Posted by Will Duncan
on 29th November 2021
in Field
Swiss Watch Company (SWC) ARK
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Manufacturer: Swiss Watch Company | Price: $199 USD (£149 GBP)
Swiss Watch Company (SWC) ARK Field Watch
- Dimensions: Case – 38.4mm, Thickness – 8.4mm, Lug to Lug – 45.4mm, Lug Width – 20mm
- Movement: Swiss Made Ronda 6004.D Quartz, 5 Jewels, Gold Plated EOL, 40 Months Battery Life (No. 373)
- Case: Titanium Grade 2, Hardening Coating of 1000Hv, Drilled Lugs
- Dial: Matte, Sword/Syringe Tip Hands, Printed Arabics & Minute Track, Date at 3, Small Seconds
- Lume: x20 Layers Swiss Super-LumiNova® C3 X1 Grade
- Straps: 2x Nylon Velcro, 20mm
- Crystal: Flat Sapphire, x16 Layers Inner Anti-Reflective Coatings
- Water Resistance: 100m / 10ATM / 330ft
- Caseback: Screw Down, Etched SWC Logo / Basic Specifications
- Crown: 6mm, Screw Down, Signed
- Weight: 34g (on velcro strap)
- Where to Buy: Swiss Watch Company
- Options: Black/Red, Black/Green, Blue/Red, Black/Yellow, Olive Green, Patina, White
- Warranty: 3 Years International
Full Video Review
"After leaving the Swatch Group to start his own company, Stephen Roemer, having grown up among the heritage of Swiss watches, wanted to have that heritage known within his company name. He came up with the name “Swiss Watch Company” and submitted it to the Swiss Government. It just so happened that there was a time span of about a year and a half where “Swiss” was acceptable to use in the name of a watch company. It was within this time gap that he submitted “Swiss Watch Company” and it was accepted by the government. After its acceptance, the use of “Swiss” was no longer permitted and Swiss Watch Company is the only watch company licensed in Switzerland with Swiss in its name. Swiss Watch Company (SWC) was founded in 1996 by Stephen and got its start through making watches for the armed forces and first responders. We produced watches for these organisations until 2008, which is where we began facilitating manufacturing for other watch brands. To this day, we still handle the manufacturing for many reputable brands, but our real goal was always to create our own line of watches. In 2018 we launched a successful Kickstarter campaign for our SWC diver and have since delivered watches to many happy customers all over the world."
Josh Roemer
Swiss Watch Company (SWC)
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This watch looks amazing, but so does the Bunker watch. In your opinion which one would be a better “beater”, everyday – adventure watch? Ark with quartz or Bunker with an automatic movement?
My choice would be the Bunker, I just love that watch.