Automatic watches - art of autonomy

Automatic watches are masterpieces of technology: more than a hundred meticulously produced parts work beautifully together, making precise measurement of time a possibility. Building a mechanical movement, you cannot cut any corners. Not a single piece may be compromised in quality or precision. Not surprisingly, all of this comes at a price.

So how can that be affordable? ADVOLAT is good at efficiency. We have lean processes in developing and manufacturing automatic watches. Knowing how to get the best components at the best prices is part of our DNA, as the founder had the privilege of many years of sourcing experience in the automotive industry. Also, ADVOLAT invests very little money in advertising campaigns, ads, etc. since we believe that high quality affordable products will always find their way to the buyer. When buying a watch, we want our valued customers to be spending their money, as much as possible, on the watch itself – and not on other things. ADVOLAT stands for design, quality, customer service, and prices that make watch lovers happy. Word-of-mouth is our number one marketing channel because we have so many happy customers.

Our journey starts with a special edition of SWISS MADE automatic watches featuring a Basel landmark engraving for very affordable €799. For this, we’re using a Sellita Swiss Made automatic movement. Every single time piece is assembled by hand, in Switzerland. This exclusive collector’s time piece is limited to only 100 pieces world-wide. Every watch is individually numbered and engraved. This fine piece of watchmaking is complemented by a wristband made of finest calf hide with an alligator pattern. The top sapphire crystal is slightly domed, and it has anti-reflective coating, just like all ADVOLAT crystals.

Thanks to their sophisticated mechanical construction, automatic watches keep winding themselves when worn during the daytime. Using a spring mechanism, the energy generated by body movement is stored permanently. This is called “power reserve”. So feel free to take the watch off at night. A fully wound-up watch provides more than 40 hours of autonomy. It’s easy to test this by yourself: Set your watch to exactly zero hours and minutes. Now use the crown to wind it up until you feel noticeably more resistance, then leave it on its own until it stops. Do note that it will go a multiple of 12 hours, so you need to check back at least every 12 hours.

Also note that the self-winding mechanism will only work when the owner moves their arm sufficiently during the day. For people who sit very calmly at their desk most of the day, daily manual winding-up is recommended. If your automatic watch sits for a longer period of time, it will stop, and you’ll have to wind it up manually and re-set the time and date. Being a watch collector, you likely wish to wear a different time piece each day. So if the manual winding and re-setting becomes annoying to you at some point, a watch winder will be the perfect addition to your collection.