Today, Brew Watch Co. has announced their latest creation, the all new Retromatic. The Retromatic is both inextricably linked to Brew?s previous watches through a shared design language, but also, in a very clear way, seems to look forward, and offers a glimpse of what might be in store for the brand down the road. It?s in many ways a more understated and mature interpretation of the same themes brand founder Jonathan Ferrer has been working with since he launched Brew. The Retromatic is still influenced by coffee culture, but this facet of the design is more subtle than it has been in the past, and I think that works to Brew?s advantage here. Let?s take a closer look. 

The Retromatic is, first and foremost, a straightforward time and date watch. This alone is a significant change from what Brew has been doing over the last few years, which was to focus exclusively on their ?shot timer? chronographs, the Retrograph and the Mastergraph. These watches use Seiko Meca-Quartz Hybrid movements, which offer quartz timekeeping with a mechanical chronograph mechanism providing the old-school chrono action and feel that enthusiasts expect. The Retromatic is a return to less complicated watches with mechanical movements, and it?s the first time Brew has made an automatic watch since Ferrer really dialed in the brand?s design language with his chronograph releases over the last few years. 
The Retromatic has a rectangular case measuring 36mm x 39.5mm, and it?s only 1...