We’re reviewing a brand new headquarters in Singapore Microbrand who’ve simply launched their first assortment – the Somerset. We had the watch on our wrists for every week and listed below are our ideas on it.
Overview: the brand new TENNET Somerset
The TENNET Somerset has a retail worth of $800. The Somerset assortment consists of three variants and is produced in a particularly restricted single version.
First impression/The case
TENNET is a Singaporean native model. After we first obtained the watch, the very first thing we observed was the lugs. The aggressively flared lugs with two contrasting surfaces make it probably the most attention-grabbing components of the watch.
The case of the watch has a really modest measurement of 38mm and is subsequently appropriate for each genders, making it a fantastic on a regular basis watch that we will share with our companion. Within the photograph on the left, the writer’s companion is carrying the TENNET on his wrist and it immediately transforms into a chic gown watch appropriate for the boardroom.
There may be an Easter Egg on this watch. There’s a small pink dot on the crown. The pink dot is a homage to the origin of the watch, which comes from the “Little Pink Dot” in Singapore.
The dial
The TENNET is out there in three dial variants: Onyx (black), Moon (white) and Lagoon (blue). We selected the Lagoon because the check gadget for our evaluate as a result of, in our humble opinion, it’s the most eye-catching gadget. The dial of the watch is designed in a sector form and has completely different textures and shapes.
The teardrop-shaped indices on the dial kind an iconic TENNET motif. In line with their press launch: “Water represents new life, vitality, hope and optimism, and the curved form of the teardrop is each elegant and dynamic.” As evening falls, the Swiss Superluminova utilized to the arms and indices illuminates the watch and provides it a novel TENNET identification with an identical luminous materials for the minute hand and the 12 o’clock index.
The motion
The case again of the watch reveals the engine behind the watch. It’s a Selita SW210 high grade hand-wound motion. The attractive clockwork is absolutely adorned Geneva coast stripes, Perlage on the baseplates and warmth blued screws extra generally discovered on greater finish watches.
On the wheel bridge, TENNET’s visible emblem “shines brightly”, an eight-pointed star that symbolizes the readability of their function and path and can also be a logo of safety, power and power.
The belt
Every Somerset watch comes with a full leather-based strap made solely for TENNET by well-known Singaporean bracelet retailer Delugs. As anticipated, Delugs straps are comfortable and supple, which we anticipate no much less from Ken and his crew. The bracelets, like most Delugs bracelets, have a quick-change perform that permits the watch to be a bracelet monster that may be worn each dressy and informal.
The bracelet features a particular notice on the leather-based case that comes with the watch and in addition comes from the Singaporean bracelet producer Delugs. We consider that the leather-based case, the strap and the TENNET watch itself give it a Singaporean identification, which is skillfully bolstered by the “little pink dot” on the crown.
Comparisons
The primary watch we propose as a contender for this worth vary is the Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 40MM. Sure, we could also be a damaged file on this regard, however there’s nothing that comes near the PRX on this $800 worth vary. It is a watch with heritage (based mostly on the Nineteen Seventies Seastar), it has a just about bulletproof motion and at last, with its built-in quick-change strap, it is a fantastic on a regular basis watch that additionally provides the proprietor the chance to… change to rubber. So what’s there to complain about?
The second contender for the TENNET is our lately examined Estrowerk. The Estrowek can also be a watch whose worth is below the $1,000 mark. The futuristic watch with the distinctive identification of an exo-skeleton case and a regulator-style dial. If you’re on the lookout for a watch that has a extra distinctive identification, the Estrowerk could possibly be an attention-grabbing various.
Diploma
In the summertime, we expect the TENNET is a superb deal for somebody who likes a watch that is akin to vanilla ice cream. Please do not get us incorrect, the writer is an enormous fan of vanilla ice cream, so take this as a complement. It is a taste you’ll be able to’t get sufficient of, nevertheless it’s lacking a component of “I have no idea what“. In contrast to, say, a Rum and Raisin or Bailey’s Irish Cream Ice Cream.
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