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Even with all the technological advances in the year 2023, mechanical wristwatches are not going away anytime soon. One may even argue that there is a resurgence of mechanical timepieces as new watch companies keep popping up left and right.
This surprising longevity is not due to a lack of better technology for telling time. In fact, there was a fear that automatic watches would disappear from the face of the Earth when quartz watches appeared, but that didn’t happen. Instead mechanical watches are now worn as statements, and the idea of an engineering wonder ticking away on your wrist now becoming the main appeal itself.
Since they are statements, you have a spectrum of classic, iconic statements all the way to statements that are unorthodox and remarkable—and it’s evident that team ATOWAK is going for the latter. Having spent time with their latest timepiece, the COBRA Royal Blue (available for pre-order until June 30 on ATOWAK’s official website), let’s dive in to see what statement this atypical wrist watch makes.
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The Cobra Profile
Having such a unique overall aesthetic, it’s almost impossible to decide where to start when talking about the ATOWAK COBRA. Starting with the most obvious feature, we have the unique ‘teardrop’ shaped watch case of the COBRA.
Almost like a figure ‘8’, the COBRA features not one, but two sapphire crystal lensed windows. The bottom main window displays the time, while the top window showcases the ATOWAK logo and the face-rotation of the wheel arm. The top window is set against a navy blue Geneva striped background, adding to the visual appeal and making the entire setup even more striking.
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