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Vortic

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104 year old watch from the Illinois Watch Company (The other IWC 😜)
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American Manufacturing: Who's making parts?

I'm curious what US based companies are manufacturing parts from scratch for watches under $5k. Not just assembly, but actual manufacturing of parts....
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NWA: "The Autocrat" pocket watch made by the Illinois Watch company in 1920, converted into a wrist watch with a bronze case.
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Todays watch is the Vortic converter Hampden pocket watch on its original leather strap.
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Watch Photography: Vortic Hampden “The Canton”

I don’t know what to call this watch. It’s originally a Hampden. But then Vortic turned it into something called the Canton. It’s all very confusing....
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Hampden Canton by Vortic
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The right watch for a day at the races? Hampden Canton by Vortic Watch Company
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This #1wc Challenge has been the Apple of My Eye!

Thanks to @BadgeHoarder for making my challenge fairly straightforward! Hopefully the demand as to Fluffy McNicholson is well received....I'd certainl...
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Ikepod Appreciation Threak

I was today years old before I heard that there is a watch company named Ikepod. I probably should have done a search here before starting this threak...
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Is Vortic a “real” watch company?

So in scrolling through the badges on offer here at WatchCrunch, I came across the Vortic badge. I’d never heard of Vortic before, so I looked them up. Turns out, their entire line of watches isn’t ac...
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