"IT’S THAT RELIABILITY, COMBINED WITH CARPENTER’S KNOCKOUT MID-CENTURY CHARM THAT COLLECTIVELY DRAW THE INEVITABLE COMPARISON"

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"THERE AIN’T MANY MACHINES IN EXISTENCE WHERE YOU COULD JUST FIND ONE LYING DORMANT FOR DECADES, AND WATCH ITS BATTLE-SCARRED VISAGE SPRING TO LIFE WITH A GENTLE SHAKE. MAYBE THAT’S WHAT MAKES AUTOMATIC WATCHES SO COOL, AND THE VINTAGE-INSPIRED COLLECTION BY CARPENTER WATCHES IN BROOKLYN SO SPECIAL. HERE, WE HAVE A NEW, LIMITED SERIES OF HANDSOME TIMEKEEPERS FRESH OFF THE BENCH WITH THE MOST DEPENDABLE COMPONENTS IN THE BUSINESS; STUFF LIKE 316L STAINLESS STEEL CASES AND “OLD SCHOOL” BOX-TYPE ACRYLIC CRYSTAL PAIRED WITH THE HARD-WORKING ETA 2824-2—BASICALLY THE TOYOTA LANDCRUISER OF AUTOMATIC WATCH MOVEMENTS.

IT’S THAT RELIABILITY, COMBINED WITH CARPENTER’S KNOCKOUT MID-CENTURY CHARM THAT COLLECTIVELY DRAW THE INEVITABLE COMPARISON TO THE TITANS OF VINTAGE WATCHES —THE SORT YOUR POPS MIGHT HAVE BOUGHT FOR A WEEK’S WORTH OF PAY IN ‘72. SO AS YOU PICK A BROOKLYN GENT UP OFF THE DESK AND GIVE IT A SHAKE, YOU MIGHT REALIZE AS WE DID THAT CARPENTER REPRESENTS NOT ONLY A PITCH-PERFECT HOMAGE TO SOME OF HISTORY’S GREATEST TIMEKEEPERS, IT’S ALSO A RETURN TO THE SIMPLE TRUTH THAT THERE’S NO REASON FOR A MAN’S FIRST “NICE WATCH” TO BE ANYTHING BUT AN INSTRUMENT OF GREAT QUALITY, AND A FAITHFUL ADVENTURE COMPANION FOR LIFE."

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