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On Friday, 10/22, Second Hour Watches open preorders for their latest collection, the Giant Stride dive watch.

The times for launch (Friday, October 22):
Melbourne, Australia - 11:00 pm AEDT
Singapore - 8:00 pm SGT
New York, USA - 8:00 am EDT
Los Angeles, USA - 5:00 am PDT
London, UK - 1:00 pm BST
Paris, France - 2:00 pm CEST
Stockholm, Sweden - 2:00 pm CEST
Dubai, UAE - 4:00 pm GST




https://www.secondhour.com.au/shop/giant-stride

The preorder price for 10 days will be $615
Regular price will be $725

Estimated delivery is late November with all watches expected to be delivered before Christmas (6-8 weeks)

- Each order receives free, a premium seatbelt fabric strap
- The first 15 orders of each colour also receive a tropic style or waffle cut rubber strap with quick release spring bars
- The first 20 orders receive a high grade 20mm leather strap
- All watches ship in one of our robust, custom made two watch travel cases

The Giant Stride is our first self-funded release and we have spared no expense in developing and furnishing this beautiful watch with the highest level of components and finishing available in the sub-luxury market. The Giant Stride is our bold leap forward and is dedicated to those who take calculated risks and relish the opportunity to experience a brush with the unknown.

The Giant Stride will be strictly limited to 350 pieces total across the four dial colors - Combat Green, Slate Grey, Royal Blue, or Bull's Eye Red























Changes for production versions:
- Simplified dial layout (see colour renders) - brand name removed, logo enlarged and lowered down the dial. Giant Stride text removed
- Four micro-adjustments on the milled clasp - standard for the clasp is three, we’ve added a fourth
- Numerous minor technical improvements to elevate quality (case contouring, crown fitment etc)
- Lastly, we’re delighted to advise that our Giant Stride manufacturer is testing all bracelets to minimize the risk of the 1200HV hardness treatment impacting bracelet screws.


Specifications:
• Movement: Sellita SW200 automatic movement
• Construction Material: 316L Stainless Steel, 1200HV hardness treatment (>6 X harder than 316L Stainless Steel)
• Case Diameter: 42mm
• Thickness: 13.2mm including sapphire crystal
• Lug Opening: 20mm
• Lug to Lug Distance: 46.7mm
• Luminescence: Swiss SuperLuminova BGW9 (hands, inner bezel and indices)
• Crystal: Domed sapphire
• Anti-reflection: 6 layers of clear internal AR treatment
• Bezel: Bi-Directional, Inner Rotating Dive Time
• Water Resistance: 200 metres/660 feet
• Bracelet and clasp: Solid link, screw pin bracelet, fully milled push button clasp with four micro-adjustments
• Dials: Detailed embossed in multi textured matt finish
• Hands: Custom Made, Swiss grade, diamond cut and fully lumed
• Crowns: Dual screw down, lume filled (BGW9)
• Case Back: Detailed embossed - image of diver performing Giant Stride entry
• Warranty: Two year international warranty
• Inclusions: Two watch zip up travel case

If it ain't broke don't fix it I guess

BATMAN wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:45 pm If it ain't broke don't fix it I guess

What changes would you like to have seen?
Just curious

I appreciate how short they kept the lugs. I wonder if the the end links will really extend past the end of those lugs as the render suggests. The prototypes don’t seem to suffer from that issue.

The preorder is LIVE!!

https://www.secondhour.com.au/shop/giant-stride

Special edition color was shown off yesterday, not sure of pricing

Inquired with Peter from Second Hour about this new special edition of the Giant Stride. He expects it to be a bit higher priced than the previous versions since it incorporates a more expensive clasp and will be made in a limited quantity run so it will not benefit from quantity production savings. Said it will likely be around $850 AUD (currently $638 USD) and latest I've seen is that the pre-order will be offered towards the end of April.