This is probably the only microbrand watch of recent times that has really tempted me. I usually hate numerals on a dial but it just works on this. Big fan of art deco and this (especially the white and silver) is spot on. So refreshing to see a different style too.
Fantastic! This gave me real jolt - it is the spitting image of my dad's Ingersoll Triumph. He was a navigator in Bomber Command and this was the go-to watch for air crew in the fifties. I still have his, it continued to work years after he died. I am seriously tempted to get this gorgeous 'Stars in Their Eyes' version - "Tonight Matthew I'm going to be an Ingersoll Triumph!"
A truly beautiful little watch! I picked up the tuxedo variant when you teased this one in another video late last year. Gotta say-- I have zero complaints. I LOVE the handset and the beautifully patterned dial. I'd highly recommend this as a unisex watch. Fits my smaller wrists perfectly. Great job Vario!
Love the Vario Empire. It made my #4 slot on my top 10 of last year. I can also say without a doubt that the silver and white dial handsets are much more legible. Simply stunning blue set of hands brilliantly stands out amongst the silver-white background.
@@77cjam it's a gorgeous watch, just one of those designs you keep staring at. I skipped the Kickstarter too, but it haunted me until I bought one later.
It's the first watch I've been tempted to buy in a while. Glad to see something so original that pulls off the entire package so well. What's your top three of the year?
I backed the empire during the kick starter and picked up a white dial hand wound with blue hands. I find that combo easy to read. I picked a tuxedo auto and gave that to my brother fox Xmas. He was very impressed.
I like how the "Vario" logo is applied to the textured dial without a text block disturbing the pattern. I've seen high end Swiss watches that don't bother with that clean application.
I have one and love it but you are absolutely right about their legibility of the very delicate hands, which you can lose in sunlight especially the hour hand. But as an evening dress watch it's perfect
I cant believe that men are feeling that sub 40mm diameter watches are too small to wear. I used to have one day to day watch with a 42mm diameter. When I started getting into inexpensive vintage watches, I was picking up time pieces with 34-38mm diameter. When I wear my old watch now it feels like wearing a dinner plate. 36mm is my sweet spot. I would love to see more reviews of watches of that size.
Absolutely love the Art Deco movement and architecture, I think this watch faithfully captures the era ...it’s definitely on my radar, well done guys and a great video as always Jody!👍🇬🇧
Nice review. I have the silver dial automatic with the blued hands. It really is beautiful in person. The straps are nice too, I picked up a couple of extras in different widths and colors for other watches. They shipped it quickly too. I'll buy from Vario again.
Needed a dress watch. Bought an empire in auto. Usually like 40 mm and above. But for a stressed I don't mind it being smaller. Along with a great strap. You have to do anything when you get it. They also give you strap choice
I have the Islander ILS-05, 38mm. It is really nice. It does all it says it does. I can recommend it. I have never reviewed a watch on TH-cam... not sure I am qualified to do so. ;-)
Beautiful dial and oh that crown! I love a well decorated watch, but I hate one that’s hard to read the time. If those hands had been replaced with black ones that weren’t skeletonized it would have been much better.
Beautiful, classic, truely unisex. My magnificent husband just ordered me a JDM Seiko Lukia openheart from Tokyo which I’m super excited to receive, so this will be on the back burner for a while.
Love the dial. Hate the skeleton hands. Would have gone for silver dauphine hands to match the numerals. oh well, different strokes. Thanks for the video.
Oooh... so close! I really like alot about the watch. But... the hands looks like if lume had fallen out, and the lugs are just a bit to angular. (And a bit to tall and domed crystal would be perfeect.) I like the zone-dial! The Vostok Classica is still my favorite in this category.
Pretty little thing. That lettering and those marvelous hands and that dial pattern are gorgeous. If it was 40-42mm and the hands were a tiny bit more robust I'd be tempted.
I have the evil tux version and the hands are still hard to see. They offered a lumed hand option on Kickstarter, which I should have gone with. Thinking about switching out the hands with a pitched Dauphine set. The watch is quite beautiful and looks great on a grey suede strap.
Now, they have come a long way... Love the deco style and the guilloche is a very nice touch, of course 38mm is perfect. May actually be tempted on this one.
@@VARIOeveryday Congratulations and I think you are on the right path so just stick on in there. I will be cheeky and follow up on Jody's comments by suggesting a manual wind version, to help reduce the overall thickness. I see smaller elegant dress watches coming back into vogue. Anyway, all the best!
@@kesfitzgerald1084 It started off as a handwound. I made 300 cases but only secured 200 after Miyota stopped production and too much effort has been spent on it hence I made the auto version.
Great review Jody. I backed the silver dial version with the Miyota 6T33 hand wound movement on Kickstarter and it was a well made watch but it just didn't speak to me so I flipped it. Thanks again, Brian.
I wish the hour hand reached the edge of the ring the hour indices are on. The minute hand and second hand do it well, but the hour hand is just a touch too short.
Great review as always. I have the silver handwind variant of this watch and love it. My use for it is pretty much exactly what you outlined: I prefer smaller watches and I wanted a change up from my dive/tool watches. This fit the bill perfectly for me.
Jodie, I started collecting watches about 2 years ago and I love your channel. Many watches I've purchased are chinese specials on aliexpress. I've also purchased some on ebay, Long Island Watch and Jomashop. My general cost is $50 up to $300, with an average of $150. Now I'm at the point of wanting to unloard a few watches (to make room for just one more watch). I'm struggling to find a forum to sell watches of this value. Could you give some suggestions (or even a video) advising us new collectors how to thin out a watch collection to make room for others? Love the channel. Keep it up!
@@VARIOeveryday Hello, I just found a 1963 Timex Marlin that I think is around 35 mm and I like it fine, also a Hamilton 70's military watch approx the same size that looks fine as well.
I'd be interested in the OTHER tux version (black inside, white or silver?) outer. Or maybe the all white with blued hands. Regardless, these look great.
I've always loved the design right when I saw it but it'd be nice to see a model with a date complication at the 6 marker to balance out the dial. Thanks for the review!
Because of your eclipse video, ive been a proud owner of one for years. Cant forget that amazing haris tweed strap Im loving the look of this one too !
Rectangular case would make it more authentically Art Deco (think JLC Reverso styleee) and that handset I have seen before somewhere but lume infilled - which is probably what they are meant to be, but they have gone commando with them, not too successfully imho
Not my style of watch but I definitely get the Art Deco look - they did an excellent job with that- definitely created a unique look that will definitely garner interest from watch enthusiasts I am sure.
Actually - I reconsider, if this came in a baby blue, with maybe a starburst/sunburst? Styling, similar to the SNK791 that used to be on Jody's Amazon page (now sadly discontinued and which I sadly didn't get in time) I could see this style as very fetching (well for me at least) while still retaining the Art Deco look.
Same here, bought both the Harris Tweed and the tapered Empire strap. Love them both, especially the tapered one. It goes well with a lot of my vintage pieces.
Nice. I wish they’d skeletonized the counterbalance on the seconds hand. It looks a bit heavy compared to the rest of the handset and would have tied the whole thing together a bit more completely. I’d probably swap out the handset to a set of Grand Seikos to maintain the aesthetic and increase legibility. I don’t think the handset they’ve chosen really speaks to the era all that well.
Not my thing, but that's a really well executed design. Funnily enough, my best dress watch is still the little Cadisen Diamond thing. £80 is a compelling argument for something you'll almost never wear.
Thanks for the review Jody. Looking at their site, I noticed they offer versions without the skeletonised hands which appear to be far more legible. Instead of the cutout, you get lume in the same design as the cutout in the skeletonised hands.
Thanks for another great review. Beautiful watch, even better in person. The white face looks a bit more cream white on the wrist. The video here makes it look pure white. Also note: the band is high quality but is to scale for its mid size case. I have a 7 1/4" wrist which fits but is close to the limit. A larger wrist would be better fit by a slightly longer band (which I did). Shame too as the one that comes with it looks perfect on it.
Vario has really got my attention. I have a couple of their Harris wool straps, and my first watch from them should arrive Friday. I bought the new Popeye jump hour.
I just ordered the manual Empire with Silver dial via PayPal... but I forgot to put in the discount code. Emailed Vario with my Order No. in hopes they will honor the discount. WOW!, what a gorgeous watch! Can't wait to have it on my wrist. Thank You Vario!
I have the vario eclipse,i signed up for the kick starter when i saw it online.I have the quartz variant and i love the Empire but won't be getting it on a state pension......................
No I have no more room I only have two wristsAnd I can only wear a watch on one of them at a time without looking weird I have too many already but I like it if aliens were to come and steal all my watches I would get this one for sure FYI I think the color combination is the only color combination if you truly want An art deco look it Immediately takes my mind to that era
Hey Jody! I guess I'm late to commenting here, but something you said stood out to me: there are other options at this price point to consider? I gave up on my sarb035--didn't quite do it for me--and have been looking for a replacement. But not sure what else is at 38mm with sapphire. The Vario seems to be the only other dress alternative, and now that the sarbs are going up, the only alternative. What 38mm would you suggest instead of the Vario?
That is tempting. Have you ever seen the KAREBO celebrity? On AliExpress. I think it looks really nice. Especially in Gray. It's also a bit much for a Chinese Special. So I don't dare take the risk without any reviews.
Jody! How do/did you used to convince your dearest one that you need (just) one more watch? Because I feel your point but it seems to be impossible to make it accepted to my girl... =/ :D
I like the Art Deco vibe, but it's just not for me. Thanks for the unique review of a unique watch from a unique company. I really appreciate that about your channel!
The naming came after we did a survey with fans and Andrea's suggestion Empire struck a cord with me and I designed the caseback with a representation of the building :)
This is probably the only microbrand watch of recent times that has really tempted me. I usually hate numerals on a dial but it just works on this. Big fan of art deco and this (especially the white and silver) is spot on. So refreshing to see a different style too.
Big compliment for me. Appreciate it!
@@VARIOeveryday thank you for creating it 😍
"i actually quite like my mother in law" Scottish code for here comes that old ~#@* again
Fantastic! This gave me real jolt - it is the spitting image of my dad's Ingersoll Triumph. He was a navigator in Bomber Command and this was the go-to watch for air crew in the fifties. I still have his, it continued to work years after he died. I am seriously tempted to get this gorgeous 'Stars in Their Eyes' version - "Tonight Matthew I'm going to be an Ingersoll Triumph!"
Harris tweed strap? That's the best thing I've heard all day!
The white dial/blue hands combo looks to have the best visibility.
You are right!
' Not particularly cheap, not particularly legible, but if you have plenty of money and great eyesight' lol
I guess he don't like my watch ;)
Ha! I like it Ivan! Very pretty, but maybe my eyesight not good enough!
A truly beautiful little watch! I picked up the tuxedo variant when you teased this one in another video late last year. Gotta say-- I have zero complaints. I LOVE the handset and the beautifully patterned dial. I'd highly recommend this as a unisex watch. Fits my smaller wrists perfectly. Great job Vario!
I love the personal touch of the hand-written notes with each purchase from Ivan and Judy as well!
Thanks for your support and your compliments ! It keeps us going :)
Always a good day when Jody uploads. Cheers from sweden!
Love the Vario Empire. It made my #4 slot on my top 10 of last year. I can also say without a doubt that the silver and white dial handsets are much more legible. Simply stunning blue set of hands brilliantly stands out amongst the silver-white background.
Here is a shot from my Instagram. No filter applied to that one.
instagram.com/p/B613CZwnnTP/
You definitely have my fav design Shane. I came so close to buying and prob my biggest regret not getting when they released on Kickstarter.
@@77cjam it's a gorgeous watch, just one of those designs you keep staring at.
I skipped the Kickstarter too, but it haunted me until I bought one later.
Thanks for your kind words :)
It's the first watch I've been tempted to buy in a while. Glad to see something so original that pulls off the entire package so well. What's your top three of the year?
I backed the empire during the kick starter and picked up a white dial hand wound with blue hands. I find that combo easy to read. I picked a tuxedo auto and gave that to my brother fox Xmas. He was very impressed.
So nice of you. Now I need a brother
I like how the "Vario" logo is applied to the textured dial without a text block disturbing the pattern. I've seen high end Swiss watches that don't bother with that clean application.
I thought I needed a plate as well but my vendor told me they can apply the logo straight on top and I went for it
I have one and love it but you are absolutely right about their legibility of the very delicate hands, which you can lose in sunlight especially the hour hand. But as an evening dress watch it's perfect
Glad you liked it :)
Thanks for the review. A great little watch! Jumped on this when it released on Kickstarter and have been enjoying it on wrist every since.
I cant believe that men are feeling that sub 40mm diameter watches are too small to wear. I used to have one day to day watch with a 42mm diameter. When I started getting into inexpensive vintage watches, I was picking up time pieces with 34-38mm diameter. When I wear my old watch now it feels like wearing a dinner plate. 36mm is my sweet spot. I would love to see more reviews of watches of that size.
my sweet spot is 36mm too :)
Vario, that is a very pretty and classy watch you have made. The dial texture is brilliant and I love the fine skeletonised hands.
@@alangray6961 thanks!
I really like the font of Arabic numerals.
Glad you liked it :)
I like it I really like the watch the black and white theme and also the textures goes in there in the dial 👌
Absolutely love the Art Deco movement and architecture, I think this watch faithfully captures the era ...it’s definitely on my radar, well done guys and a great video as always Jody!👍🇬🇧
Thanks!
Beautiful...love the Art Deco styling and that dial.
Thanks!
Nice review. I have the silver dial automatic with the blued hands. It really is beautiful in person. The straps are nice too, I picked up a couple of extras in different widths and colors for other watches. They shipped it quickly too. I'll buy from Vario again.
Thanks for the compliments and support :)
Couldn't agree more about the hand set, but that dial more than makes up for it!
Needed a dress watch. Bought an empire in auto. Usually like 40 mm and above. But for a stressed I don't mind it being smaller. Along with a great strap. You have to do anything when you get it. They also give you strap choice
Thanks for your support!
Completely unrelated , are you going to review the islander watch from Marc’s company ? Would love to get your thoughts on it
Arjan Sharma I was going to ask the same thing.
I have the Islander ILS-05, 38mm. It is really nice. It does all it says it does. I can recommend it. I have never reviewed a watch on TH-cam... not sure I am qualified to do so. ;-)
I can’t get enough of this piece! Being from New York City, i’ve got to get my hands on one! 😍
I have the hand wound tuxedo version and love it. Very unique. Nothing quite like it.
thanks for the compliments :)
Very clean looking watch, another great review. Your mother in law is a lucky woman!
Beautiful dial and oh that crown! I love a well decorated watch, but I hate one that’s hard to read the time. If those hands had been replaced with black ones that weren’t skeletonized it would have been much better.
We do have a lume version that's not skeletonised
I like Vario, I had a Eclipse quartz (sweep) movement dress watch.. Sorry I sold now.... 😐.... I might have to get one of these! Thanks Jody!
Our taste changes faster than we think it would :)
I love these tuxedo dial dress watches! I would actually get this if I didn't already have an Oris Artelier that is quite similar in design.
very honoured to be compared with an independent heritage brand
I love this watch. I picked up the manual winding one over summer. Happy to see it getting a good review. 👏
Thanks for your love :)
Very nice but I’m waiting for a SUIT watch!🤣 I’m running out of dresses😉🤭
Beautiful, classic, truely unisex. My magnificent husband just ordered me a JDM Seiko Lukia openheart from Tokyo which I’m super excited to receive, so this will be on the back burner for a while.
We can wait :)
😂 I did discover your straps though!
@@mellissabluxury Hope you find something u like
The hour hand is like the pin you get with an iPhone, nice looking watch.
It does...Maybe I'll use a spare to take out my sim card ;)
VARIO nice looking watch all the same.
You picked the right model.....it's perfect and I love it.
Love the dial. Hate the skeleton hands. Would have gone for silver dauphine hands to match the numerals. oh well, different strokes. Thanks for the video.
We have a lume version that fills up the skeleton
Quite thick. Also price is a big barrier. Thanks for another great review JOMW!
Yeah.. coz i wanted the double bezel and still look proportionate.
Oooh... so close! I really like alot about the watch. But... the hands looks like if lume had fallen out, and the lugs are just a bit to angular. (And a bit to tall and domed crystal would be perfeect.) I like the zone-dial! The Vostok Classica is still my favorite in this category.
Pretty little thing. That lettering and those marvelous hands and that dial pattern are gorgeous. If it was 40-42mm and the hands were a tiny bit more robust I'd be tempted.
Thanks :)
I have the evil tux version and the hands are still hard to see. They offered a lumed hand option on Kickstarter, which I should have gone with. Thinking about switching out the hands with a pitched Dauphine set. The watch is quite beautiful and looks great on a grey suede strap.
Do show me how it looks if you do swap the hands
@@VARIOeveryday will do Ivan!
Now, they have come a long way... Love the deco style and the guilloche is a very nice touch, of course 38mm is perfect. May actually be tempted on this one.
Yes we've come a long way. I actually told myself I'm not suited to make watches and will try another 1-2 more watches and see how it goes.
@@VARIOeveryday Congratulations and I think you are on the right path so just stick on in there.
I will be cheeky and follow up on Jody's comments by suggesting a manual wind version, to help reduce the overall thickness. I see smaller elegant dress watches coming back into vogue.
Anyway, all the best!
@@kesfitzgerald1084 It started off as a handwound. I made 300 cases but only secured 200 after Miyota stopped production and too much effort has been spent on it hence I made the auto version.
@@VARIOeveryday well, that makes sense. It also, proves you (to me, at least) are on the right track. Again, all the best!
Great review Jody. I backed the silver dial version with the Miyota 6T33 hand wound movement on Kickstarter and it was a well made watch but it just didn't speak to me so I flipped it. Thanks again, Brian.
Aww.. Hope our next watch will speak to you more :)
I also believe watches make small voices asking me to pick them up and wear them
Not my style, but it is cool to see different style watches receiving some recognition.
Any plans to look at the new Islander watches?
i have one and live in Aust if your interested in taking a look let me know and i will pop it in the post. islander watch that is
Lol. "Glad to see not dives watches. You gonna do the new skx clone now?"
Sharkey does the same thing for half the price around $160.
@@A_Dude_And_His_Watch78 Yep. Just got my Sharkey Bronze 62MAS yesterday. LOVE IT
I wish the hour hand reached the edge of the ring the hour indices are on. The minute hand and second hand do it well, but the hour hand is just a touch too short.
Great review as always. I have the silver handwind variant of this watch and love it. My use for it is pretty much exactly what you outlined: I prefer smaller watches and I wanted a change up from my dive/tool watches. This fit the bill perfectly for me.
Glad you liked it :)
Jodie, I started collecting watches about 2 years ago and I love your channel. Many watches I've purchased are chinese specials on aliexpress. I've also purchased some on ebay, Long Island Watch and Jomashop. My general cost is $50 up to $300, with an average of $150. Now I'm at the point of wanting to unloard a few watches (to make room for just one more watch). I'm struggling to find a forum to sell watches of this value. Could you give some suggestions (or even a video) advising us new collectors how to thin out a watch collection to make room for others? Love the channel. Keep it up!
I backed the the same watch on Kickstarter in handwound and it fits my 7.5 inch wrist and looks great
Thanks for your support. Do u think u can rock a 36mm on your 7.5 inch wrist?
@@VARIOeveryday Hello, I just found a 1963 Timex Marlin that I think is around 35 mm and I like it fine, also a Hamilton 70's military watch approx the same size that looks fine as well.
@@45govt I've seen small watches on big wrist and they're mostly vintages. Sometimes I think if it was just a tad bigger it would be perfect !
@@VARIOeveryday Hello, here is a link to my Instagram that has some pic's of smaller watches and larger ones
instagram.com/donaldharpold/
I'd be interested in the OTHER tux version (black inside, white or silver?) outer. Or maybe the all white with blued hands. Regardless, these look great.
thanks :)
I've always loved the design right when I saw it but it'd be nice to see a model with a date complication at the 6 marker to balance out the dial. Thanks for the review!
Personally I hate to adjust day dates so I never incorporated this feature but I see what you mean
Man, I've been looking for an Art deco watch for a long time. Especially being 2020. It seems appropriate for a century throwback.
Because of your eclipse video, ive been a proud owner of one for years. Cant forget that amazing haris tweed strap Im loving the look of this one too !
Rectangular case would make it more authentically Art Deco (think JLC Reverso styleee) and that handset I have seen before somewhere but lume infilled - which is probably what they are meant to be, but they have gone commando with them, not too successfully imho
Oh yes, it does work. I actually like the contrast and texture adds interest.
Thanks. Glad you liked it !
Not my style of watch but I definitely get the Art Deco look - they did an excellent job with that- definitely created a unique look that will definitely garner interest from watch enthusiasts I am sure.
Actually - I reconsider, if this came in a baby blue, with maybe a starburst/sunburst? Styling, similar to the SNK791 that used to be on Jody's Amazon page (now sadly discontinued and which I sadly didn't get in time) I could see this style as very fetching (well for me at least) while still retaining the Art Deco look.
Thanks!
The more i learn about vario, the more i want one.
Circling back to this video to drool 😅
Those numerals are a treat.Very cool piece!
Gorgeous watch! I need to keep my I on Vario. May need to get me one of these.
I've bought straps from them and they're great people to deal with
thanks for your support :)
Same here, bought both the Harris Tweed and the tapered Empire strap. Love them both, especially the tapered one. It goes well with a lot of my vintage pieces.
@@MichaelGisiger Thanks for your support. It's on alot of my vintage pieces too :)
They've done a very good job of the look ... I think you picked the right one
Glad u liked it !
Nice. I wish they’d skeletonized the counterbalance on the seconds hand. It looks a bit heavy compared to the rest of the handset and would have tied the whole thing together a bit more completely. I’d probably swap out the handset to a set of Grand Seikos to maintain the aesthetic and increase legibility. I don’t think the handset they’ve chosen really speaks to the era all that well.
Not my thing, but that's a really well executed design.
Funnily enough, my best dress watch is still the little Cadisen Diamond thing. £80 is a compelling argument for something you'll almost never wear.
Thanks for the review Jody. Looking at their site, I noticed they offer versions without the skeletonised hands which appear to be far more legible. Instead of the cutout, you get lume in the same design as the cutout in the skeletonised hands.
Thanks for spotting that. Yes the lume version is clearer. I felt the black inner dial could help with a bit more legibility.
A lovely watch, Jodie. It would be perfect with solid black hands, as you said. A lovely, text free dial too! Cheers.
It's a beautiful watch, but I totally agree about the thickness and the price. It needs to be sub $300 and around 10mm thick.
Nice watch , the size is just rignt not too big not too small , it's got a good vibe , I dig .
Thanks :)
@@VARIOeveryday you're welcome .
I could see Hercule Poirot wearing a Vario....
Yo ho, yo ho, a Poirot's life for me
Reminds me of a 1930s wall clock, perhaps in a hotel lobby....really cool
Gorgeous little thing this one, wish it was available in a larger size though.
I think dress watches can afford to be a tad smaller?
This thing just looks so nice
thanks :)
Absolutely love the Arabic’s on this one! In fact the whole dial is nice!
Thanks!
The hour hand on mine is sturdier and doesn’t “disappear” against the white dial, so they’ve improved it somewhat.
The white dial version of this is gorgeous.
Thanks for another great review.
Beautiful watch, even better in person. The white face looks a bit more cream white on the wrist. The video here makes it look pure white.
Also note: the band is high quality but is to scale for its mid size case. I have a 7 1/4" wrist which fits but is close to the limit. A larger wrist would be better fit by a slightly longer band (which I did). Shame too as the one that comes with it looks perfect on it.
Vario has really got my attention. I have a couple of their Harris wool straps, and my first watch from them should arrive Friday. I bought the new Popeye jump hour.
I reckon a set of cathedral hands could improve legibility while keeping the art deco style. 🤔
Coming soon.. if my WW1 trench watch sample looks good
The hour hand looks like it has a dent in it!
I just ordered the manual Empire with Silver dial via PayPal... but I forgot to put in the discount code. Emailed Vario with my Order No. in hopes they will honor the discount. WOW!, what a gorgeous watch! Can't wait to have it on my wrist. Thank You Vario!
I think Ivan will look after you mate! Cheers!
@@JustOneMoreWatch Yes we communicated and all is good
I love the shirt Jody nice looking dress watch also.
If I had more of the basics this would be a great addition!
I wish the white center portion were raised higher than the black portion.
Does seem to be a little beauty. Thanks for the tip Jody.
I´ve got some Corniche Chrono vibes with this one
I have the vario eclipse,i signed up for the kick starter when i saw it online.I have the quartz variant and i love the Empire but won't be getting it on a state pension......................
Thanks for your support!
Can you review the Islander watch from Long Island Watch?
I'm envious of Jody. Not because of his access to myriad watches, nor his rapier wit. But he has a likable mother in law...
Hahahahaha! I know right!
This is gorgeous. Out of my price range for a dresser, but I would wear it proudly if given as gift, hint hint ;)
Great review for a looker!
Looks very much like the old Smiths Empire watch
Old Smiths is great !
The hour hand is bent
Great review as usual! I would have preferred dauphine hands for better legibility.
No I have no more room I only have two wristsAnd I can only wear a watch on one of them at a time without looking weird I have too many already but I like it if aliens were to come and steal all my watches I would get this one for sure FYI I think the color combination is the only color combination if you truly want An art deco look it Immediately takes my mind to that era
One of the best watch channels on TH-cam
Thanks for your kind words! Cheers, Jody
Hey Jody! I guess I'm late to commenting here, but something you said stood out to me: there are other options at this price point to consider? I gave up on my sarb035--didn't quite do it for me--and have been looking for a replacement. But not sure what else is at 38mm with sapphire. The Vario seems to be the only other dress alternative, and now that the sarbs are going up, the only alternative. What 38mm would you suggest instead of the Vario?
Random question:(nothing to do with the video) does polywatch work on mineral crystals or just acrylic and plexiglass?
great review , love the watch. have looked at the web site and fancy one. now only got to get the wife's permission
Tell her u can share it with her ;)
Congratulations from Brazil! I'm a big fan of your mods videos. Seiko, Vostok anda Casios...Maybe a gshock mod?
Is the guilloche pattern printed or etched on the dial?
The REAL art deco treasure is the Chrysler building. In the foreground in the image.
Personally I like Chrysler building more but feel there's too much association with automobile.
That is tempting. Have you ever seen the KAREBO celebrity? On AliExpress. I think it looks really nice. Especially in Gray. It's also a bit much for a Chinese Special. So I don't dare take the risk without any reviews.
Nice watch, only complaint is the price tag, about 100 bucks north of where it should be.
Jody!
How do/did you used to convince your dearest one that you need (just) one more watch?
Because I feel your point but it seems to be impossible to make it accepted to my girl... =/ :D
I like the Art Deco vibe, but it's just not for me. Thanks for the unique review of a unique watch from a unique company. I really appreciate that about your channel!
I would have called it the Vario Spirograph!
The naming came after we did a survey with fans and Andrea's suggestion Empire struck a cord with me and I designed the caseback with a representation of the building :)
I like Vario have bought straps & pods from them, great 👍 brand to deal with it. Will check out the watches.