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VDB (Vintage Daily Beater, often miscalled "Vintage Design Berlin," but there's nothing "BERLIN" about it) is a seemingly fiercely-independent micro working out of a tiny workshop in Erfurt. Founded in 2008 by Stephan Obst, a precision mechanic and former cycling-race mechanic who reportedly sold his car to fund the first prototypes while his wife was pregnant. Love a dude who bets on himself. The brand's DNA is unapologetically bold, too. Military-inflected divers. 46–55 mm cases. an oversized 28 mm strap.
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Sourcing & Build
Community verifiedSourcing Notes: Prototypes and hands built by Stephan Obst; cases produced by Thuringian metalworking firms; leather straps handmade in Erfurt by Mario Thieme; movements Swiss ETA; final assembly Erfurt, Germany.
Cost Transparency
Ships from Erfurt, Germany
Current Rate
10%
6% HTS + 4% Section 301 (forced labor)
Est. Duty
$162–$495
on $1623.77–$4948 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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This page was last updated: August 18, 2026 at 4 am