Introducing the Sólás Starlight, an Affordable Watch with a Micro-Rotor Movement and Aventurine Dial
On a recent episode of the Worn & Wound podcast, we answered a listener question about our dream watch movements. This is fertile ground for a bunch of watch nerds, and there are certainly a number of features the team here prizes in a movement, and given an unlimited budget for R&D and the technical know-how, I dare say we could come up with some pretty incredible hypothetical creations. But within the realm of the possible, something that we all enjoy and appreciate in a movement is thinness, and we opined specifically on micro-rotor movements, and how much of a game-changer such a movement would be for the microbrand scene if it were also affordable and reliable. Well, as if on cue, about a month after discussing this very topic on air, we became aware of a Kickstarter project to fund a new watch that includes not just a micro-rotor movement with a thin profile, but an aventurine dial. Let?s dig into the Sólás Starlight.
Sólás Starlight
Case Material: Stainless steel
Dial: Aventurine
Dimensions: 38 x 9.8mm
Crystal: Sapphire
Water Resistance: 50 meters
Crown: Push/pull
Movement: Hangzhou 5000A
Strap/bracelet: Leather
Price: ~ $390 – $450 via Kickstarter
Reference Number: n/a
Expected Release: Kickstarter to launch in September/October
Micro-rotor movements have some clear advantages over traditional automatic movements with a full-sized rotor. First, because the smaller rotor...
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