BlackCat

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Paris, FranceEst. 2025$250–$350 Website

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Philosophy

Daily Driver Motorsport Value $300–$600 Value Under $300 Neo-Vintage

Release Archive

Shaka Copper Black

5 colorways

2026USD $270

39mm Seiko VK64 meca-quartz

Shura Grey

3 colorways

2026USD $325

40mm Seiko VK73 meca-quartz 100m WR

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Sourcing & Build

Inferred

Case origin

Not disclosed

Dial origin

Not disclosed

Hands origin

Not disclosed

Lume type

Not disclosed

Movements

VK73

VK64

Sourcing Notes: French-designed chronograph brand launched around 2025-2026 by two enthusiasts, a watch content creator (JC) and an entrepreneur (François); surnames are not publicly disclosed. Both lines run Seiko meca-quartz chronograph calibres: VK73 in the titanium Shura (40mm, 100m, luminescent bezel insert) and VK64 in the steel, sector-dial Shaka, which reviewers note has no lume. Case, dial and hands manufacturing countries, assembly location, lume material and HQ city are not disclosed. Prices are EUR-only; USD figures are converted.

Cost Transparency

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Ships from Paris, France

Import duty applies

Current Rate

10%

6% HTS + 4% Section 301 (forced labor)

Est. Duty

$27–$33

on $270–$325 watch

EU is capped at 10% total including MFN duty under the Section 301 forced-labor tariffs effective July 24, 2026. With a ~6% HTS base rate, the incremental Section 301 duty is 4%.

Tariffs are assessed based on where the watch is assembled, not where individual components originate. A watch with a Japanese movement assembled in the US incurs no import duty.

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