Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Am I right in thinking that Hamtun are an English company? Southampton from what I can see? If so, I’m gonna take up the early bird at £239 and stick £100 on for the Sellita movement.
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Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Yes, an English company. Head office details:-TigerChris wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:38 pm Am I right in thinking that Hamtun are an English company? Southampton from what I can see? If so, I’m gonna take up the early bird at £239 and stick £100 on for the Sellita movement.
Hamtun Ltd
156 Ludlow Road
Southampton
SO19 2EN
United Kingdom
Check out Josh’s review, amazing spec for the money. Plus with the Launch being so successful, looks like some interesting stretch goals to look forward to
This is my 2nd foray into Kickstarter and very happy so far
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Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Cheers It’ll be my first Kickstarter, I’ve just set an account up. Off I go to back it now.TheBeatles wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:50 pmYes, an English company. Head office details:-TigerChris wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:38 pm Am I right in thinking that Hamtun are an English company? Southampton from what I can see? If so, I’m gonna take up the early bird at £239 and stick £100 on for the Sellita movement.
Hamtun Ltd
156 Ludlow Road
Southampton
SO19 2EN
United Kingdom
Check out Josh’s review, amazing spec for the money. Plus with the Launch being so successful, looks like some interesting stretch goals to look forward to
This is my 2nd foray into Kickstarter and very happy so far
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Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Based about 5 minutes from my house! Tempted to pop roundTheBeatles wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:50 pmYes, an English company. Head office details:-TigerChris wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:38 pm Am I right in thinking that Hamtun are an English company? Southampton from what I can see? If so, I’m gonna take up the early bird at £239 and stick £100 on for the Sellita movement.
Hamtun Ltd
156 Ludlow Road
Southampton
SO19 2EN
United Kingdom
Check out Josh’s review, amazing spec for the money. Plus with the Launch being so successful, looks like some interesting stretch goals to look forward to
This is my 2nd foray into Kickstarter and very happy so far
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Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Welcome Stijn. That is quite a first post; very interesting. I enjoyed reading about your experiences of the KS process from the other side. Thank you for your openness. I see your campaign has ended, successfully I might add, and I wish you luck with the production and distribution.stijn_méraud wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 10:07 pm Hi all,
I'm Stijn, the guy behind Méraud Watch Co. and I just joined this forum because I found a thread about my watches on here. I wanted to participate in the thread.
[………]
Anyway, my reply is becoming a novel. And this for a first post...
To your product first. I like the classic look, the size and thickness are pitched perfectly for the average sized wearer (like me!). The sapphire bezels have an interesting appeal, though the vintage numerals (very Oris 65 Heritage, I really like them) at 15/30/45 are perhaps fewer than ideal for a diver. Overall a very nice looking offering, good choice of STP1-11 movement, and lovely sunburst dial on the Marine Blue. If the end-product lives up to the campaign, then well done sir.
My limited experience of KS has been a little disappointing, characterised by over-selling. I felt your post was honest (your campaign had already ended when you wrote it), but it’s difficult to separate the good guys from the bad ones; I imagine that’s as much a problem for the creators as it is for the backers. Too often the campaign is conducted with enthusiasm and encouraging updates, only to be followed by silence and production delays. The hype around Filippo Loreti watches, which don’t appeal to me one bit (and reading their campaign comments is scary), was borderline dishonest, and put me off KS somewhat. I’m being generous here.
So, I’ll be watching your campaign comments, and I hope my initial impression of you is correct. There are plenty of “Bads” and too many “Uglies”, and hopefully you are one of the “Goods”.
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Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Hamtun looks very interesting.
So how does it work - you pledge now or take advantage of one of the rewards on offer, the money is taken in April, you choose your colour in due course, then get the watch in September - is that right?
Does anyone know the cost of international shipping?
Thanks
So how does it work - you pledge now or take advantage of one of the rewards on offer, the money is taken in April, you choose your colour in due course, then get the watch in September - is that right?
Does anyone know the cost of international shipping?
Thanks
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Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The owner of the brand posted here some months agoTigerChris wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:38 pm Am I right in thinking that Hamtun are an English company? Southampton from what I can see? If so, I’m gonna take up the early bird at £239 and stick £100 on for the Sellita movement.
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Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Yes, that’s right - looks like there will be more choice of colours as it has already exceeded its stretch targets.Caller wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:22 am The Hamtun looks very interesting.
So how does it work - you pledge now or take advantage of one of the rewards on offer, the money is taken in April, you choose your colour in due course, then get the watch in September - is that right?
Does anyone know the cost of international shipping?
Thanks
It’s an extra £10 worldwide
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Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Thanks very much. I'll make up my mind shortly.
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Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
good jobTheBeatles wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 7:13 pm Just managed to bag a Launch Day special for the Hamtun Kraken H2
Pledges currently going through the roof.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ro ... escription
Josh reviewed it here:-
https://www.watchitallabout.com/hamtun- ... ch-review/
I love the idea of a scratch resistant titanium bracelet.
Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Thanks for the heads up on this, I love a titanium watch, so I too have taken the plunge.TheBeatles wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:50 pmYes, an English company. Head office details:-TigerChris wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:38 pm Am I right in thinking that Hamtun are an English company? Southampton from what I can see? If so, I’m gonna take up the early bird at £239 and stick £100 on for the Sellita movement.
Hamtun Ltd
156 Ludlow Road
Southampton
SO19 2EN
United Kingdom
Check out Josh’s review, amazing spec for the money. Plus with the Launch being so successful, looks like some interesting stretch goals to look forward to
This is my 2nd foray into Kickstarter and very happy so far
Whilst I really like the white, I’m gambling on the colour choices for reaching the stretch target including a vivid blue colour.
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I couldn’t decide on colour, so I went for the 3 watch option at £597. Plus I figured that the 1 and 2 watch options would go fast. And boy, was I right.
3 watches with class 5 hardened titanium case and bracelet, ceramic bezel, drilled lugs, sapphire crystal and frame and applied markers for less than £600. No brainer!!
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Too much of anything is bad. But too much of good whiskey is barely enough, Mark Twain
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Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
No doubt, once you've got the three and selected one to keep, you'll be able to sell the other two without making a loss.TheBeatles wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 12:47 pmI couldn’t decide on colour, so I went for the 3 watch option at £597. Plus I figured that the 1 and 2 watch options would go fast. And boy, was I right.
3 watches with class 5 hardened titanium case and bracelet, ceramic bezel, drilled lugs, sapphire crystal and frame and applied markers for less than £600. No brainer!!
Interesting tactics.
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Re: Kickstarter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Sounds like you’ve done well there! Will be interesting to see the stretch options. Did you add the Sellita movement to any of them?TheBeatles wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 12:47 pmI couldn’t decide on colour, so I went for the 3 watch option at £597. Plus I figured that the 1 and 2 watch options would go fast. And boy, was I right.
3 watches with class 5 hardened titanium case and bracelet, ceramic bezel, drilled lugs, sapphire crystal and frame and applied markers for less than £600. No brainer!!
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