Havaan Tuvali Introduces the Heritage 72, a New Watch Made with Vintage Components
Havaan Tuvali is the latest small brand to take advantage of a growing trend in the independent watch scene: creating new watches from the repurposing of unused vintage cases and movements. In the last several months we?ve seen this idea executed in a number of different ways. Amsterdam Watch Company and Squale teamed up for a limited release of a new diver made with vintage Fifty Fathoms cases from the 1950s, and Nivada recently unveiled a version of their popular Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver with a vintage Valjoux movement. Both of those watches, of course, are deeply inspired by the vintage watches they are inextricably tied to when it comes to both their design and component parts. What seems to make the Havaan Tuvali Heritage 72 a bit different is that, being the creation of a completely contemporary brand, it isn’t weighed down by design limitations, even when using both cases and movements that date back decades. These watches certainly have an unmistakable vintage charm, but they are not rooted in any specific product from the past like the Squale and Nivada linked above. It?s an interesting twist on the ever present ?vintage inspired? watch design trend, but using actual vintage components to create something that?s wholly new.
Eric Yeh, the founder of Havaan Tuvali, came upon the vintage cases that would eventually be used for the Heritage 72 during a routine visit to his case factory. After a conversation with the factory owner, he learned that ...
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