$464,076 raised out of $60,000
Overview
Platform
Indiegogo
Backers
1
Start date
Mar 23, 2021
Close date
Mar 24, 2021
Concept

Mystery appearing hour, multi-layer dial, diamond cutting reflective index, miyota, apphire crystal

Story

WHAT IS NEW THIS TIME?

THE STELLAR = affordable price + multi-layer dial + mystery appearing hour + diamond cutting reflective index + unique time-telling module + miyota9015 + dome-shaped sapphire crystal + premium watch case

We always want to be the game-changer in the watchmaking industry. We have a rotary engine module – THE ROTARY, a wandering hour module –  THE SPACESHIP, and a moon phase module – THE MOONPHASE. They were huge successes and you can hardly find a microbrand having a complete unique module watch at this price point. And this time we would like to play with the multi-layer dial to give out a stunning mystery-appearance to the watch.

 

A GROUP OF WATCH ENTHUSIASTS

BEHRENS is an independent watch brand formed by a group of watch-lovers from Hong Kong, Germany, British, and Mainland; from which our focus is to turn our design concepts and philosophy into real products via our own manufacturing and production facilities. With our own engineering team and high-tech machinery, we are capable of producing all the parts that we designed and developed based on the modifications that we worked on each mechanical movement. From which our traits are to construct mechanical modules that offer additional complications to the existing movement in order to build our unique timepieces. We have a rotary engine module like THE ROTARY, a wandering hour like THE SPACESHIP, a moon phase module like THE MOONPHASE.

With a group of designers and engineers working perfectly, interesting ideas and developments popping up every day! Be sure to follow us so you won’t miss any upcoming models!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/behrenswatches

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behrenswatches

We want our watches to be well-made and with a high-end quality, which has been acknowledged and proven by 800+ backers and customers all over the world. We are being discussed on many forums and groups organised by watch lovers.

Our four successful Kickstarter campaigns:

THE MOONPHASE: LINK HERE

THE ALL-ROUND: LINK HERE

THE SPACESHIP: LINK HERE

THE MOONLIGHT: LINK HERE

 

 

THE MULTI-LAYER DIAL AND THE MYSTERY HOUR

Our goal is to make a huge time-telling module together with our signature diamond cutting reflective index. A doughnut-like hour disc rotates mysteriously underneath a spaceship-like structure is what we want to achieve. The huge time-telling module is driven by a set of secret gears combined with unique bearings we invented — to greatly reduce the turning force and increase the stability of the whole module. We also want it to be futuristic, thus we punched through the hour disc with a CNC machine and filled some of them with lume. The diamond cutting reflective index together with the Swiss Super-LumiNova®is like a futuristic space station in operation.

The whole module is covered by a triangle structure which is made from an alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel-plated with platinum/black. It is processed with CNC and handcrafted polishing. With the 45-degree minute marks printed onto it, the triangle structure is rich in detail with a sense of futurism.

*Swiss Super-LumiNova® BGW9 is used for numerals, which emits a Blue-Green glow in the dark and looks white in daylight.

*More about Swiss Super-LumiNova® BGW9

https://luciusatelier.com/blogs/news/learn-about-the-swiss-super-luminova-bgw9-lume

 

 

HOW TO TELL THE TIME?

The hour disc rotates 2 cycles per day, with a pointer located at the bottom of the watch to indicate the current hour. The triangle minute hand is placed in the centre. One angle of which is filled with Swiss Super-LumiNova® and is the pointer of the minute hand. You can easily tell the time with the 45-degree marks printed onto the triangle structure.

 

DIAMOND CUTTING REFLECTIVE INDEX

We innovated a new method of index making, the Diamond Cutting Index, in THE MOONPHASE as well as THE ALL-ROUND. It is world-known and loved by many Behrens Original fans. We insist on putting it onto THE STELLAR. The index is cut by a diamond cutter 20 times in two directions; thus the surface of the index is a complex oblique. To give the dial a luxurious touch, light is our major resource. With light reflected on the index’s glossy surface from different angles, a rainbow(chrome) color is created. We believe such a natural phenomenon will attract many of you.

 

MULTI-POLISHING CASE 220% MORE COST

The excellent case design is one of the significant symbols of our watches. It is also widely loved by 800+ BEHRENS ORIGINAL customers. This time, we decided to provide the highest standard case we can get for you all.

The premium watch case we used on THE STELLAR is exactly the same as we use on the premium standard on THE SPACESHIP. There aren’t any bad or tier 2 cases in BEHRENS ORIGINAL. All of our cases are the top tier ones which are more than 220% of the cost of normal watch cases.

In order to make it more sharper and smoother, the watch case is manufactured independently into 3 parts- the two lugs; and the body itself, so as to polish them independently. It then gives out a new level of polishing and exquisiteness than a normal case. Such costly production methods could only be found in luxury watch production.

The case is made of 316L stainless steel which is widely used in high-end watches. Multi-polishing methods are applied: including mirror polished on the bezel and the edges of the lugs, horizontal brushed on the sides, vertically brushed on the lugs, and circular brush on the back. And for this time, we redesigned the dome-shaped sapphire crystal in order to have its smooth and clear curve.

Although these production methods are long and costly, and sometimes it is unnoticeable until you have a closer look, we aim to give you the best, attractive, durable, and elegant watch cases.

*Every watch is individually numbered.

 

SLIM WATCH – 7.9MM MECHANICAL WATCH

Slim appearance is the iconic design element of Behrens Original. Our slim design is adored by 800+ Behrens Original backers and supporters.

In order to have a nice mechanical watch with a thin design, we provide the best we can: With the well-designed cutting of the case and the super-high quality redesigned dome-shaped sapphire, our watch provides an incredible slim appearance. The thickness of the watch is only 7.9mm, exclusively the dome-shaped sapphire. With the dome-shaped sapphire, the total height is only 12.3mm.

Every part of our design is uniquely made for reaching our goal: a thin mechanical watch. We have gone under many tests on making a thin, durable watch. Our design team remade the dial part more than five times to remove 10-30C each time. There are no words that can fully describe the hardship we had in the process, but we have put our efforts wholeheartedly into making this unique yet slim mechanical watch.

 

OUR MOVEMENT – MIYOTA 9015

We modify the huge time-telling module from Miyota 9015.

Movement is the soul of all watches and that is exactly what attracts all watch collectors. Our factory has more than 15 years of experience in the Swiss and Japanese movement watchmaking and watch modification.

This time we selected the Miyota 9015 for our movement, which is well-known for its slimness, reliability, and stability. This Japan movement functions with a frequency of 4Hz (28,800 A/h), 24 jewels, 42-hour power reserve, automatic winding, and a sweep second movement. With a movement of the height of 3.9mm and 26mm overall diameter, it is super slim. Combining both thin body and functionality, this movement is only used in high-class watches. Although the price of this movement is very high, we persist to provide the best we can.

*the first sample comes out 9 months before to test the reliability and stability. It is running very great for months.

 

SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL ONLY – 4.3MM THICK

For producing luxurious watches, we persist to use only sapphire crystal for both sides of the watches. Due to the remarkable hardness of sapphires – 9 on the Mohs scale, our watches can hardly be damaged by plain scratches. Thus, we believe that sapphire crystal is the most suitable material for daily wear.

Dome-shaped sapphire crystal is used to give an ultimately slim appearance to the watch. As sapphire is a hard material (A 6mm thick raw sapphire material is used to craft into a 4.3mm dome-shaped crystal), it is beyond difficult to make the dome-shaped sapphire. Since it is costly and time-consuming (our machine can only produce 3 pieces of dome-shaped sapphire crystal max. per day), the yield rate is low.

 

ACCURACY – 7 DAYS, T0, T24 TESTS

Watch modification and movement tuning are our central focus. As such, absolute accuracy is always on our important checklist. We ensure the quality of every part by using strict control testing standards before assembling the watches.

The testing procedure lasts 7 days

Day 1 Before assembling the watches, the movement is fully wound (also known as T0) mechanically. The movement is tested in five positions, crown left, crown up, crown down, dial-up, and dial down. Then given a rest period of 24 hours(also known as T24), the movement is tested again in the five positions.

Day 3 After assembling all the parts together, the watch is put into an auto-winding machine for 1 day. The watch would be fully wound and be tested with the same testing procedure on Day 1.

Day 5 The watch keeps putting into an auto-winding machine. The watch would be fully wound and be tested with the same testing procedure on Day 1.

Day 7 Before packing, the watch is fully wound(T0) and is tested in five positions again.

All our watches have to pass all of the above procedures before delivery. We make sure that the accuracy of our watches is highly maintained in -20~+20 seconds/day. We tested the watches in more positions than the normal quality checkups do – we tested the watches in 5 positions while the others tested in 3 positions only.

We need to ensure the watches are adequate in every situation. We then on-wrist tested the sample watches for more than 9 months before we started our Kickstarter campaign. The stableness of BEHRENS ORIGINAL watches is highly guaranteed.

 

ITALIAN CALF LEATHER STRAP –  INTERCHANGEABLE CATCH

We are all perfectionists, we see the pairing of the best leather strap and BEHRENS watches is an obligation. We provide a high quality fine crafted Italian calf leather strap as usual to give you the most comfortable and pleasant wearing experience. The strap with an interchangeable catch on the side of the lugs allows you to change your strap without any special tool.

You can also pick our Horween Leather strap; an American leather producer with high recognition in the watch strap industry has more than 100 years of heritage in hand-craft manufacturer technique. This Horween Leather Brown/Honey Brown achieved an aniline finish with a rich and oily texture, widely used in luxury leather goods.

 

2-YEAR WARRANTY

We are confident about the quality of our watches – BEHRENS ORIGINAL watches. Each watch is backed by a 2-year warranty. We have our own factory and watch masters performing quality checks and maintenance every day before shipping. So rest assured, your precious watches are well taken care of and are ready to give you the most comfortable wearing experience!

 

FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE (VAT excluded)

 

TIMELINE

 

THE MODEL(ALL REAL PHOTOS)

 

THE STRAPS

 

PRESS RELEASE

We provide a press release and a set of promotional materials for journals and ambassadors. If you want to feature us, please kindly download them at the link below:

Promotion kit

 

You are always welcome to contact us for more marketing support.

email: info@behrenswatches.com

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We appreciate every each of your support!

 

DECLARATION

Please note that it is our company policy not to lower the declared value of the goods or mark as gift/sample, as it is illegal in most of the countries, we may be blacklisted and charged by the customs. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

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