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PREORDER: Brand Direct: Isotope Watches - Old Radium Bronze Pilot

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Isotope Watches have "re-released" a limited edition of their Old Radium Bronze Pilot.

As the story goes:

"In 1942 the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom asked Isotope to produce watches for the armed forces, a request they happily obliged. The result of their efforts was a watch that was as handsome as it was sturdy. It quickly got the nickname 'Old Radium,' as the soldiers affectionately called it because of its charismatic luminous hands and hour markers. Now, 80 years after it was first made, Isotope is releasing the 'Old Radium' once again as a limited edition."

This is what could have happened if it wasn't for the fact that Isotope was founded in 2016. However, this does give the brand the advantage of being able to invent its history in retrospect. The 'Old Radium' is the perfect example of this. Its design is a subtle mix of straightforward functionality and vintage elegance. Form and function don't get in the way of each other but rather become a unit that is stronger than its separate parts. It results in something that can best be described as a gentleman's pilot watch, a contemporary ode to times long gone.


https://isotopewatches.com/products/old ... onze-pilot

Preorder price is £800 (roughly $943)
Price will increase later this year to £880 (roughly $1,040)

NOTE: Isotope has 10 watches of each color available to ship immediately.
The second batch will be ready to start shipping in October/November.

The Old Radium is available in three colorways - Olive Green, Ox Blood Red, and Ash Grey

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Specs:

- Movement: Landeron calibre 24
- Case: Brushed CuSn8 Bronze, sandblasted Titanium exhibition case back
- Diameter: 40mm
- Lug to Lug: 47mm
- Height: 10.1mm
- Lug Width: 20mm
- Strap: Quick-release Calfskin strap with bespoke Bronze Brushed Buckle
- Crystal: Anti-reflective sapphire
- Crown: Screw-down
- Dials: Textured dial with Old Radium luminescent coating applied on numbers and indexes
- Hands: Isotope Brushed Bronze Sword hands applied with Old Radium luminescent coating
- Water-resistance: 100m / 10 atm / 330 ft
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Re: PREORDER: Brand Direct: Isotope Watches - Old Radium Bronze Pilot

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‘This does give the brand the advantage in being able to invent its own history’ reminds me of the watch I bought on eBay that was once owned by Julius Caesar, handwound, moon phase and perpetual Julian calendar, a far better calendar than the Gregorian one in my humble opinion….
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Re: PREORDER: Brand Direct: Isotope Watches - Old Radium Bronze Pilot

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First batch of the Olive Green colorway have sold through. Remaining orders will fulfill in November.
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