This True North - Wind Vintage Collaboration celebrates the art of the vintage aesthetic, the ability to find stillness in time and analog beauty in a tech-crazed world.

True North Company (TNC) is a small independent watchmaking workshop driven to create vintage inspired watches in a modern and affordable context. A watch that is durable enough to travel with you anywhere and inexpensive enough to feel comfortable using the tool functions these watches were designed for.

Use it, scratch it up and let the patina tell it's own story.... Your story. Time is one thing we can't get back. Let's enjoy watching it go by.

Welcome to the True North family.

Specs:

Seiko (SII) VK63 Mechaquartz Watch Movement

The SII (Seiko Instruments) caliber VK63 is part of the hybrid mechanical quartz (mechaquartz) movement line. It is a chronograph movement that uses quartz technology for the main functions of the watch and a mechanical module for operating the chronograph.

Dimensions:

Case Diameter: 37mm

Case length: 44m

Case thickness: 13.8mm

Lug Width: 20mm

Domed Crystal - Vintage inspired domed and round sapphire-coated mineral crystal.

Water Resistant

Depth 50 meters - 165 feet

DON'T Wear Your Watch In The Shower! (Even Your Diver)

So your watch is water resistant or waterproof, and you wonder: can I wear my watch in the shower? There is actually a lot of elements that will prevent you from showering with your favorite piece on.

Don't wear your watch in the shower. They are not designed to withstand warm water. When your watches cools down after the shower, moist air gets sucked into the case. Doing this repeatedly will deteriorate the movement, even if your watch is water resistant or if it's a dive watch with a depth rating of 100 m or more.

Why wearing a watch in the shower is a bad idea?

Now, you might think: come on, I'm not 100 m deep in water when I shower!

That's true, but here is the thing: the water freefalls onto your watch. The speed the water gains from falling adds up a lot more pressure than if you were to gently submerge your watch 2 inch (or 5 cm) deep in water.

So the pressure might not be the same as if you were deep diving, but it doesn't detract from the fact that - yes - a shower puts the water resistance of your watch to the test. Not a crazy amount of pressure, but still.

Hot water can cause gaskets to lose their ability to contract and expand, crowns and pusher to have a harder time screwing in or popping back into place, and the crystal can crack. It's just the way it is: your watch is a living object, and it ages - just like us.

As a result, over time, your watch may lose some of its water resistance rating.

Wearing it in the shower will reduce the amount of time between servicing even more, so that you will have to send it for servicing more often if you want it to perform at factory specifications.

Number 8 of this limited edition of 250

Donated by Wind Vintage.

This timepiece will be included in a grouping during the auction through Christie’s in early December.