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This month wraps the 4th season of Analog Explorer Podcast as we sit down with R.T. Custer, CEO and founder of Vortic Watches dedicated to bring back American watchmaking at scale right in Colorado 🇺🇸

Vortic Watches, proudly based in Colorado, has carved out a unique niche by restoring and preserving vintage American timepieces while also promoting the future of modern American watchmaking and manufacturing. In this episode, R.T. takes us through the past decade and Vortic’s journey, from their early use of 3D printing to their legal fight defending artisanship and upcycling against the major Swiss conglomerate Swatch (Hamilton) in court. We also explore the exciting creation of the Colorado Watch Company in partnership with Fine Timepiece Solutions (FTS).

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Analog Explorer Ep 26 special video edition on YouTube https://youtu.be/s8smVeSd2Mo

Vortic Watch Co. https://vorticwatches.com/

Colorado Watch Co. https://coloradowatchcompany.com/

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Etienne Malec is the founder and Chef d’Orchestre behind Baltic Watches. He is a photographer, classic car collector, and a friend of ours in the #watchfam.

What draws so many of us to Baltic Watches is the symphony Etienne has orchestrated of vintage design, modern manufacturing, and affordable watches. While Baltic Watches pays homage to design concepts of the past, Baltic has formed its own unique design language that makes its watches stand out with every new release. There is always something that resonates in the #watchfam with a Baltic watch. In this episode, we explore its beginnings.

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In this episode, we commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Dan (@timely_moments) from the Zulu Time Podcast rejoins the show as the Analog Explorer foreign history field correspondent giving the WWII background behind the new project called the Langstone field watch commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day today. For the second part of the episode Christophe Hoppe the founder and CEO of Bausele Watches (@bausele) joins the show giving the background behind Bausele and supporting the creation of the Langstone. The Bausele Langstone Project incorporates the design aesthetic and build quality of Bausele, yet remaining historically accurate and respectful to the original 'Tuna Can' COSD Watches issued to the COPP Canoeists.

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