Von Doren URÆD

[Lampoc]

Now that my first ever Kickstarter watch, the Hamtun Kraken, has finally bloody arrived I've been looking at Kickstarter again to see what else might be worth backing. Last time I looked it seemed to be full of Daniel Wellington knock-offs (random tag-line "make your minimalistic dreams a reality") but the new KS meta seems to be dive watches. Most of them are generic and dull while many more are truly frickin' hideous design nightmares but amongst the dross I spotted the Von Doren URÆD. 40mm, Swiss auto, domed sapphire. What's not to like. I'm tempted...

Anyway, it's all here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ery&term=watch

Pics for those who can't be bothered to check the link. The watch does look a lot better with the dial coloured Norwegian day/date wheels rather than the white English wheels.









If there are any Norwegians here who can tell me how to pronounce "URÆD" it would be much appreciated.

[Itsguy]

I also saw this and was intrigued, until I saw the grooves around the edge of the dial between batons, like an old 7” inch record - file those under ‘what’s not to like’. Pity, as otherwise it looks pretty good.

Edit - that’s grooves, not groves!

[Skip]

Looks decent, and well backed.

if you watch the video it gives the pronunciation of the name, along with its meaning (fearless)

[RAJEN]

Looks nice.
If I had patience for a kickstarter, I would have pitched in for Direnzo



https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...token=6376a93e

[SimonK]

Joining the Microbrand group on Facebook is a convenient way to keep up with all the new releases - Kickstarter or other launches.

[Mr Curta]

Looks great in norsk

[Lampoc]

Looks great in norsk

Indeed. I never thought I'd be stupid enough to pay an extra £60 for a different coloured day wheel in a language I don't understand but I'd definitely make an exception for this watch.