To celebrate our partnership with Team Shuster as they defend their Olympic gold, we’re releasing an incredibly limited edition of the Humboldt 12-Hr—the same watch they’re wearing on the ice right now at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games—with a piece of a real curling stone from an Olympic competition set into the caseback. The caseback stones are cut to fit from a single curling rock by an artisanal lapidary in California. The craftsman single-handedly transforms the stone from a massive hunk of granite into precise, watch-size discs. The caseback stones are held in a hand-machined stainless steel setting, made right here in our Chicago headquarters. Each steel setting is machined by Nathan on a vintage Derbyshire Elect lathe, cut and bored with a hand-ground tungsten carbide cutter to tolerances of just hundredths of a millimeter. Because of the sheer amount of work that goes into each of these watches, this is an extremely limited run of just ten pieces; five are for Team Shuster and five for the public. Overview We’re absolutely honored that Team Shuster, including curlers John Shuster, Chris Plys, Matt Hamilton and John Landsteiner, wear the Humboldt 12-hr watch both on and off the ice. It’s truly a remarkable feeling watching them compete while wearing something we’ve created. What better way to celebrate our partnership, Team Shuster, and the winter sport we’ve all fallen in love with, than by wearing a little bit of curling on your wrist? The engine powering the Humboldt is the legendary, Swiss-made, ETA 2892A2, a workhorse calibre with 21 jewels, a substantial 42-hour power reserve, and the iconic Oak & Oscar 4-star rotor design. Founded in 1856, ETA has over 150 years of experience crafting some of the most accurate and reliable movements in the world. We’re proud of our Horween leather straps and the craftsmanship that goes into them. From the hand-beveled edges with applied water-based dye to the hidden orange stitching on the floating keeper, our leather strap tapers from 20mm to 18mm at the buckle for a comfortable fit. Specifications 2892A2 automatic 21 jewel mechanical Swiss movement 42-hour power reserve 28,800 bph / 4 Hz 316L Stainless steel 39.5mm case diameter with 40.0mm bezel 12-hour bi-directional bezel 10 ATM water resistance (200 meters) 12.5mm case height 20mm lug width 46.8mm lug-to-lug Double-domed sapphire crystal with multi-layer anti-reflective coating Color-matched date wheel with custom typeface located at 6 o'clock Nylon strap with orange stitching and matching signed hardware Sandwich dial with Super-LumiNova BGW9 Canvas watch wallet Two-year limited warranty * International buyers are responsible for any customs duties Included Team Shuster Edition Humboldt 12-hr Automatic Horween leather strap 20mm olive drab nylon strap Canvas watch wallet American-made strap changing tool
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