Orca Watches - New Brand

This is a new brand - Orca Watches...interesting options - quartz or auto - different bezels and dial options...

Their models have a Kobold look to them, but I actually are very nicely designed. The pricing is reasonable, especially when you back out the 19% VAT that is built into the listed prices.

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Versions:

Military or Diver dial.

Colors each: White or Orange on black, black case and black or orange strap.
Nightglow: Blue or orange, depending on dial.

Coming soon:

Titanium colored case, titanium strap in colors black or titanium.
Desert sand colored dial with black hands and digits.
Deep blue colored dial with white hands and digits.

Pilots (aviator) watch. The famous WW2 "B-Uhr" in a modern design.

Short details:

Material:
Full titanium (full titanium case, caseback, crown, bezel)

Movement:
Swiss Rhonda quartz or Swiss Automatic ETA 2824-2

Functions:
3 hands, date

Water resistant:
To 30 atm/ 300 meters / 990 feet

Dial:
Flat black / date at 4 o clock

Dial versions:
Diver and military version

Diameters:
46,80 mm without crown / 50,55 mm with crown
44,50 without bezel and without crown
49,50 without bezel and with crown

Length over all:
55 mm

Hight:
12,30 mm

Crown:
5,5 mm Height, 8 mm diameter


Weight:
60 grams without watchstrap

Crystal:
Sapphire, anti-reflective coating

Bezel:
Uni-directional rotation, 120-clicks

Bezel versions:
Diver: Diver bezel / Military: Countdown bezel

Illumination:
Swiss Super-LumiNova photo-luminescent material / Grade A

Watchstrap:
Natural rubber strap, totally non-allergic and non-toxic,
waterproof, saltwater- and UV-resistant, vanilla flavor,
22mm, stainless steel buckles

International Warranty:
2 years

SWISS MADE

Prices:
Titanium Quartz: 850,-* Euro
Black Titanium Quartz: 880,-* Euro
Titanium Automatic: 1150,-* Euro
Black Titanium Automatic: 1180,-* Euro

Our prices include the German "Mehrwertsteuer" (= VAT, Value Added Tax)
Current rate for watches: 19 %

These models are currently available on Pre-Order.

This is the latest info from Carsten Stasch:


Coating is PVD for black, pure titanium is uncoated. Case is not Fricker, it's our own production.

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Here is a shot of the non-PVD coated version:

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I've never seen the 15 minute markings on the left side of the bezel like that...?

@The Boss:
Thanks a lot for mentioning us in the forum, we really appreciate that!

Anomaly wrote:

I've never seen the 15 minute markings on the left side of the bezel like that...?

Hi Anomaly, we call that "Countdown-Bezel": You can set it to see how much time is left to a certain event.

@All Members:
We take community-input serius, so feel free to ask questions or make suggestions.

Best regards
Carsten Stasch
ORCA Head Of Design

Carsten - Thank you for stopping by "The Lounge"!

Please provide us with updates on the brand as you progress and prepare for delivery. I am sure that many members here will be interested to hear about new features and see new photos of Orca's watches.


One question - Do you have any plans for a bracelet? If so, do you have any photos or drawings?

The Boss wrote:

Carsten - Thank you for stopping by "The Lounge"!

Please provide us with updates on the brand as you progress and prepare for delivery.
I am sure that many members here will be interested to hear about new features and see new photos of Orca's watches.

Hi, I'll try my best, but I'm very busy and can hardly keep track with all forums and replies at the moment.
I will make shure that everybody gets all the info sooner or later (talking about days of delay here, not weeks).

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One question - Do you have any plans for a bracelet? If so, do you have any photos or drawings?

Yes, we don't just have plans, we have a prototype already:

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I really like the bit that connects directly to the case. The raised middle gives it that extra "look".
And, it's not sheet metal! Full titanium. No friction pins either: Screws.

Best regards
Carsten

Wow ! These are NICE ! Neat how they manage to blend both dive, and
aviation styles into one. GREAT job Carsten, and welcome !!!

Thanks for the heads up Boss !

I love the look. Plus, the DLC'd Ti cases should be super comfortable to wear!

Thanks a lot! 2 more pics:
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Regards

WOW! Those last pictures look awesome!! I am seriously thinking of making this my next watch!!