*Pre-Order* In the Hand of the Imperial - Quartz Limited 20 pcs
*Pre-Order* In the Hand of the Imperial - Quartz Limited 20 pcs
*Pre-Order* In the Hand of the Imperial - Quartz Limited 20 pcs
*Pre-Order* In the Hand of the Imperial - Quartz Limited 20 pcs

*Pre-Order* In the Hand of the Imperial - Quartz Limited 20 pcs

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*Shipping estimated end of July*

Here is something very special.

 - In the Hand of the Imperial - 

Ando x Antick x Meridiano

It uses the AQ-1, Meridiano, Antick Design & AndoAndoAndo present the first 38mm case for VH31 quartz movements, the second hand is Meridiano's Found Rocket, and the dial is the Imperial Dial I designed (sold through ModModeWatches).


You know I (Yu Ando of AndoAndoAndo), have many watches. And sometimes I think it's good to have several quartz watches. You can care less about winding at the beginning of the use, and the time is always not too off, even if I haven't been wearing it for a while.

Sure. But is it worth the price I'm asking for (400 EUR)?

That really depends on many elements, I think. What is the point of buying a watch? Is it to just check time? Then probably it is better to buy a 15 EUR Casio, or even better, don't buy anything because you likely already have a more accurate mobile phone.

Is it then worth 400 EUR, because of the fashion, and design? Well, it's pretty much one of a kind (more accurately it's one of 20 pcs, with individual serial number engraved!). Sure you can actually purchase these parts separately to make this watch for cheaper. But would you really do that? Or rather buy this one, already assembled, with special engravings and with an embossed pouch made for this watch?

- Specs -


Movement: Seiko Instruments (SII) VH31 Quartz movement (battery powered)

Accuracy: +/- 15 sec / month

Battery: 371 (SR920SW), battery life ~2 years.

Case: AQ-1, 316 stainless steel

Case Diameter: 38 mm

Case Thickness: 8.75mm

Lug-to-Lug: 43.4 mm

Lug / Strap Width : 20 mm

Bracelet: As seen in the pictures!

Water Resistance: 5 ATM

Crystal: Sapphire Crystal

Lume: Japanese lume

Standard International Shipping

Our international shipping use DHL Global Mail.

We will provide you two tracking numbers. One that tracks your shipment from Finland to DHL warehouse in Germany, and another which tracks the shipment from Germany to your address.

It would take several days between the second tracking number would be updated.

According to DHL, their delivery aim is the following:

To Germany: 2-4 days

To EU: 3-6 days

To USA and Canada: 5-9 days

To Rest of the World: 6-12 days (for example, a package to Nagoya, Japan took 10 days)

 

DHL Express Shipping

It costs more, but it's faster!

 

Free Domestic (Finland) Shipping

Shipping within Finland use Posti Domestic Parcel shipping service which delivers our product to your nearest Posti Parcel Locker.

Delivery in 1–3 working days. (If you trust Posti that is!)

1-Year Manufacturing Defects Warranty

I have been wearing one of the functioning prototypes for almost 6 months. So far, it's functioned with no problems, and I am confident that it would for at least the next 6 months.

The reason I made sure that it's specifically 1-Year warranty for "Manufacturing Defects" is that I believe that most of the people who have never utilized the warranty of a product don't realize that the warranty only covers Manufacturing Defects. Some watch brands offer a longer warranty, such as 5 years or 10 years—but by then, how would you know that your broken watch suffered a manufacturing defect, or normal wear-and-tear? And would you ever be able to convince the brand's customer service that it was indeed a manufacturing defect?

Their warranty doesn't cover wear-and-tear, or user error, and neither does this warranty. But I do think it is important to clarify that it is a warrant for manufacturing defects, instead of just issuing that it is a vaguely worded "warranty" which sounds like something that might cover something more than manufacturing defects. And 1 year is enough time to warrant manufacturing defects.

60-Days 100% / 90% Return Policy

If you wish to return the watch, you can absolutely do that within 60 days of purchase. You have to take several photographs of the watch and send an email to me before shipping it back. Depending on the condition of the watch, the amount of the refund is different.

-Full Refund: If the watch, within 60 days of purchase, was never worn, and the packaging (boxes, wraps) is intact. Please send us an email with photographs of the watch and the proof of purchase, before shipping it back to us. When shipping back, please use a trackable shipping method. We will fully refund the watch and the shipping cost once it arrives to us upon inspection.

-90% Refund: If the watch, within 60 days of purchase, was never worn, but some of the packaging (boxes, wraps) is missing. Please send us an email with photographs of the watch and the proof of purchase, before shipping it back to us. When shipping back, please use a trackable shipping method. We will refund 90% of the watch and the shipping cost once it arrives to us upon inspection.

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