Clean, Colourful, And Affordable: $299 Timekeeper Type A
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A nice piece of design, by and large, especially regarding their use of colour. A couple of moans re the movement, but all in all a decent first effort. What is next from Primitive Haus, apart from a bit of subtle rebranding perhaps? ;) Cheers, Jody
Because I’m an impatient child, I always click the link to look at the watch before I watch the video. And I literally let out a Oooo… That’s a really pretty watch. It’s nice to see Micro Brands offer non dive watches. Red is definitely my favorite. Then the blue. The black and pink is… interesting. Thank you for keeping us up on these new brands!
Hello everyone, We are grateful for your support and feedback and we have some news to share: The Type-A production units will come with a hackable 82S5 movement at no extra cost 😁
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I got one... I struggle to recommend it. Nice watch, nice colours... I love my green one. But poor support and poor QC.
I waited 2 months before I got it as you and your logistics partner failed. Currently I tried to discuss with your support "chipped" steel bracelet which really bothers me from the beginning and they offered to replace the whole watch with original packaging but I need to ship it to the US (I am based in Europe). Then they will examine it and decide whether I am correct on the bracelet.
I understand that this is your standard procedure but... I paid 250USD for a watch in June, was supposed to be shipped in late August, was in fact shipped in late September or you say so as I got it late November (customs showing value as 320USD so I had to pay higher fees) and now you require me to spend another 20-30USD and wait more weeks (months...?) because of a QC issue? Something that should prevent this piece from leaving your site in the first place?
I hope you can understand my frustration.
Blue and orange looks nice, would love it with a type b flieger face.
I already ordered one. I ordered the white one.
Very heavily designed dial. I love 00 on 12, location, no dots indices, and instead use 24 hrs, all fonts matches. I don't really care they use timekeeper instead of primitive. It is waymore recognizable, way more descriptive and it thesis the design in one word, it is a master piece in terms of design. I learned how to match color and with small elements, you can use more color to decorate. Choosing small second dial makes all these ideas work and, they are bond by the same font.
I love it very much
It seems the crown at the position is for not affecting the diameter measurement. It is unique. At last is the bracelet. I am not a big fan of Rolex bracelet because they are very big. But in this case they offer almost the best bracelet available on the shelf. And they give 2 more choices. 🎉
You are right clean an colourful they are, the ruby red dial is the one that does it for me!
Great looking watch! I just placed my first ever pre-order. I ordered the red one, can’t wait! Thanks for the great videos Jody, I love them!
Love that black and pink one. Nice to see the interesting color combinations and affordable price!
BLACKPINK in the area! :D
The white color way looks fantastic, and you're very right: scratches the Farer itch for markedly less than a Farer, and that's totally fine by me!
Don’t often agree with Dr. Musgrove’s sense of aesthetic but I completely do, that red is pretty.
Not very often a watch gets the "00" correct. For some reason "24" is used so often for a time does not exist. I like the awareness.
Definitely a nice debut effort!! A real looker.
Nice color pallet overall. Fun! I think the watch will do well. Unfortunately a little small for my wrist. The crown placement works for me 🎉
That reminds me so much of the nomos club campus and honestly it probably would be a very affordable alternative for a lot of people especially with the colors
🎉 received my order on September 29. I am very happy with that.
Some of those colour options definitely work better than others. I don't really think that the green accents on this particular one work that well. Is it just me that thought the logo looked quite similar to the Cronos one? I love the red dial, but when it comes to the bracelet I don't think it suits the watch very well. Especially the difference in finishes on the end links. The white and green dial options work the best I think. I can see the Farer ressemblance you mentioned on the white one.
Fantastic looking piece, definitely giving me Nomos vibes.
I think you have hit the Bullseye with this one . I love everything about it apart from the italic "type a ! on the dial. What numpty put that on an almost 10 out of 10 watch ? The colour is similar to the anOrdain Plum Fume. Burgundy, Mahogany , Maroon, Plum , take your pick.
An interesting one Jodie. Reminds me of a Nomus Glashutte which I really like. I like the colour combinations and the bracelet adjustment seems really useful. I find myself being unreasonably bothered by the 'double zero' at the top though, something about it looks wrong to me. Also I think a Miyota wobbly movement would do my head in.
That's a nice and kind of quirky piece. I like it.
Some changes I might make in future versions:
Lume the second register
Or, give it a straightup second hand and swap out the second register for a date register
some beautiful CGI wizardry on that RotS clip 🤣
Definitely like the colours sort of reminds me of the bold designs on Farer watches. It’s a little different but that’s good!
Hrmm... seems like a well thought out and quirky piece. I really like the dial color. Not sure how much I love the colors on the small seconds. I also like the dark blue and orange. That's probably what I'd select myself. The other colorways? Not sure they are for me. Not sure they are the ones I'd select for my initial offering. Thickness doesn't bother me, nor does the 4:20 crown or lack of a hacking movement. I love the clasp. Since getting a Tisell, they are my favorite clasps. Of course, my Tisell is the Explorer homage but I'd gladly take a few for other watches though I'm growing to not quite love polished center links. Hope they do well.
I really like that dial colour and I’m always a sucker for a sun second.
Any type tool-less micro adjustment for under 400 usd shows that larger brands can do it too ( I'm looking at you Oris). My wrist can change 3 times a day depending on what I am doing. That has become my main decision factor for a lot of new purchases.
I'd call the red color a boysenberry and I really like that dial.
What an absolute beauty that ticks all the boxes! Original dial, nice logo and relevant name on the dial, the 4 o'clock crown is a big bonus to me (hate crowns at 3 that dig into the hand), nice colour scheme, great bracelet with screws and top notch clasp, 2 extra straps, and a great price. Yeah, this is a no-brainer. I could stand some more original hands, but that is just nit-picking.
I like the red a lot more than I thought I would. The black is also not bad. I dont know what the secret sauce is, but Farer just seems to do colours better than the watches trying to be similar.
The symmetry strikes back, dood 😄! The 00 on top together with the logo and the logotype beneath forms a funny unicode robot face 🤖. Once you saw it, it's hard to unsee. Makes it a real fun watch, though ☺️...
For the price, this looks lika a great piece!
Really nice looking piece, especially for that price! Reminds me much more of a Nomos but at a much more affordable range.
It has a similar vibe as the Nomos Club or MiniMatik for sure. None of the other neat and proper Nomos. There is a sprinkle of a playful nod to the Bauhaus language. Not as much as with the bulk of the Nomos' lineup IMO.
I really am a fan of fumé dials although I don't currently have one in my collection. Another metal finishing effect that I think would look spectacular on a dial is the effect caused by 'Colour Case Hardening' as used on high end firearms.
These could definitely be considered Nomos Club (Campus) alternatives. Particularly the Deep Pink model.
Thanks for another enjoyable look at a new and affordable watch. This one is a spec monster for the price and I bet they will sell a few. I hope so. Always good to see micro-brands do well. For me, the design is off. It feels like someone bought a bunch of parts online and threw them together.
These look really interesting, I reckon they will sell well.
My first thought was Nomos Club Sport homage.
I like it, wish it had a display caseback
Well a good idea is a good idea, so clasp being Rolex like is not really a negative, neither is the crown placement, which I find more comfortable, even lume is good for this type of watch, and you can swim with it. So it is very tempting.
I feel the 00 would make more sense if all the markers were double digit. 01, 02, etc. I like the white one the best. Those "mismatched" colours look great to me.
I loved the Hello There!!
At their page now they are saying the movement is a 82S5. I think the black would be a best seller with a grey sub-dial, and I love the white one except for the green hand (it would be better with a dark blue, or even an orange one.
All what you present is all what you sell so it's obviously good
I love the 38mm size and crown position, but I'm mostly a black dial kind of guy, and that pink sub-dial is a non starter IMO. This is definitely more up my alley than the huge number of divers that tend to drown out most other types of watch on the market though so kudos to Primative for that (I'm also glad primative doesn't appear on the dial).
Very impressive specs for the money. I don't like polished centre links personally, but a nice looking watch. Colours are in at the moment, so should sell well at this price.
Fantastic value for the price. An affordable alternative to Nomos.
Looks like the budget version of the Nomos Club Sport on bracelet, nice to have a cheaper alternative of my favorite watch.
Nice looking watches and a reasonable price for what you get. Didn’t the Tisell explorer have a glide lock clasp ?!
Morning jody, pagani clasp? Bit shiny for me I think.
Wow. I really like these watches. I could take any of them. Unfortunately shipping to Turkey from the US is a nightmare and often you end up paying around 60% of the price in various customs and "processing" fees. A $400 watch I bought last year cost me a painful $650 to get it in hand. Getting watches from UK, Europe, Japan and China is far cheaper at about 20% extra.
Thanks, Jody. Another interesting, informative, and entertaining review. I was just at their website. It looks like they may have changed the movement since your review. They list it now as Miyota 82S5 Caliber With Hacking.
An interesting watch; probably not for me, but interesting nonetheless. And don’t thank me for watching until the end Jody. Even if the watch isn’t my cup of tea, your videos always are. Cheers!
Nice one Jody. Problem with the watch is the 00 O’clock. Once I saw it I can’t stop looking at it and thinking how silly.
I love the white (watermelon) option
I like the colors and the bracelet! But I thought that Rolex holds a patent on the glidelock?
The green fume dial is nice, considering AnOrdain is starting to make people grovel like Rolex. Problem is that, as beautiful as that dial is, it limits what I'd wear it with.
Ah - a "Kindergarden" Watch - nice 🤣 The red one looks impressive 👍
Though unconventional, the numbering scheme is technically more correct than convention from a strict interpretation of A.M./P.M.
All nice looking, but the non-articulating end links are a big no for me. And I prefer my dailies to have at least the date.
Definitely a Farer vibe 👍
Thought they would have gone with a blue tropic strap to pick up the small seconds hand. The dial looks way cheaper than the rest of the watch. It should match the fine finish of the case and bracelet. It was kinda disappointing when you were rotating your wrist to see that dial.
Great looking watch. But do they make them with the crown at the 3 o'clock mark ??
SWC Ark Hommage? Great video as always!!
Very nice Nomos Glashutte Club Sport alt.
love the green
Love it,just fed up paying import fees,VAT and courier fees! For watches outside the UK
I love the colors - am I being unfair by being dismissive of Miyota 8?
Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Or is the dial crooked to the left?
Like that colour and dial at all
This is a very interesting case study for a microbrand. The colours and the dial design looks fantastic, especially on pictures and in your thumbnail. Like instant buy good, since the price is right as well. But then, the problems start to mount. It's a chunky thing and midcase is comically slim. The bracelet doesn't match the design of the head of the watch at all. It makes it look cheap. The straps while welcome seem very generic, like an afterthought. Your moans about the branding are justified as well. Great first effort, but I'm waiting to see what they come up with in a few years time, if they get that far. They need to refine their designs to the level of Farer and Nomos but without matching those prices, a tough challenge.
That burgundy is lovely, but the blue seriously clashes.
If only theyd have left out the bracelet's high polish, id be all in... Dude, please tell me where you got that sweet shirt?
A nice well specified watch overall. But I wonder…do these microbrands make any profit selling these timepieces for so little? And it seems to have gotten to the point, where there are just too many microbrands out there nowadays (not that’s a bad thing) Are any of them with the exception of maybe stalwarts like Zelos, Lorier etc…making any money out of this business 🤷♂️
Primative House sounds like one of those pre-registered Chinese brand names 😂
This is a great alternative to the nodus club watches
Nice watch! Definitely on my mind.
Very attractive looking watch, not sure about the 00 at the 12
Hey Jody..Big fan here. Please review the Watchdives WD1680.. IMO it beats Paganis and Addiesdives in the 100 USD range as the best Submariner homage and I would love to see your take - which should be the final thoughts :)
If it were a little thinner, it could be worn as a dress watch. Can you even wind the movement? I can't recall if you said it one way or the other. Thanks.
Nice looking. Wish it was 2 mm bigger
Somehow I get a Nomos Club Campus vibe when seeing it. Which isn't a bad thing either :)
Great review, Jody. :)
Really a nice looking watch, but it's a shame about that movement. For that kind of money, it really should hack. And I'm not a fan of the crown position. 4:20 is for stoners, not crowns. :)
These are fantastic for the money
This feels like candy. Grabs my attention very quickly, but not sure if I'd want to keep it long term. I don't know. I've been wanting a red dial watch and a watch with plenty of Arabics, so this ticks both boxes. But I wonder if I'll like it as much in person. And it certainly doesn't have the refinement or design aesthetics as Farer....but I do really want to see it in person....
If you want a red dial buying Orient
🎉 Gotten the Twilight Red instead of the Green. It's a hybrid between a NOMOS CLUB 7** series and a Rolex bracelet/clasp. Best of all, free shipping!
Notification gang where you at!
It looks high quality but I'm not a fan of the font- very plain. But ..I suppose you wouldn't notice on some of the bolder color variants
I need to review the Miyota lineup - have no idea which is better than the other to avoid that 'wobble' situ
I reckon a VH version with a slimmer profile would sell like hot cakes
Hey jody would you mind taking a look at the new timex legacy day date? Specifiaclly the grey dial variant, I've yet to see a review online!
Do u guys like the crown position? Kinda weird not in the centre
Does anyone have an idea how much delivery and taxes would be to the UK?
Love the white one 👍
Nice to see a microbrand under 300.
They missed the opportunity to set the dial to 4:20 for the green smoke 😅
Beautiful watch would have been nice if my parents had bought me one of those when I was 16
The design it's very similar to the Nomos Club Sport
It's a micro brand nomos, reallly good
Looks nice, just wish it had a 3 o clock crown :(
Wait that green one looks rather nice 👀👀
Gets my vote Jody
Morning body. I need to go to bed. But after the JOMW Sunday video
Get some sleep Bevan!