Introducing Vortic’s USA-Milled Case in Black DLC, Now Available Via Their Watch Builder
Many readers will be familiar with Vortic?s primary product: an antique American pocket watch movement and dial, housed in a 3-D printed case with dimensions appropriate for wear on the wrist. The result is a watch that is incredibly distinctive, with a crown at 12:00 and a commanding case that is anything but classic and reserved. And then you have the dial, likely patinated and definitely of a time not our own. It?s a unique combination, and nobody else pays respect to America?s unique watchmaking history in quite the way Vortic does, by making use of watchmaking materials that would otherwise be discarded, and combining them with new manufacturing technology. The latest offering from Vortic puts a new spin on this formula. The old pocket watch movements, of course, remain, but the case is a different beast altogether.
What we have here is a case made from milled titanium with a black DLC coating. It?s 46mm, which is a big wristwatch by any standard, but the large diameter is necessary to accommodate the size of the antique pocket watch movement. The watch cases are milled at the Vortic facility in Colorado, and final assembly takes place on site as well.
The DLC coating helps to give the watch a more modern look. Compared to previous Vortic editions with darkened cases, this new DLC coating gives the watch a highly polished appearance. When coupled with a dial dating to the 1920s, the impact is truly striking. It gives the impression of something truly bespo...
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