Verne Nautilus
Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEAS
– Jules Verne 1870
LIMITED EDITION CASEBACK
VERNE NAUTILUS
SILVER & BLUE
$ 689
VERNE NAUTILUS
SILVER & RED
$ 689
VERNE NAUTILUS
SILVER & BLACK
$ 689
PRESENTING
THE VERNE NAUTILUS
A 40mm Automatic Tool-Watch
Seagull Calibre st2130
The Nautilus is home to the Seagull ST2130 movement. This is a high-beat automatic movement. The design is based solely on the ETA 2824-2, and there are very few things that differentiate them. The ST2130 has one more (26) jewel than the ETA, which was added to reduce wear from the self-winding rotor.
Seagull Calibre st2130
The Nautilus is home to the Seagull ST2130 movement. This is a high-beat automatic movement. The design is based solely on the ETA 2824-2, and there are very few things that differentiate them. The ST2130 has one more (26) jewel than the ETA, which was added to reduce wear from the self-winding rotor.
Case and Crystal
The case boasts a 40mm width which fits most wrists seamlessly. It comes with a uni-directional aluminum bezel. The finishing is polished for a fine and elegant appearance. Embellished with a double domed sapphire crystal for excellent scratch resistance and durability. The inside of the crystal is treated with anti-reflective coating.
Case and Crystal
The case boasts a 40mm width which fits most wrists seamlessly. It comes with a uni-directional aluminum bezel. The finishing is polished for a fine and elegant appearance. Embellished with a double domed sapphire crystal for excellent scratch resistance and durability. The inside of the crystal is treated with anti-reflective coating.
Beads of rice
The Verne Nautilus comes fitted with a Beads of Rice style metal bracelet. Made from solid 316L stainless steel beads and equipped with a dual-deployant butterfly clasp.
Earlier this year I was given the opportunity to have my watches produced exclusively by Tianjin Seagull Watch Group. Given Seagull’s long history as a renowned watchmaker and manufacturer, I could not miss this opportunity.
Not only does Seagull deliver high-quality movements and state of the art facilities, but as they will take responsibility for the manufacture of the full watch, it will significantly improve the production process.
History
Tianjin Seagull Watch Group was founded in 1955 by special order of the newly formed Chinese government. Here, a handful of people, equipped with very limited tools, set out on a mission to create China’s very first wristwatch.
Seagull has since then almost exclusively been producing mechanical watch movements. Through extensive research and development, notably drawing on Swiss expertise, over the past 60 years Seagull has become one of the biggest manufacturers of mechanical watch movements in the world.
Today, they manufacture highly advanced movements, among them a multi-axial orbital tourbillon which speaks highly for their expertise.
