter campaign was

UNSUCCESSFUL

The project's funding goal was not reached on Thu, September 10 2020 12:58 PM EDT


Message from the project creators:

First, thank you to everyone who supported us through this journey. We knew it wouldn't be easy and we couldn't be more grateful for this community.

We're disappointed that we won't be able to Altum in your hands by the end of the year, but this may not be the end of Hyalus. We're taking some time to discuss where we are as a team and then decide how to move forward from here. If you want to stay updated out social media(s) are the best place to do that.

Once again thank you for supporting us throughout this campaign. We've learned more in the last month than at any other point in our lives, and plan to bring that experience to whatever happens next.

Signing off for now,

The Hyalus Watches Team