Titanium 39mm
Dial is aluminumized kapton (same MLI that’s used on satellites / Apollo era lunar landers)
I finished building the first prototype, would appreciate hearing what people think. I’m hoping to do a kickstarter if there’s enough demonstrated interest. I’m not selling them yet, but I have an email list to gauge interest
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When we were designing the Montera Cortado, one detail we spent a surprising amount of time thinking about was the date window.
We ended up putting it at 6 o’clock. Mainly because we wanted to keep the dial as symmetrical as possible and avoid breaking up the indices at 3.
Personally, I think it suits the cleaner look of the Cortado, especially with the warm beige textured dial and brown suede strap.
But date windows always seem to divide watch people 😂
So I’m curious - 6 o’clock date, 3 o’clock date, or no date at all?
And does the position of a date window ever actually affect whether you’d buy a watch?
Curious what people think…... Daniel Mink is definitely an obscure brand, but it’s Swiss made and uses the Valjoux 7750 movement. I actually don’t hate it. Apparently they were a thing about 20 years ago?
Anyone familiar with Daniel Mink or have any thoughts on it? It was a family members and I’ve been into watches for a while, but this is a new one.
I own Tudor, Sinn, Seiko, Omega….and now Mink?
I’ve looked at the swordfish for years now, I never pulled the trigger. I’m extremely impressed, I’m glad I did. The finishing is unbelievable for the price. So far it’s gotten one compliment already, which is super rare.
So my gf recently gifted me this watch and i finally wore it to office today and damn couple of people actually stopped me and complimented me😭 didn't expect that at all honestly been wearing it everyday now lol, i love my gf fr
what do you guys think?
Picked this up through the recent sale on the Shop app, as I've always loved photos of the dial, and how the color seemed to shift in the light from grey to green to black, with the hashing adding some really unique texture. Plus, having a small wrist, the specs suggested a large dial that maximized its space in a compact case, ensuring it would work a dressier piece on my 6.4" wrist.
On these points, the Canton doesn't miss. It also does a really nice job dampening the LJP G101 rotor noise.
What is a total cock-up is the bracelet. The OTF clasp has a large range of adjustability; unfortunately, if your wrist is below 6.5", you're going to need to remove all the links on both sides of the bracelet and start using that OTF adjustability to get a comfortable fit. But if you do that, you end up with the bracelet biasing more links on the 6 side than the 12, which is just wrong -- it means the clasp isn't balanced on the back of the wrist.
This is annoying -- I've run into this issue exactly once before (on a Watchdives); the rest of my watches I own or have owned got this right.
tl;dr: if you're thinking about Jack Mason and have a small wrist, you'll want to pass if you want to wear it on the bracelet.
Hi!
I started collecting back in 2022 when I got my Casio G-Shock GA 2100, which is still watch that I use a ton. As I learn and understand more about the watch world and also get to know more about what works and what doesn’t for me and my life style, this is my current collection.
Seiko SRPE53K1, DressKX - Owned since 2023
Fantastic watch, very versatile and very confortable to wear. Can take a beating and only gets better with time. I have caught my self staring at the blue dial when the sun hits it, more times that I care counting. The blue is just very gorgeous.
Maen Hudson 38 MK 4 - Owned since 2024
My most work watch, I feel it can do everything, from going to the beach, to casual dinners and parties, great for the office and since the bezel is not as bulky, I feel it also looks good with a suit. I really like it and I find it to be very well built and confortable to wear. I bough it directly from Main and the customer service was great. I feel very well put together when I wear this watch, simple but very effective.
Echo/neutra Rivanera - Acquired summer 2026
I needed a more formal watch and had this in my radar since it came out. I watched all the reviews but still wanted to get hands on before pulling the trigger. I was able to buy it in the Time and Tide store in London. I was very impressed with the looks and was torn between the charcoal (grey) and white dial.I went for the white since I think it provided a bit more contrast, but the charcoal dial and the titanium case look very sleek. If you can, try it before getting it. Only complaint would be the strap, I don’t feel the leather one is very good, but I also don’t have more experience. I would probably think on getting a more well-built one in the future. I wore it to a black tie wedding in Italy and received a couple of compliments by both men and women. Not that I live for those comments, but definitively a great thing to hear.
I am very happy with the STOC at the moment and looking forward to continue wearing them as I continue to make new memories. If you have this watches, I would be happy to read what you think and the experiences you’ve had with them. I you are thinking on getting into these brands or models and have some questions, feel free to reach out.
Cheers.
Les amis, je suis sans voix, pour le prix c'est exceptionnel. Le cadran, le bracelet, les polissages ... ❤️
I got the Galo Novo Cruisin' 318 in the first batch back in May, and after wearing it for quite a bit, I wrote a review on my personal blog about it: in English and German.
Unfortunately, my watch had a little defect with the rotor not winding while wearing it, which got fixed by a watchmaker but stained my initial experience with the watch. Some people here on the sub reported some mispainting on their dials, but mine is perfect in that sense.
Despite the initial grunt because of the rotor, I really like the Galo and have been wearing it quite often this summer. I have a large rotation of about 20 watches, and the Galo keeps winning me over, especially on sunny days. It’s quirky and colorful without being childish, and it has a great vintage vibe.
The design is amazing, the overall quality is really good (if I assume I just got that one defective watch), and it's really a different approach in the microbrand space, taking the vintage vibe but creating a real modern watch. It also fits very well with a variety of clothes. I mean it's a colorful watch, but because of the pastel style, it's not like a statement yellow/red/neoncolored piece, and I wear it with basically all my clothes.
So all in all, I am happy with the watch, and I am sure it will get reasonable wrist time ven in autumn and winter, but I also hope Galo will do some more quality assurance in the future, because I am eyeing the Super200, but especially with a watch I want to take snorkelling, I need to be sure everything is in order.
How do you like your Galo so far?
Got to take my hammock out and read some while enjoying nature
The agate grain really showed up. Guess I got lucky. As always the build quality of the watch is wonderful
I picked up the Maen Manhattan 37 ultra thin and enjoying this color I call it “Tuscan Sun”. I was going to go larger with the 39 mm but I preferred the look of this one and the sub second hand vs the 39 without a second hand. So far I am enjoying it, it’s small, and light almost like wearing a bracelet. It looks super classy with a button down or even good in a nice t-shirt.
The two biggest complaints online are that the watch is manual and that the crown is not the greatest for winding. I agree the crown could be improved for a better experience. I’m ok with it being manual as this won’t be a daily watch for me.
Thoughts from any other Maen owners and anyone that has owned this watch for some time over the last year how has it gone for you so far?
It finally arrived today, immediately put in on the suede, it looks so good. Everything still wrapped in plastic. I am satisfied! 😍
Hi guys,
My first foray into a microbrand. Chose Erebus as I wanted to support a local Australian microbrand business. I really am surprised by the look and glad I got it as my beater. Hope you guys like it too.
Finally made some time tonight to unbox and size the watch and have to say I’m impressed on first blush. Excellent finishing overall, good AR letting the dial pop, and a glide lock style clasp with tons of range, yet thinner than a Submariner’s from what I can tell.
Looks like more of these Canton Day Dates are on the way as well from the last teaser email.
Latest Kiwame Tokyo model just dropped, and promptly sold out immediately. I was able to snag one in each color, will decide which one I like better in person then sell the other one at cost. Think these are really cool, looking forward to them arriving in a few months!
Hi everyone.
I posted a few months ago asking for feedback about the egg-shaped watch I was designing, finally the prototype arrived!
Been testing timekeeping, water resistance and daily wear the past few weeks and works as intended
The specs are:
37×39.5mm, 8mm thick, 316L steel case, 18mm milanese strap, sapphire crystal and 5 ATM water resistance.
PS. A yellow yolk version is coming as well!
What do you think?
Would you wear it?