MAN of the SEA Watch Co.
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Nautical maximalism, made one at a time. Don Weismantel — "Peg Leg Don" — hand-casts every bronze case in Venice, Florida using lost-wax casting, then hand-paints multi-layer dials of tall ships, krakens, mermaids and ghost-ship captains. Orders are semi-custom and take six to eight weeks, because the watch does not exist until you order it. Russell Crowe owns a Master and Commander piece; the rest of the catalog is just as unapologetically theatrical.
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Community verifiedSourcing Notes: Per the brand's own product listings and about page: bronze cases, bezels, crowns and buckles are hand-cast by founder Don Weismantel in Venice, Florida using lost-wax casting; dials are multi-layer, laser-etched and hand-painted in-house; movements are Swiss Sellita SW200-1 automatics; 2mm sapphire crystals; hand-crafted leather straps.
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Ships from Venice, United States
No import duties for American buyers
This brand assembles in the US — watches ship tariff-free to domestic addresses.
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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