When we designed the Aoraki, we wanted to make a field watch that stood out from the masses. Convention was to use a stacked 3-hander, the most typical layout for a watch. When I searched deeper for inspiration, I stumbled upon the ‘Dirty Dozen’ watches. If you don’t know about the ‘Dirty Dozen’, these watches […]
During the 1930’s the German government commissioned the development of a timepiece, specifically for aviators. These timekeepers known as B-Uhr watches (short for Beobachtungs-Uhren) were initially huge at 55mm, utilising pocket watch movements. They featured the all-important hacking feature (the ability to stop and synchronise the second hand) and had a soft iron Faraday cage, […]