Mk II Limited Edition – Kingston

Pre-order Price: $700 on bracelet plus S&H

Standard Price: $875.00 on bracelet plus S&H

Project "Kingston" is our latest project and our first collaboration with online collectors. This will be a limited edition of 300 pieces celebrating the Submariner Ref. 6538 that 's made famous in the first four 007 films(1). If you would like to contribute to the discussion and design of the watch please see our forum on Watchuseek.com

The pre-order will be offered in two stages as this will be a forum sponsored project.

Design phase: Ongoing with an estimated completion date of late February 2009

Specifications:

Diameter 39-39.3 mm Length 47.90 mm Case material 316L Stainless steel Crystal Double domed sapphire crystal with AR coating on the interior surface only Crown "Trip-lock" style crown. Crown diameter 8 mm Movement Elabore grade Rhodium plated ETA 2836-2 decorated with Geneva stripes Dial Standard dial will be non-date

Details to be decided

- Dial options including a date version - Name of the watch - Hand design and color - Case back design - Bracelet style - Bezel insert options

1st Stage "Plank-owner" Pre-order (Closed)

• Pre-order price: $700 on bracelet plus S&H; Deposit required: $350 • This 1st stage of the pre-order will be closed when we reach 100 reservations or we begin the sampling/manufacturing phase, which ever occurs sooner. • Deposits will be refundable up until I start ordering parts from suppliers and paying for those orders. I will make an announcement on the forum before this actually happens. If for any reason the project does not reach the sampling/manufacturing phase deposits will be refunded in full. • The balance will be due once your final orders are submitted (this will happen right just about when the case parts are due to be delivered and before everything is sent out to Switzerland for assembly.) • Benefits: - Pre-order pricing - Watch will ship with a full complement of spare parts including * Second bracelet as a spare* Gasket kit * Spare case body complete with crown, case tube, crystal and bezel (please note that this does not include a movement ring or second case back. These parts are available at no charge to you if you send your original parts back for exchange should you need to perform a repair) * Spare dial and handset (if there is more than one dial/hand set option available your spare set can be different from that installed on your watch.) Deliveries estimated to begin: Q4 2009

2nd Stage "General" Pre-order (Closed)

• Pre-order price: $700 plus S&H; Deposit required: $350 • Deposits are non-refundable • The balance will be due once your final orders are submitted (this will happen right just about when the case parts are due to be delivered and before everything is sent out to Switzerland for assembly.) • Spare parts kit detailed above available at an additional charge of $200 • Deliveries estimated to begin Q1 2010.

General ordering (Not open yet)

• Price: $875.00 plus S&H • Spare parts kit is not included or available for purchase. Spare parts are available for purchase if the old part is exchanged for the new part. In other words you watch will be serviceable to the extent that parts continue to be available but you

(1) Disclaimer: This watch project is not related to or sanctioned by Sean Connery, EON Productions or Rolex SA. The references to the "Submariner", "James Bond", and "007" are used here for historic reference purposes only and are the trademarks of Rolex SA and EON Productions respectively.

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