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Friends: We've been keeping this under wraps for many months, so today I’m pleased to finally share with you the launch of the Drop Felix: Our very own, original design field watch with a Swiss-made mechanical movement. The Felix (Latin for "Lucky") is our ideal everyday wearer. It balances the best product choices with utility, beauty, and value. Every aspect of this watch has been designed from the ground up, with the purpose of making a well-rounded watch we sincerely hope you’ll enjoy wearing every day. We feel every great watch is the result of good human factors, and the best ones put the ergonomic needs of the wearer first. Even the origin of the field watch, which began as a problem-solving hack on the battlefield, stands as an early example of good ergonomic practice. Some of its most fundamental design choices are informed by US army milspecs that spell out typography, layout, luminescence, functionality, all in the service of creating a reliable time teller that works well even in the toughest of conditions. This is also a Swiss Movement automatic timepiece. There are a lot of budget autos out there with respectable movements—but we feel strongly about proven quantities, and that begins with choosing the Swiss-made Sellita SW-200 as the all-mechanical heart of this watch. The design of this movement is legend (and its copies legion). It's been improved over the years, but the basics remain the same: An efficient automatic section with dual reverser wheels; a high beat rate (28,800bph); and most important of all, superb Swiss quality.  Watches also being ideally beautiful things, we wished to give the Felix a refreshing, sculptural feel. A bit of a departure from plainer dials of typical field watches, a gentle upward scallop was made on the Felix dial to match the equally gradual curvature of its outside casewalls. The handset are a slight refinement of the sword style hands typical to old field watches. The lugs too, are a reinterpretation of wire lugs from the earliest vintage field examples of WWI and after. We're offering the Drop Felix in two colorways: Stainless Steel and IP Black, as well as a solid and exhibition caseback. We're also offering an assortment of add-on Canvas band for those of you who prefer NATO style straps. This was truly a home team effort on behalf of Drop and we really hope you like it! Here for any and all questions.
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Glen8
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Dec 13, 2019
leopadron'The design of this movement is legend (and its copies legion).' So true, so true.
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KingPin0525
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Dec 17, 2019
leopadronship date is june....for real????
KingPin0525June for real. I prefer realistic timelines versus aspirational ones if it can be helped. Doing things well takes time but is always worth doing.
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ojinsa
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Dec 26, 2019
leopadronI tend towards sport/dive watches but have always enjoyed clean, utilitarian looking field watches, and this one looks like a beauty. Well done! Will the next iteration have a date?
Aaryaatluri
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Mar 5, 2020
leopadronWill there be another chance to order this watch?
LWNYC
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Mar 7, 2020
leopadron@leopadron any production delays due to the virus?
LWNYCThanks you for asking this and please note that the situation with COVID-19 is still very active. The outbreak has delayed manufacturing for some of our suppliers. The good news is we made a rather conservative timeline and are therefore able to absorb some of the delay into the timing considerations. To be very clear however, it's well possible and likely that the delivery date may still shift. This crisis is clearly not over and is impacting many parts of the world right now. This week I will be trying to gather the best information I can and provide an update, especially if there's revisions to the timeline needed. Please stay safe out there, too!
AaryaatluriYes. :-) We will be making the Felix available for sale again in the near future after we start shipping the presale units out.
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