Kobold

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesEst. 1998Michael Kobold$750–$4,000 Website

Updated May 25, 2026

Philosophy

Americana Bronze Case Hand-Wound Maybe Defunct Adventure Ready Not a Microbrand· Heritage Engineering-Driven Heritage

Release Archive

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Richard E. Byrd II - Deep Black

2 colorways

2024USD $750

40mm ETA 2824 (automatic)50m WR

Régulateur

2025USD $1,200

40mm Unitas 6450 (manual wind)50m WR

Type C Field Watch - TBD

2 colorways

2024USD $950

40mm Hand-wound (modified for central seconds)50m WR

Seal

2004USD $5

43mm ETA 2824 1000m WR

Spirit of America

2008USD $3,250

41mm ETA 2824-2 (automatic)100m WR

Soarway Diver - Arctic Blue

2 colorways

2005USD $2,500

41mm ETA 2824-2 (automatic)300m WR

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Sourcing & Build

Inferred

Case origin

United States (in-house) / Italy / Switzerland

Dial origin

Germany (handmade)

Hands origin

Switzerland (inferred)

Lume type

Swiss Super-LumiNova

Movements

ETA 2824

ETA 2801

Unitas 6450

Valjoux 7750

Soprod A10

Sourcing Notes: Brand openly discusses US-made cases (since 2008), German dials, Swiss movements. Assembly in Pittsburgh confirmed. Some models assembled in Nepal (Kobold Nepal). Case tooling from late Gerd-R. Lang (Chronoswiss founder).

Cost Transparency

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Ships from Pittsburgh, United States

Tariff-free

No import duties for American buyers

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

Ships domestically from USA. Cases manufactured in-house in PA and also sourced from Italy/Switzerland.

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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