Powered by Seiko’s VK63 mecha-quartz movement (more on that below), the Brigadier Chronograph by Mercer features a 24-hour timer at 3 o’clock and a 60-minute timer at 9 o’clock. The watch is topped with a domed AR-coated sapphire crystal, and the polished case is made of 316L stainless steel. The dial is textured at its center, with an applied Arabic numeral at the 12 o’clock position, a date window at 6 o’clock, and applied stick markers at the remaining positions. Numerals and markers on the outer chapter ring provide a tachymeter scale.
Note: At checkout, you’ll have your choice of four different styles. Each style is limited to 15 units.
Combining quartz accuracy with mechanical machinery, Seiko’s VK63 mecha-quartz movement offers a hybrid approach that’s bound to please enthusiasts of both camps. This unique movement offers sweeping seconds at five beats per second while maintaining the accuracy of a quartz watch. And because it powers a chronograph complication, the seconds hand resets instantly, much like a mechanical chrono movement, instead of traveling all the way around the dial.
Though it was born of a Kickstarter only 2 years ago, Mercer Watch Co. evokes a deep sense of Americana. After all, the company is named for Hugh Mercer, a fallen soldier in the American Revolution. His name not only served as a rallying cry during the war but also became the namesake of Mercer County, New Jersey, where the company is headquartered. Mercer Watch Co.’s first timepiece, the Brigadier, is another shout-out to Mercer, who had earned the title of brigadier general by the time he was killed, in 1777.
Estimated ship date is Mar 6, 2017 PT.
Payment will be collected at checkout. After this product run ends, orders will be submitted to the vendor up front, making all orders final.