This watch retails at $550 USD on the metal bracelet, and is assembled in the USA. This is the D5 Tropic and is easily my favorite design from the collection, because of the interesting dial design and the well executed roulette date wheel. This watch uses an automatic Miyota movement though, and is from their lineup of dive watches that they released recently. I discovered them as they were one of the early adopters of the Ameriquartz movement, a USA Made Quartz movement made by FTS. They’ve been around for quite some time, and they’ve been pretty well received by the micro-brand watch community. To fully wind the mainspring, turn the crown a minimum of 55 times.Vaer is an American micro-brand that has been on my radar for a while now. The caliber 6R35 holds a power reserve of at least 70 hours.
In such a case, consult the retailer from whom the watch was purchased since the watch requires repair, including demagnetizing. The parts of the watch may become magnetized depending on the extent of the effect.
The subsequent letter variations indicate evolution stages in the movements development. The general caliber number is 6R35, with 6R35 A being the first version. This is still a rather new movement, so currently there is only the 6R35A. The 6R15 has a power reserve of approximately 50 hours and the 6R35 has a power reserve of approximately 70 hours. The biggest difference between the two movements is a 20 hour increase in power reserve. The caliber 6R35 is beginning to find its way into watches that used to house the 6R15. Some of the topics covered in the caliber listing: The Prospex SPB149 powered by the 6R35 was announced in March 2020. Watches with the 6R35, such as the Presage Arita Porcelain were announced at Baselworld 2019.
The 6R35 is considered an upgrade from the caliber 6R15.
The Seiko caliber 6R35 is an automatic movement that is part of what Seiko refers to as the high performance 6R series caliber. Hours, minutes, central second hand, date at 3 :00