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SUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Eugen Wegner Watches - Revival Collection

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Eugen Wegner Watches out of Hamburg have launched their first Kickstarter for a revival automatic collection.


The pricing tiers are different than most campaigns in that the longer you wait for delivery, the cheaper the price.

Phoenix model tiers:
Q2 2021 (June) pricing is around $1,415
Q1 2021 (March) pricing is around $1,593
Dec 2020 (pre holidays) pricing is around $1,771
Regular price will be about $2,240

Hevelius model tiers:
Q2 2021 (June) pricing is around $1,505
Q1 2021 (March) pricing is around $1,700
Dec 2020 (pre holidays) pricing is around $1,890
Regular price will be about $2,358

One model tiers:
Q2 2021 (June) pricing is around $1,664
Q1 2021 (March) pricing is around $1,872
Dec 2020 (pre holidays) pricing is around $2,074
Regular price will be about $2,667

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After working as a watchmaker in several parts of Europe, Eugen Wegner opens his first watch workshop in Gdańsk, Poland in 1897.

Inspired by the historical figure Johannes Hevelius in Gdańsk, Eugen Wegner names one of his pocket-watches Hevelius. It quickly became a bestseller and is the inspiration for the first watch Eugen Wegner will release in 2020.

Due to unexpected developments in the watch industry and economic turmoil, the Eugen Wegner business failed to achieve the growth necessary to expand and closed down in the 1960s.

And in 2020, Eugen Wegner’s great-great-grandson has embarked on the adventure of reviving the old brand.


There are three models in the collection, Phoenix (three hander), Hevelius (small second), and One (chronograph).

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Specs:

Download and print a watch template at 100% on A4 standard paper to get a feel for the sizing on your wrist.
https://www.eugenwegner.com/wp-content/ ... ide-V2.pdf

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Movement:
- ETA 2892 (± 7 seconds per day)
- Thermal blued screws
- Rotor: engraving and sun cut stripes Rhodium-plated, gold-plated oscillation weight

Case:
- Stainless steel (AISI 316 L)
- Diameter 39 mm
- Overall height 9.5 mm
- Band lug width 20 mm
- Sapphire crystal, anti-reflective front glass (both sides)
- Sapphire crystal back side
- Water-resistant 5 atm

Dial and hands:
- Lacquered brass dial, UV-resistant
- Hands: thermal blued steel

Strap and clasp:
- Leather strap
- Stainless steel buckle/folding clasp (316 L)


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Movement:
- ETA 2895 (± 7 seconds per day)
- Blued screws
- Rotor: engraving and sun cut Rhodium-plated, gold-plated oscillation weight

Case:
- Stainless steel (AISI 316 L)
- Diameter 39 mm
- Overall 9.5 mm
- Band lug width 20 mm
- Sapphire crystal, anti-reflective front glass (both sides)
- Sapphire crystal back side
- Water-resistant 5 atm

Dial and hands:
- Lacquered brass dial, UV-resistant
- Hands: thermal blued steel

Strap and clasp:
- Leather strap
- Stainless steel buckle/folding clasp (316 L)


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Movement:
- Calibre Valjoux 7750 (± 7 seconds per day)
- Thermal blued screws
- Rotor: engraving and Geneva stripes Rhodium-plated, gold-plated oscillation weight

Case:
- Stainless steel AISI 316 L
- Case diameter 43 mm
- Overall height 13.6 mm
- Band lug width 20 mm
- Sapphire crystal, anti-reflective front glass (both sides)
- Sapphire crystal back side
- Water-resistant 5 atm

Dial and hands:
- Lacquered brass dial, UV-resistant
- Hands: thermal blued steel

Strap and clasp:
- Leather strap
- Stainless steel buckle/folding clasp (316 L)
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Eugen Wegner Watches - Revival Collection

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I like the pricing tier idea and the watch templates - brilliant! I wish more companies would do that.

These have been getting some good responses on WUS. I think the company was revived a while ago but this seems to be the first set of offerings....

The funding goal is aggressive. I wish them well.
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Re: SUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Eugen Wegner Watches - Revival Collection

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To follow up, this Kickstarter campaign was:

SUCCESSFUL

87 backers pledged €204,648 to help bring this project to life.
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