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    Case origin
    China
    Dial origin
    China
    Hands origin
    China
    Lume type
    Swiss Super-LumiNova BGW9 / C3
    Movements
    Seiko VK64
    Seiko NE88
    Miyota 9039
    Seagull ST19
    Swiss ETA

    Sourcing Notes: Long Island (Nassau County, NY) brand founded by Marvin Menke, who also runs the League of Microbrands community. Design and brand operations are US-based; cases, dials and hands are produced in Asia and watches are assembled overseas. Movements are Japanese (Seiko NH38A, Seiko Epson YN55A, Seiko VH31 quartz, Seiko VK64 meca-quartz) and Chinese (Seagull ST19 hand-wound chronograph, Peacock SL4617 automatic chronograph). Cases are 316L stainless steel with sapphire crystals and AR coating; lume is Swiss Super-LumiNova BGW9 or C3. Two-year limited warranty.

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    Ships from Nassau County, United States

    Tariff-free

    No import duties for American buyers

    This brand assembles in the US — watches ship tariff-free to domestic addresses.

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    No import duty on domestically assembled watches. Brands like TSAO Baltimore, Nodus, Vaer, and Vortic ship tariff-free to US buyers.

    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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