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UNSUCCESSFUL : Indiegogo: The McKinley Watch Co - Skylark Automatic GMT

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UNSUCCESSFUL : Indiegogo: The McKinley Watch Co - Skylark Automatic GMT

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This is a slightly confusing campaign with a LOT being presented.
They're promoting three watches equally, but two are only stretch goals.
They're also promoting a program where you have a chance for your watch design to be made and get paid for it.
In addition, they're also offering discounted store credit to their site.
So I'll try to boil it down to what they're actually offering, an automatic GMT watch called Skylark.

The only thing that gives me confidence about their ability to delivery is their working with Wiegand Custom Watch, LLC, who run Lum-Tec.

If you want to learn more about submitting your watch design, just go to the campaign link as they explain it there.

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

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Indiegogo price, including an art print, is $799
Regular price is $999

Estimated delivery is March 22

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Here are the two stretch goal watches, which I hope the Odgen sees the light of day.

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Specs:

- 2893-2 movement from industry-leading Swiss watchmaker, ETA
- GMT complication (2nd time zone)
- 50-hour power reserve, 21 jewels
- 39mm case, polished 316L stainless steel
- Screw down case back with flat sapphire exhibition window and 316L stainless steel
- Screw down crown
- 10ATM (100 meters) water resistance
- Double-domed sapphire glass with anti-reflective coating
- 12.5mm thickness
- Thick printed hour indices with Super-Luminova lume
- 20mm lug width, 50mm lug to lug size

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Re: PREORDER: Indiegogo: The McKinley Watch Co - Skylark Automatic GMT

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That GMT is right up my alley. If I had the budget I'd be backing. Maybe the lugs are a bit long, and I'm not a fan of the special mark for the Indiegogo backers. But for the money I think it's a very good watch.
I wish that watch were 38mm?
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Re: PREORDER: Indiegogo: The McKinley Watch Co - Skylark Automatic GMT

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With seven days left, it doesn't appear this one will reach their goal.
Not sure if it's a case of promoting three watches, but only offering one as a campaign goal.
Or if Indiegogo just doesn't have the eyeballs that Kickstarter has.

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Re: UNSUCCESSFUL : Indiegogo: The McKinley Watch Co - Skylark Automatic GMT

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To follow up, this Indiegogo campaign was:

UNSUCCESSFUL

This campaign did not meet its $220,000 USD funding goal by the deadline.
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