Earlier this year I was contacted by the Italian designer Giovanni Moro who said he had an idea for a new watch and he sent me some design pictures. I initially thought it was interesting but not for me.
Over the next few weeks I kept returning to the pictures and began to like it more and more which led me to discussing the watch with the designer and reaching an agreement whereby I could licence his design and manufacture the watch under my own brand name.
Some changes were made to the original specifications which made it more manufacturing friendly and a new movement was sourced as the original movement was quite small and more suited to a women's watch. This is the original concept:
Over the next few weeks I kept returning to the pictures and began to like it more and more which led me to discussing the watch with the designer and reaching an agreement whereby I could licence his design and manufacture the watch under my own brand name.
Some changes were made to the original specifications which made it more manufacturing friendly and a new movement was sourced as the original movement was quite small and more suited to a women's watch. This is the original concept:
SMITHS NATO Watch PRS-40
- 316L stainless steel, bead blasted
- 40.2mm across the centre of the case, 27.7mm wide at the lugs
- Lug to lug height 53.1mm
- Thickness 8.4mm to top of crystal
- Lug spacing 22mm
- Anti-magnetic 4800 A/m
- Water resistance 100 metres/330 feet
- Weight 55 grammes (head only)
- Screw back
- Semi matt black with luminous hour markers
- Luminous: SuperLuminova C3
- Skeleton hands, luminous filled (also known as ladder hands)
- Luminous: SuperLuminova C3
- Flat sapphire with anti-reflective coating on the underside. 30.4mm x 1.4mm
- ISA (Swiss) quartz movement 331.103, 5 jewels. 371 silver oxide battery (5 years) with EOL indicator
- 22mm grey NATO
CASE
DIAL
HANDS
CRYSTAL
MOVEMENT
STRAP
When the decision was made to proceed with the watch, an application was submitted to the Ministry of Defence for a NATO Stock Number (NSN). The application was successful and it was allocated 6645-99-994-7232.
Like all Time Factors watches all of the components used are manufactured specifically for this watch (except for the movement), stock components are not used.
Supplied in a 2-watch zipper travel case with 24 months guarantee.
Like all Time Factors watches all of the components used are manufactured specifically for this watch (except for the movement), stock components are not used.
Supplied in a 2-watch zipper travel case with 24 months guarantee.
