What do you think? New Namica Okami
This is the 2nd offering from Charlie and his Japanese Microbrand Namica Watches.
I have his first dive watch, the Shirahama Neo Tokyo which is one of my favorite watches.
The new Okami carries some familiar design language in a sharp new form factor.
The Okami (wolf) is marketing itself as a cyberpunk/anime/futuristic sports watch, which I think it does very well at.
The angular Titanium case design is pretty interesting and I really like the engravings & design of the display case back.
From reviews I have seen, it wears much like a G-shock square in terms of size and comfort.
It comes in 3 main dial colours for now: Purple fumé, Blackout & Turbo Blue.
The BGW9 Lume looks great on some versions, and the black Lume paint looks pretty week on others.
I think the all black dial version has the same cool design & issues that the all black CasiOak has in terms of poor legibility.
Looks good, can't read it 😂
This watch isn't for me personally, but I do really respect how unique the new design is. It's original and I like that. I just think the design may be a bit too polarizing.
What do you think? Do you like this new watch?
Namica Website:
https://www.namicawatches.com/okami
Images courtesy of Fratello article:
https://www.fratellowatches.com/introducing-the-new-namica-okami-a-japanese-horological-wolf/#pid=11
Images courtesy of Esbjorn Wristwatch Reviews:
https://youtu.be/u4yxtLOnXCY?si=nuJErN0XwLQGm4-O
Specs from Namica's website:
Neo Tokyo Dial (purple): Vertical Brushed Metallic Fumé
Kurayami Dial (black): Vertical Brushed Metallic
Turbo Blue Dial: Matte Finish
Case Material: Grade 2 Titanium
Case Finishing: Brushed + Sandblasted
Case Coating: A.T. SHIELD™ / Black DLC
Front Crystal: Anti-Reflective Flat Sapphire
Rear Crystal: Flat Sapphire + Printed Graphics
Caseback Finishing: Engraved Sandblasted
Rehaut: Matte Finish
Hands: 3D Diamond Cut + Lume Filled, Gunmetal Plated
Indices: Applied + Lume Filled
Water Resistance: 100m / 330 feet
Movement: MIYOTA Premium Auto Cal. 9039
Measurements:
Case Size: 39mm x 40mm (guard to guard: 42mm)
Bezel Size: 38mm x 35mm
Case Height: 10.7mm
Lug to Lug: 47mm
Lug Width: 22mm
Crown: 7mm
Price:
$429 USD Kickstarter pre-pre-launch sale (Feb 2, 2024) and gets higher and higher all the way up to $630 USD. (I don't like these pricing models at all)
I like affordable & unique watches.
AT $429 they seem like a good deal, at $630 they seem like much less of a deal.
I like the Neo Tokyo, I just wish they made a date model.
I love the case and the general idea of the aestestic.
The colors used in the dials seems like a bit of a miss…the ones that do fit the aesthetic are not legible and the ones that are legible don’t really fit the aesthetic.
I didn’t give them a thorough look see but I like the look of the new ones. Not sure I’d buy one but they’re interesting.
Love the colours. Wow!
Will get the blue dial one.
Already got a Neo Tokyo Shirahama.
Love that they went for a unique design and not a dive watch for the second watch.