The Newmark 6BB Chronograph Re-Edition

[ewan.w]

Hi all

First and most important - this post has Eddie's blessing! Wouldn't want to upset him ;-)

OK, I just wanted to give awareness that the Newmark 6BB Chronograph which I have been working on for what seems far too long is going to be launched on Kickstarter during the final week of August; the actual date to be confirmed but likely 28th or 29th. We have a mailing list sign up which can be accessed at https://www.newmarkwatchcompany.com.

There will be an Earlybird offering at which the watch will be priced at £200.00 which I hope you feel is good value.

Yes, the watch is quartz but with no viable (and reliable) mechanical movement available this was the only way to go, however the Seiko VK64 meca-quartz module is I feel a good choice in this respect. Having had some time now to evaluate the prototypes I have come to the conclusion that I would wear the watch myself! Coming from me, that's a fair indication that I am pleased with it, it certainly feels 'right' on the wrist.

I'm hoping that the 6BB will be the first of many Newmark watches to come but this one needs to succeed first - I must say that developing a watch with the commensurate trials and tribulations is a great way to lose weight!

I am sure that some of you are aware of the project but as a 'just in case' I wanted to post here.

Please feel free to e-mail me or PM me with any questions about the Newmark Chrono and thanks to Eddie for his consent.

Cheers

Ewan

[phil h]

It’s a handsome watch, congratulations!

[simesman]

Just sell one to me now Ewan!!!

[seikopath]

wish you all the best with your venture Ewan, I am sure it will go well. regards Dave

[inspector gadget]

Just sell one to me now Ewan!!!

Its going to be a cracker Ewan, hoping to be wearing one soon, especially like the weight reduction complication

Hope its the first of many,

All the best with the project.

Gadget

[MMC]

Chaps, I've had a good look at the 6BB for Worn & Wound - I'm writing an early review. Having seen, handled and worn Ewan's watch, I'd say it's an absolute belter. Not only that, but you'd go a long way to meet a more decent bloke.

Put it this way, I'm getting my name down for one.

[Tetlee]

Welcome Ewan, been keenly following the progress on this from the start(including some really great back and forth communications about the project) and can't wait to get my order in. It might not exactly replace my old mechanical CWC 70's Pilot reissue but it will fill the gap nicely. Best of luck and hope all goes smoothly.

[magirus]

Looking good there Ewan. Given the choice I'd probably take the VK64 over a mechanical movement, robust and accurate.

[Wooster]

Chaps, I've had a good look at the 6BB for Worn & Wound - I'm writing an early review. Having seen, handled and worn Ewan's watch, I'd say it's an absolute belter. Not only that, but you'd go a long way to meet a more decent bloke.

Put it this way, I'm getting my name down for one.

Here it is (and many thanks for writing it!):

https://wornandwound.com/the-last-of...f-chronograph/

[AlphaEchoAlpha]

Looks great!

[Derivative]

Here it is (and many thanks for writing it!):

https://wornandwound.com/the-last-of...f-chronograph/

Good write up, thanks for sharing.


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[ged]

Here it is (and many thanks for writing it!):

https://wornandwound.com/the-last-of...f-chronograph/

Well that has topped me over the edge into signing up to email list! I am 50 this year so one of those sub 50 numbers sounds like a cracking present to myself - unless they have all gone

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[Goochie81]

Here it is (and many thanks for writing it!):

https://wornandwound.com/the-last-of...f-chronograph/

Thanks for this. Looks great


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[TaketheCannoli]

I love my 6BB and today I was sorting out a few old straps and bracelets. I came across a Zuludiver Anvil bracelet that I’ve had for ages and has actually been on SC a few times without a bite. These are top quality with a selling price of I think £88 before they went down to £28 in the sale.

Out of interest I married the two and they actually fit like they were engineered to! I think it’s escalated the Newmark into a whole other bracket of watch. A serendipitous event I’m
sure you’ll agree.

Sorry 6BB owners but I think I have the best one around ;)







girl names that mean red

[TaketheCannoli]

Wearing mine now, my favourite watch

[andy100]

Here it is (and many thanks for writing it!):

https://wornandwound.com/the-last-of...f-chronograph/

Chaps, I've had a good look at the 6BB for Worn & Wound - I'm writing an early review. Having seen, handled and worn Ewan's watch, I'd say it's an absolute belter. Not only that, but you'd go a long way to meet a more decent bloke.

Put it this way, I'm getting my name down for one.

I really enjoyed your article, thanks for the write-up! And well done Ewan too, looks like you've knocked it out the park with this watch!

[Sinnlover]

I am looking forward to this watch
Fingers will be poised on the 29th

[Derivative]

Looks great and keenly priced. I expect it’ll be a hit and am looking forward to getting my hands on one!


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[Derivative]

One question Ewan: are the strap bars fixed? Or will you use spring bars? Thanks


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[ewan.w]

One question Ewan: are the strap bars fixed? Or will you use spring bars? Thanks


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We've gone with spring bars by popular demand! I didn't however want to fully drill the lugs as I thought it would detract from the original look of the watch.

Cheers

Ewan

[gcleminson]

Hat tipped to the Gaffer for allowing small scale producers and start-ups a platform on TZ-UK. Not sure that would happen elsewhere..

p.s. Can't see completely from the link posted but is that a leather-backed canvas nato in the top pic? Looks nice.

[ewan.w]

Hat tipped to the Gaffer for allowing small scale producers and start-ups a platform on TZ-UK. Not sure that would happen elsewhere..

p.s. Can't see completely from the link posted but is that a leather-backed canvas nato in the top pic? Looks nice.

Yep, I'm very very grateful to Eddie - we need all the exposure we can muster :-)

The strap is indeed leather backed; leather backed Cordura to be precise - it's a nice strap.

Cheers

Ewan

[Derivative]

We've gone with spring bars by popular demand! I didn't however want to fully drill the lugs as I thought it would detract from the original look of the watch.

Cheers

Ewan

Thanks for confirming, spring bars certainly allow more versatility.


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[inspector gadget]

Looking forward to Wednesday ☺

19:30 , alarms set on all devices ....

Only 2 days 23 hours and 53 minutes to go

[inspector gadget]

Only 1 day 4 hours and 20 minutes to go...

[magirus]

We've gone with spring bars by popular demand! I didn't however want to fully drill the lugs as I thought it would detract from the original look of the watch.

Cheers

Ewan

I'll be in the minority but I'd have preferred fixed. Ho hum, shoulderless it is then!

[Wooster]

Looking great! I'll definitely get one!

Here are the specifications, taken from the site:
316L Brushed Stainless Steel case
Case Diameter 38mm 12 – 6 and 41mm 3 – 9
Lug to Lug Length 46.5mm
Total Height (including crystal) 12.8mm
Lug Width 20mm
Water Resistant to 50 Metres

Domed Acrylic crystal with tension ring
Matt black dial with Super Luminova C3
Frosted steel hands with Super Luminova C3

Seiko VK64A Meca Quartz movement (1/5 second to 1 hour)

[Tetlee]

I'll be in the minority but I'd have preferred fixed. Ho hum, shoulderless it is then!

Me too but no biggie, just glad the rest turned out so great.

[snowman]

Looks good and the Kickstarter price is certainly appealing.

Good luck!

M

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[trick cyclist]

Looking very nice indeed! Is there a thread discussing the design and build of the watch, and who is assembling it for you?

[ewan.w]

Looking very nice indeed! Is there a thread discussing the design and build of the watch, and who is assembling it for you?

Thank you!

To be honest, this is the only thread that I have started on any forum regarding the watch; development has had its ups and downs as we say so I felt it best to wait for the end product. I suppose the question many will be asking is 'where is it made?' In that regard, it's China; by one of the better Hong Kong based concerns. Swiss companies wanted absurd amounts of money just to consider the project which wasn't warranted - after all, we were really just reproducing the original design pretty closely.

Cheers

Ewan

[Tenko]

Liking that. Subscribed....

[alphajet]

That looks great, good luck with the sales.

[PIERS (UK)]

Hi Ewan

Congrats on the watch launch. It looks stunning and I wish you all the best with it!

regards

Piers

[Goochie81]

Looks fantastic Ewan. Subscribed and look forward to purchasing. Best of luck


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[canuck]

I’ll be ordering one... you will post to Canada eh?!?

[kaiserphoenix]

What an incredible achievement congratulations. The watch is certainly handsome. I apologise if this has been shared already but can you share the story behind how this all got started?


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[willie_gunn]

Well done on bringing this to market.

That first photo really sold me on the watch - very nice indeed!

Subscribed.


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[Wolfie]

Looks fantastic for the money... I only own 2 modern watches, but, I may well add another to the list

Great work 👍

[helidoc]

That's awesome! I'm signed up.

Good look with the venture Ewan

Dave

[Omegary]

Thanks for the heads up Ewan, I had no idea this was in the pipeline. Having a little experience in watch production I know how exasperating it can be at times, so good on you for persevering and all the best with Newmark.

It's a lovely looking watch and I've been intrigued by the meca quartz movement for a while now but have never actually owned one. Signed up and looking forward to further updates.

Cheers,
Gary

[bond]

Well done Ewan. I’m glad you’ve made this watch happen . Although I’m not a chrono man its great what you have achieved. I also for a long time go back and read all your timefactors watch reviews on watcharama/ watcharoo .



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[KAS118]

The one thing that I did find slightly 'off-putting' was that small second dial of the original watch has been lost and the 9 o'clock sub-dial is the chronograph counter - whereas the 3 o'clock sub-dial is now just a 24-hr indicator - which can't be adjusted separately from the main hour hand - and therefore can't be used as a 2nd time-zone.

So in other words it seemed to lose something useful (a running seconds hand) but gained something I didn't really see the use of (as I know if it am/pm)

However, as I sat here looking at it - it suddenly dawned upon me that the 24hr sub-dial did have a great use for a Pilot's watch (and hence traditionally something that was used to assist navigation). As it's a 24hr hand that will be synched to local time - then (in the northern hemisphere - all you have to do is line the 24hr hand up with the sun) and hey-presto the sub-dials 24hr marker will be pointing North. (Sure - I know you can do this with a normal '12hr' clock - but then you have to estimate the mid-point between the hour hand and 12 o'clock marker - so a GMT/24hr hand is much easier).

So arguably, at least, the new version is more useful navigation device.

I missed out on the kickstarter - but I think as soon as these become generally available from Newmark's web-site I definitely be ordering one

[oliverte]

Looks great - I'll be on the list! Well done for making it happen, probably a dream for many here so congrats!

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[mindforge]

Excited about this, I always found the PRS-5 too thick and didn't like the syringe hands as the hour and minute hands were too similar. This looks great and I really like the mecha quartz movement. Subscribed!

[PeteS]

Excited about this, I always found the PRS-5 too thick and didn't like the syringe hands as the hour and minute hands were too similar. This looks great and I really like the mecha quartz movement. Subscribed!

I fully agree I’m also very much looking forward to supporting this watch on Kickstarter

I have a PRS-5 and also find it a little thick, while really liking the overall style

Ewan has spent a long time working to get this watch right and it captures the style of the original while incorporating necessary compromises for modern and reasonably priced production

[canuck]

May I be bold and ask how much of a heads up we tz members may get ahead of the Kickstarter opening up?

Being four hours behind you I need to plan my sleep to accommodate an early opening. ( that an I’m kinda hoping we get to order a Day early ).

[Sinnlover]

Looking forward to this
I have 2 on order (one for my old man who has the Fab Four).
Looks to be a great everyday wearer with a vintage vibe.

[williemays]

I enjoyed the Worn & Wound write-up. Hoping to see some video of the 6BB soon, too. Congrats, Ewan!

[mindforge]

It's just putting the money down tomorrow night right? Sounds like the target will be met, so what's the lead time for production until delivery?