Please select the reward based on the number of Archetype watches you want to receive. After you back this project, you will receive a short questionnaire where you will make your preliminary color choice(s). This is to give us a better idea of which colors to produce more of until we send the final post-campaign survey in July where you will provide your shipping address and final color choice(s).

With our first designs, we cut away the dials so you can see the oscillating balance wheel while you wear your watch. We’ve taken that up a notch and are proud to reveal the Caspian Automatic featuring dual balance wheels – a first for Archetype. The two balance wheels are surrounded by a beautiful guilloche dial, with the time telling elevated above it.

Our next model, the Loyalist Automatic also features another first for us – a big date and calendar complication. The dial is reminiscent of vintage timepieces with a convex domed shape, hand-applied indices and date frame while the subdials display current day of the week and current month.

As mentioned above, we made the rewards as simple as possible. Right now all you need to decide is if you want one, two, or three watches. You will make your final color selection during the post-campaign survey. You can even select a model from our initial Kickstarter launch (as long as the limited edition colorway isn’t sold out).

Archetype watches are designed in California and produced on an artisanal scale, making mechanical features accessible to a broad cross-section of horological enthusiasts. We are a small company that has a combined 50 years of experience in the watch industry. We’ve seen it all and we’re designing watches that provide a luxury look and feel at wallet-friendly prices.