This week, we?ll be taking a look at Swedish brand Nezumi Studios’s fourth release, the 1960s and 70s inspired Corbeau. Nezumi isn?t a new name to the Vintage Eye series, with us previously taking a look at their popular vintage racing chronograph inspired Voiture model back in 2016, and its follow-up in the Baleine which took its influences from an eclectic group of historical divers and sports watches. The Corbeau continues to follow this thread in the brand?s growing collections by drawing its influences from some of the most renowned utilitarian chronographs of the past half century, and by effectively remixing these elements with some other historical flairs and new traits to create a watch that is unmistakably its own.
The new Corbeau is available in three different colorway options: the most modern is the Corbeau 1 which uses a brushed steel case and a gray dial with white and black accents. Then there?s the Corbeau 2, also with a brushed steel case, but now using a black dial with faux patina and white accents most of all recalling the new series? vintage influences. The last colorway is the tactical PVD Corbeau 3, which differentiates itself foremost in the case and bezel coloration, but also through its use of an all-black dial with patina accents. Each of the watches comes equipped on a choice of three different NATO-style nylon straps to further add to its mil-spec aviation chronograph aesthetic. There are many details on the watch which will be recogniza...