Most backers of previous campaigns paid little to no duties. With FREE SHIPPING to most countries, a small tax doesn’t seem so bad; it all depends on your country though. We will do everything in our power to minimize any taxes due, but we can’t forecast what those might be. You can check with your local government on their duties rate if this a concern for you.

Last updated: November 07, 2018 10:28

Kickstarter is a platform that allows start-up companies like Xeric to ask their fellow people to support financially their goals on a trust basis, and in return for that trust offer a reward for that “donation”. We must ask that you accept the nature of this crowd-funding project as it is, a development project and refrain from asking for a refund. This is a project of shared belief and it must remain as such – it is not a platform for shopping – it’s ultimately a donation to a research, development and production cause, at the end of which you are rewarded with a beautiful watch that you have supported through the whole process.

Last updated: December 20, 2018 16:38

The biggest difference between these movements is the Automatic is a mechanical movement that doesn’t run on a battery. The GMT is a quartz watch which runs on a battery. Quartz watches are more accurate than automatic watches.

The Auto is a 3-hand display. It has an exhibition caseback to see the winding rotor. The GMT has the normal 3-hand display AND a second time zone (GMT), a date display and a full day tracker.

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Automatic Movement: Miyota Mechanical 82S0 Functions: Hours, revealing minutes, central seconds unidirectional Astrolabe-style winding rotor Case: Hand finished 316L steel case Dimensions: 40mm x 12.5mm Sapphire crystal Water resistance: 5 ATM Strap: 20mm Horween Leather sourced from U.S. based tannery Circumference: 168-222mm +/-5mm Quick release spring-bar system to easily swap out straps

GMT Quartz Movement: Miyota GP52 GMT Functions: Hours, revealing minutes, central seconds, polar retrograde 24hr dual time zone polar retrograde date, full day tracker Case: Hand finished 316L steel case Dimensions: 46mm x 11mm Sapphire crystal Water resistance: 5 ATM Strap: 22mm Horween Leather sourced from U.S. based tannery Circumference: 171-225mm +/-5mm Quick release spring-bar system to easily swap out straps

Last updated: November 07, 2018 14:15

All Atlaspheres have Super-LumiNova except the Gold series because the floating minutes are white to conceal them against the white outer dial. The orbiting “moon” hand is polished gold. There is no gold lume and if we did white lume then the white floating minutes would not have been visible against a white “moon” hand. A lot of thought when into the decisions and design of each Atlasphere.

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Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate requests for specific limited edition numbers because multiple people could request the same number. There are only 500 units (per color) of the GMT and only 999 units of the Automatic. That means there are only 7,500 of these Atlasphere watches that will exist. In a world of almost 7.5 billion people, each backer will be one in a million. Cool, right?

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Somewhat. The early delivery rewards will be numbered between 1 and 150. Within those reward levels, the watches will be distributed randomly. This way every backer in that reward level has a chance at low numbers. Earliest backers get the benefit of the watch delivering 90 days before the normal rewards. Non-early delivery GMT backers will receive numbers 151-500. Non-early delivery Automatic backers will receive numbers 151-999.

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Question #1: The leather straps feature a built-in quick release system which allows them to easily be switch without any tools so you can switch it for a different strap.

Question #2: You will have the option in the post-campaign survey to purchase additional straps at Kickstarter-only discounted prices. We’re making them very affordable for you so you can accessorize to your heart’s desire.

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Yes we do have plans to offer additional straps after the campaign ends. During the survey we hope to allow backers the opportunity to purchase additional straps at a discounted rate. We don’t currently have pricing set, but it’ll be more than reasonable.

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Good question. Unlike other Kickstarter campaigns, we don’t design an inferior watch with built-in “stretch goals” to get to the quality we would want for a Xeric watch. We launch with a watch that is high-quality from the start.

1. Miyota 82S0 Automatic movt with 40 hour power reserve
2. Custom American Horween Leather straps with built-in, quick release springbars.
3. Sapphire crystal to protect against daily wear and tear.
4. 316L Stainless Steel (PVD coating on plated versions)
5. Super-LumiNova lume on most models.

Some Kickstarter watch campaigns will start with an inferior case, generic leather and stock mineral crystal to start (which aren’t necessarily bad) and then set arbitrary stretch goals for backers to get the watch upgraded, but that’s not our philosophy. We make a product that we’re proud to wear from the get-go and we offer the rewards at affordable, discounted prices.

Last updated: November 07, 2018 10:28