Based in San Diego, Vincero creates bold, luxury timepieces for today’s modern gentleman and delivers them at an accessible price. Manufacturing all of their watches in small batches, they ensure at every step the quality is up to the standards their customers deserve. Simply put, Vincero works with the best to get the best, and then sells the best, for exactly the price it should cost.
Their latest offering is Vincero Chrono S Matte Balck Men’s Watch ($159). At that price point, you’d expect it not to have some necessary features, but it seems to have everything you would need for a daily wear watch. The case is a 43mm stainless steel with a matte black finish. The engine is a reliable Citizen Miyota Quartz movement with three subdials. The whole kit is topped off with a sapphire scratch resistant crystal. This is something you don’t normally find in a watch at this price point. It comes with a beautiful 22mm Italian leather croc strap. The one I’d like to see a bit higher is the 5 ATM water-resistance. Again, not bad at this price point, but make sure you take it off before you head into the pool.
The Birchall and Taylor Reference 1 ($9500) was the creation of two watchmakers working together many late nights to come up with the ideal timepiece. The obsessed over every detail including materials, proportions, and engineering. The result was the reference 1. Some of these details include a crystal dome that was hand-fired in an oven […]