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BOLDR Journey Watch - now with free NATO strap
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BOLDR Journey Watch - now with free NATO strap
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The aptly named Journey—the latest line of watches from Kickstarter-funded BOLDR—speaks to the spirit of adventure. With its rounded case and wire lugs, not to mention its two-subdial chronograph controlled by oversized pushers at 2 and 4 o’clock, the design is decidedly vintage Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downcr0n1c
144
Oct 16, 2016
Man this looks nice. However, no sapphire crystal and it's quartz, so it's a no-go for me.
PatShep
19
Nov 28, 2016
Man, this is a great looking watch and I was getting pretty excited about it, however the evolution themed artwork on the back is a big turn off for me, the company should've considered there are those who do not accept the theory of evolution, sorry BOLDR/Massdrop but this is just not something that I could ever wear or support.
TravisTan
33
Travisleon & BOLDR
Nov 29, 2016
PatShepThe caseback are the same for the one offered on massdrop and the one on BOLDR's website. :)
bYtock
625
Nov 24, 2016
My package came just in time for Thanksgiving! I got the Warhawk and I'm very happy with it. One thing that surprised me is how different the watch face color is from the last picture where it almost looks navy. I would describe the color as slate or deep grey. Regardless, this watch looks great in person! Very happy with my purchase.
K.T.N
1264
Oct 17, 2016
This watch looks so cool.
I'd buy one in a second, but at 43mm, it would look ridiculously large on my wrist.
Why do they make watches so cartoonishly large these days?
I'd buy one in a second, but at 43mm, it would look ridiculously large on my wrist.
Why do they make watches so cartoonishly large these days?
K.T.N
1264
Oct 17, 2016
K.T.NHi, Travis.
Yes, it does look good on her. It's a very specific style, though, those large watches.
Unfortunately, large watches don't work for my look. I prefer a more classically proportioned watch, more in line with something you'd find from the 40s - 80s, for example. Something that draws less attention to itself for its size. Something understated that still stands out for its design.
While it looks great on the model, I still think it's a bit cartoonish in its size. And I don't mean cartoonish in a negative, pejorative way. But cartoonish in a very deliberately exaggerated, stylized kind of way.
Just as really large goggley sunglasses were cool at certain points in past decades, it just didn't work as an everyday sunglass style for most folks.
I feel the large watch phenomenon is the same. If it works with your style and personality, and you can pull it off, it looks great. But it looks totally off if it doesn't work for you. Like you're trying to evoke a style and look that has nothing to do with your actual personality.
So while I love the look of this watch, the large size just doesn't work for me.
Edit:
I guess the way I see it is that these really large watches are more like a fashion accessory that happen to tell time. And what I'm looking for is a discreet, functional watch that happens to have great design. I personally feel that large watches will eventually go out of fashion, whereas a discreet watch with great design will always be wearable.
Yes, it does look good on her. It's a very specific style, though, those large watches.
Unfortunately, large watches don't work for my look. I prefer a more classically proportioned watch, more in line with something you'd find from the 40s - 80s, for example. Something that draws less attention to itself for its size. Something understated that still stands out for its design.
While it looks great on the model, I still think it's a bit cartoonish in its size. And I don't mean cartoonish in a negative, pejorative way. But cartoonish in a very deliberately exaggerated, stylized kind of way.
Just as really large goggley sunglasses were cool at certain points in past decades, it just didn't work as an everyday sunglass style for most folks.
I feel the large watch phenomenon is the same. If it works with your style and personality, and you can pull it off, it looks great. But it looks totally off if it doesn't work for you. Like you're trying to evoke a style and look that has nothing to do with your actual personality.
So while I love the look of this watch, the large size just doesn't work for me.
Edit:
I guess the way I see it is that these really large watches are more like a fashion accessory that happen to tell time. And what I'm looking for is a discreet, functional watch that happens to have great design. I personally feel that large watches will eventually go out of fashion, whereas a discreet watch with great design will always be wearable.
Dave41079
4
Oct 21, 2016
K.T.NThey're also nice if you have large arms/wrists/hands. Anything smaller than a 42 or 40 on me looks like I'm wearing my wife's watch. As you said, everyone needs to tailor their watch to themselves, and I for one am glad there are options available in a size that suits me well.
Dave41079
4
Nov 22, 2016
Put my Wasp on a black and yellow NATO with PVD hardware. Really wish I had ordered the Sopwith instead though.
Adubscsr
31
Nov 29, 2016
Dave41079Did not realize that ! Agreed its a little odd to always see the seconds hand straight up. It is a "tool" type watch so I guess that's the price we pay for fashion......
Dave41079
4
Nov 29, 2016
AdubscsrI don't mind the seconds hand always straight up, as that is how most chronographs are. They usually have a running seconds subdial though, where this watch has a 24hr subdial. I thought the 24hr subdial was part of the chronograph feature, but it isn't. It literally just tells you which hour of the day it is from 0 (midnight) to 23:59. It also isn't adjustable for a second time zone, which would actually make it beneficial. So you end up with a watch that tells time with a 1 minute accuracy, no second hand to speak of, and a 60 minute chronograph that is accurate only to a second. I think there are far better options, even at this price point. At this point I'm so disappointed with it I'd be willing to sell the watch at a loss because I doubt I'll ever wear it. It IS an awesome looking watch, especially on the yellow/black NATO, but I need functionality over form.
Marver
15
Oct 18, 2016
Awesome watch indeed.
So far,I'm enjoying this watch on my wrist on weekly rotation basis.
I can't take my eyes off the domed.
kpjimmy
12656
Oct 16, 2016
Good watch for the price. My only gripes is that the only lumed items are the hands and the domed mineral glass. I would have preferred the crystal be sapphire or even acrylic (easy to polish off minor scratches). Also the sandwich dial has no lume, well in my Sopwith version anyway. And the 23mm band width is a really a non factor if anyone is concerned. This uses 22mm spring bars and I have used many 22mm bands without issue.
TravisTan
33
Travisleon & BOLDR
Oct 17, 2016
kpjimmyHi kpjimmy. I think there is typo mistake for the lug size. It's the standard 22mm lug width which fits most straps. :)
kpjimmy
12656
Oct 17, 2016
TravisTanWell I think you could possibility fit a 23mm in there without issue. The lugs on the case is pretty open.
flyinglotus1983
358
Apr 5, 2017
I received my watch today.
Impressions:
* I somehow missed the glaring ommission in the Massdrop description about the crown. It's not a screw-down, like similar microbrand Seiko Mecha-Quartz-powered watches in this price range, for example the Ferro Airborne. I could have sworn I read that the crown was a screwdown in the description, but nope, nothing in the description that even mentions the crown.
* The domed crystal is beautiful, I love the way light bounces around in it. However it really should have been sapphire, even if it brought the price up. I'm going to be extremely worried about scratching or breaking this crystal with how raised up it is. It's going to happen eventually, it's just a matter of time. In the future, the BOLDR team should consider a sapphire crystal, regardless of cost. This is solely because of how raised it is, with nothing to guard it .
* The leather strap is pretty meh. The brown leather strap adds contrast to the black PVD case, which is great, but I would have preferred contrast stitching with a coarser stitch. The black leather ZULU strap is completely wrong, IMO. We were promised a brown strap, per the picture, but I ended up getting a shiny black leather strap with stainless hardware. A brown ZULU strap with black PVD matching hardware would have been a better choice. However the 2-piece brown strap, even with a few shortcomings, still works extremely well for this watch.
* The lume doesn't seem to be that great, at least compared to my other watches known for their lume (My LUM-TEC for example). I do however love the aged lume color they chose. And I won't wear this as a tool watch, it's more of an office fashion piece than anything due to its other shortcomings (see point #1 above)
* This is my second Seiko Mecha-Quart movement, and I absolutely love this movement. Probably one of my all-time favorite watch movements. It's really fun, even if it doesn't have a certified pedigree like some of the Swiss movements do.
* The case shape and style is great. Really refreshing and retro when compared to a lot of the stuff you see re-hashed every day. The PVD coating seems flawless.
* The watch box that it comes with is perfect for this price range. Not some big flashy wooden pretentious box like a lot of mid-tier and upper tier brands do. It's about the size of the Apple Watch boxes (the long ones, not the cube-y ones). The laser-etched stainless steel warranty card was a nice touch. And the included spring bar, although it seems to be made from Chineseium metal, was a thoughtful thing to include, two thumbs way up there.
Overall: Looks 10/10. Performance and durability: 6/10. Would I buy again? Eh. probably.
Impressions:
* I somehow missed the glaring ommission in the Massdrop description about the crown. It's not a screw-down, like similar microbrand Seiko Mecha-Quartz-powered watches in this price range, for example the Ferro Airborne. I could have sworn I read that the crown was a screwdown in the description, but nope, nothing in the description that even mentions the crown.
* The domed crystal is beautiful, I love the way light bounces around in it. However it really should have been sapphire, even if it brought the price up. I'm going to be extremely worried about scratching or breaking this crystal with how raised up it is. It's going to happen eventually, it's just a matter of time. In the future, the BOLDR team should consider a sapphire crystal, regardless of cost. This is solely because of how raised it is, with nothing to guard it .
* The leather strap is pretty meh. The brown leather strap adds contrast to the black PVD case, which is great, but I would have preferred contrast stitching with a coarser stitch. The black leather ZULU strap is completely wrong, IMO. We were promised a brown strap, per the picture, but I ended up getting a shiny black leather strap with stainless hardware. A brown ZULU strap with black PVD matching hardware would have been a better choice. However the 2-piece brown strap, even with a few shortcomings, still works extremely well for this watch.
* The lume doesn't seem to be that great, at least compared to my other watches known for their lume (My LUM-TEC for example). I do however love the aged lume color they chose. And I won't wear this as a tool watch, it's more of an office fashion piece than anything due to its other shortcomings (see point #1 above)
* This is my second Seiko Mecha-Quart movement, and I absolutely love this movement. Probably one of my all-time favorite watch movements. It's really fun, even if it doesn't have a certified pedigree like some of the Swiss movements do.
* The case shape and style is great. Really refreshing and retro when compared to a lot of the stuff you see re-hashed every day. The PVD coating seems flawless.
* The watch box that it comes with is perfect for this price range. Not some big flashy wooden pretentious box like a lot of mid-tier and upper tier brands do. It's about the size of the Apple Watch boxes (the long ones, not the cube-y ones). The laser-etched stainless steel warranty card was a nice touch. And the included spring bar, although it seems to be made from Chineseium metal, was a thoughtful thing to include, two thumbs way up there.
Overall: Looks 10/10. Performance and durability: 6/10. Would I buy again? Eh. probably.
dumluk
2
Apr 6, 2017
flyinglotus1983So your watch actually has lume? My nighthawk came yesterday, and has no lume whatsoever. Unfortunate for a sandwich dial. I agree that the stock strap is meh. I immediately took mine off and put it on a nice brown leather zulu strap that I already had. I do like the overall vintage look of the watch, but at this point, I can't say if it will be a long-term possession. Might just be a quick flip, after a couple months of waiting for the actual shipment.
flyinglotus1983
358
Apr 6, 2017
dumlukYes, I've confirmed that my Nighthawk has lumed hands, arabic numerals, and the 5-minute-mark divisions. It's not great lume, but it's lume.
I've got other watches with fantastic lume: Notably, my Lum-Tec B33 and my Steinhart Titanium 500. Both of which glow in broad daylight. The dial lume on this watch sort-of looks lumed for a few minutes, in pitch black conditions. The minute hands are brighter, but not nuclear glow like my other two references are. When I went back and grabbed all of my crappy watches and compared them for reference ... The BOLDR is literally the dimmest lumed watch that I own. Worse that my Timexes, worse than my crappy diver homages from China, worse anything else that I own.
But as I said, this isn't really a tool watch. It's an aesthetically pleasing microbrand watch with a cool mecha-quartz movement that you can wear to the office.
I've got other watches with fantastic lume: Notably, my Lum-Tec B33 and my Steinhart Titanium 500. Both of which glow in broad daylight. The dial lume on this watch sort-of looks lumed for a few minutes, in pitch black conditions. The minute hands are brighter, but not nuclear glow like my other two references are. When I went back and grabbed all of my crappy watches and compared them for reference ... The BOLDR is literally the dimmest lumed watch that I own. Worse that my Timexes, worse than my crappy diver homages from China, worse anything else that I own.
But as I said, this isn't really a tool watch. It's an aesthetically pleasing microbrand watch with a cool mecha-quartz movement that you can wear to the office.
RohitM
6
Dec 20, 2016
Just wanted to say that I've had it with their ridiculously long delivery times and the stupid nuisances you face while buy things off of them. I've had enough and I'm done. I'd recommend you guys buy the products on sale here elsewhere for a marginally higher price elsewhere so that you dont feel like sliting your writs every time your buy something.
Adubscsr
31
Nov 28, 2016
Update......still love this watch. Running a couple dif Nato HD on it with great success.
My one design gripe would be the hands are very "lean" in relation to the bold (HA...Boldr would be better !) face detail. At casual glance I lose the hands and have to really look for them.
TravisTan
33
Travisleon & BOLDR
Nov 29, 2016
AdubscsrThanks for the feedback! we look into that on our next design. Really happy that you like the watch! I agree it looks really good with NATO strap.
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