The Gorilla Thunderbolt Goes Full Send On The Chronograph
Over the past few years, Gorilla has emerged as one of the most brash and divisive on the microbrand scene. Their watches are colorful, use non traditional materials, and are sized as if the trend toward smaller watches that?s been taking shape as of late never happened at all. There?s also the matter of branding. Before buying a Gorilla, you?re forced to ask yourself, ?Am I sure I want to own a watch that says ?Gorilla? on the dial"? For some adventurous collectors, the answer is an enthusiastic yes, and we?ve seen a slew of new colorways and limited editions based on their Fastback platform that bear that out. The brand recently introduced their first chronograph, the Thunderbolt, and it appears to share much of the genetic material of the original Gorillas, which means, after all, that it has something in common with our own.Â
The Thunderbolt, though completely contemporary in appearance, is something of a throwback in that it quite proudly boasts of making use of a Dubois Depraz chronograph module. In a lot of watch enthusiast circles, these modules occasionally come under some scorn. They tend to result in thicker, clunkier watches, and have a reputation for being more difficult to service, though there are disagreements on that front among the more technically inclined. In any case, the Thunderbolt actually calls out Dubois Depraz by name on the dial, which is quite unusual, but speaks to the pride both brands have with respect to their collaboration o...
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