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Hamtun Kraken H2 Watch Review
Microbrands are my obsession. I’m not so much obsessed with the products as I am the brands themselves. I am fascinated by the creation of desire, how individuals identify gaps in a very crowded marketplace and create ideologies told through stories designed to pry open those gaps and generate breathing room for a new name. It’s incredibly difficult, and yet there are many, many brands that have experienced positive results on Kickstarter these past few years. One of those watches currently enjoying success is the Hamtun Kraken H2 watch.Brand OriginsBased in Southampton and named after an ancient name for the city, Hamtun is the brainchild of Ross Davis. Ross, like many watch lovers, grew tired of lusting over watches that were way out of his price range. So, he decided to do something about it.
Artya Son Of A Gun Watches Use Real Bullets
Yvan Arpa’s newest concept for his Artya brand is combining bullets and watches. The result will be a new series of strictly piece unique watches that somehow combine guns and timepieces. This one (called the Sun of a Gun) literally takes bullets and sticks them in the dial and the rotor. I am sort of surprised nothing like this has been done before. Maybe people are gun shy?According to Artya the first piece in the Time Shot (eventually called Son of a Gun) collection was commissioned by a collector. In a sense, the concept is a metaphor for what time is – a killer. There are a whole range of such “morbid” watches. A good example are those from Mr. Jones Watches that have hands which literally remind you that you will die. Nothing more uplifting that remembering that time is running out for you each time you check to see if your meeting is about to start. I suppose that type of messaging is good for the perpetually unmotivated who need some extra help to get st