The New Redwood Recon Pilot Watch Collection

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In our search for rugged, military-inspired timepieces with a heritage design, it is not often that we come across a manufacturer who shares our philosophy that well-designed and well-crafted watches can be reasonably priced, as well as offer high-quality materials.

Why are Redwood Watches so affordable?

Redwood Watches achieves this by producing small batches, limiting the use of credit and relying on word of mouth, social media and a good relationship with the watch community to promote their watches.

Heritage Military Inspired Watches

Inspired by the chronographs issued to air force pilots from the Second World War, Redwood has recently launched its Recon Pilot Watch Collection.

As you would expect from a classic pilot’s watch, the dial features large, luminescent Arabic numerals that offer exceptional legibility, even in low-light conditions. The small hands display a 60-minutes-chronograph and a 24h dial, styled as vintage aviation instruments.

The Commando models feature sword hands, common in German inspired Fliegers, while the Dakota, with its full-luminous dial, is better suited to solid black needle hands for legibility.

About Redwood

Founded in 2014 by The Redwood Brothers, who came from a family of Engineers with a deep-rooted connection to the military spanning several generations. Their pride lies in meticulously crafting robust watches at honest prices, free from the constraints of sales goals and profit margins. Assembling their timepieces in small batches at their Montreal workshop, Redwood infuses vintage-inspired designs with modern durability. The Redwood Brothers are committed to producing reliable and low-maintenance timepieces that can be worn on a daily basis, paying homage to classic military style. “Good design, rugged construction, fair price: When we were shopping for a watch, we were told we could only pick two out of the three.” “Being honest, loyal, sincere felt more valuable than profit.” Related Posts

Features:

Caliber: Seiko VK64 Mechanical-Quartz Hybrid, 32,768 Hz
Function: Hours , minutes, date, Seconds, 60 minutes chronograph, 24h dial
Water resistance: 100 meters / 330 feet / 10 ATM
Bezel: Plain, fixed
Crown: Pushed crown with embossed logo and pushed buttons
Case material: Stainless steel 316L, (with black PVD coating in the Stealth version)
Case diameter: 40 mm
Lug-to-lug: 47 mm
Lug width: 20 mm
Crystal: Sapphire (scratch-resistant)
Illumination: Super-LumiNova® on hands and markers, fully lumed dial in the Dakota model

The Seiko VK64A is a hybrid mechanical quartz or mecaquartz movement that uses quartz technology for the main functions of the watch and a mechanical module for the operation of the chronograph.

Unlike most quartz chronographs, the chronograph second hand on the VK64 has a smooth, sweeping movement, while keeping the accuracy of a quartz movement.