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• 40mm blasted titanium case with 300m water resistance • Miyota 9015 automatic movement • $500 USD (approx. £360) on a limited pre-order basis • arken.uk
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Arken Instrumentum
This battle-ready tool is a proper box-ticker, and what looks large is in fact rather svelte at 40mm with an 11.5mm thickness. The strong debut of UK-based Arken Watch Company is exactly what you need if you desire modern tool-tastic minimalism, rather than flashy vintage. With an integrated bracelet hinting at a VC Overseas after a testing stay at boot camp, Arken takes an impressive step up from so-so end links and tacked on bracelets, leaving us to wonder what their next chapter will entail. With a broad and glove-grippable diver’s bezel and two different pops of Swiss lume, this might just be the best value titanium bracelet 300m tool watch available this autumn. arken.uk
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