14Sep 2016 by Martin Green No Comments
Valachio Takes The Next Step With The Avantiam

Valachio Takes The Next Step With The Avantiam

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After celebrating his big success with the Pantiam Jack Zhang was ready for the next step and took it with the Avantiam. Another tier up on the watchmaking pyramid, the Avantiam has some design clues of the Pantiam, but is mostly a fresh and new design. With the open heart movement and dial, it is hard to miss that this Valachio runs on an automatic movement. In fact it is Miyota's caliber 90S5, which features hacking seconds as well as manual winding. Where the dial on the Pantiam was very minimalist, the Avantiam features a Bauhaus inspired design. There are two versions: a rose gold plated case with a white dial and red seconds hand and uneven hour markers. The other one is a black dialed version, fitted in a…
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18Jan 2016 by Martin Green 1 Comment
V for Valachio

V for Valachio

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              Affordable watches come in many shape and forms, and even with different price tags. In our experience the closer you get to the zero, the tougher it will be to still offer a high quality timepiece. In those regions you often find only watches by larger companies that are able to balance price and quality to a satisfactory level. Can a new, small brand that is launching through Kickstarter do this as well? Valachio think they can. With a price around US$135,- for their stainless steel model and US$145,- for their gold-plated Pantiam model, they are inexpensive, but don't look the part. Their minimalist design is not only a crowdpleaser, but also give the watch an air of understated luxury, without adding to…
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