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Bozeman Watch Co. Cutthroat Limited Edition Timepieces

This is actually the second set of limited edition Cutthroat watches from Montana based American watch maker Bozeman Watch Company. The brand is known for classic looking luxury watches with an outdoorsy American twist, using Swiss movements. There are really very few smaller Americans brand such as this. As an homage to fishing and the famous Cutthroat trout, this newest edition of 100 pieces is broken up into at least 5 color choices. Four dials are in silver with either red, orange, blue, or green trim (as the color of the lume on the hour markers and tips of the hands), and one version with a black colored face. These are distinguished by regional or thematic names such as the "Yellowstone" or "Whitefish" editions.

In a classically handsome manner the watches are nice in a subtle way. Understated and functional. Inside the watches are Swiss automatic GMT movements (likely an ETA 2893-2) that have been COSC Chronometer certified. The arrow shaped (literally like an arrow used with a bow) GMT hand is red tipped on all models, and follow a neatly marked GMT hour scale on the chapter ring. The dial is very easy to read with all markers present. One of the things I really like about the watches is that all the hands are perfect in length. This is a sign of a good watch designer. The counterweight on the seconds hand is shaped like the brand logo. The watches are each in a 42mm wide, highly polished steel case with a sapphire crystal and 100 meters of water resistance. They are matched to simple leather straps with contrast stitching. Price for these hand-tooled watches is between $4,200 - $4,700 (each model is in a limited edition of 15 or 40 pieces - together totaling 100). The pictured model is the Bozeman Cutthroat Mack Creek Edition. You can learn more from Bozeman Watch Co. here.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Bedat & Co. Watch Company Saved: Sold To Malaysian Firm

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

In January, rumblings from the watch industry were that Bedat & Co. was soon to close its doors. As such I reported the eminent closure of the watch company here. Owned by the Gucci group of brands, Bedat & Co. seemed to be another in a long line of economy afflicted watch makers.

News out of Milan yesterday reported that Bedat & Co. has apparently been saved from death. While the future of the brand is unclear (as well as the terms of the agreement), Bedat & Co. has been sold to Luxury Concepts Watches & Jewelry, a Malaysian based firm who apparently has what it takes to keep the brand up and running. I imagine they received it for a very fair price as it was 'be sold or die' for the luxury watch maker. Luxury Concepts is a luxury brand manager and retailer/distributor network with current presence in at least Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Their brand portfolio is impressive with niche brands such as Hermes, Romain Jerome, Hysek, Pierre DeRoche, along with several others. In addition, Luxury Concepts acted as a distributor and dealer for Bedat & Co. watches, so it makes sense that with their knowledge of the brand, they have the knowledge to keep the brand alive and thriving. Luxury Concepts will maintain operations for the brand and continue watch production.

Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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