Gorilla is a watch brand that, to put it mildly, is an acquired taste. Ostensibly inspired by car culture, the watches are big, loud, and colorful. Up until very recently, they were also exclusively square shaped, but with the release of the all new Outlaw Drift, the brand has developed a watch that, on its surface, is perhaps a bit more conventional and appealing to the mainstream. Only its surface, though. This is still a brash, modern timepiece with a wandering hours complication and the word ?Gorilla? on the dial.

Gorilla Outlaw Drift

Case Material: Titanium
Dial: Blue/black
Dimensions: 42 x 52 x 13.8mm
Crystal: Sapphire        
Water Resistance: 100 meters
Crown: Screw down                         Movement: ETA 2824-2 with Vaucher ?Wandering Hours? module
Strap/bracelet: Rubber
Price: $3,950
Reference Number: n/a
Expected Release: Available to purchase now, delivery Fall 2020

Gorilla, for those unaware, is the brainchild of Octavio Garcia and Lukas Gopp, two watch industry veterans who have spent time at Audemars Piguet, IWC, and elsewhere. Garcia, in fact, was AP?s creative director from 2002 to 2015, presiding over many Royal Oak Offshore releases that no one would argue have influenced the Gorilla aesthetic. The brand is really an attempt to translate some of the high end design ideas Garcia and Gopp worked within at large brands into a small, boutique brand experience that?s limited, exclusive, but still relatively affo...