7/1/2023 0 Comments Fine timepiece solutions![]() ![]() Dial, crown and buckle all bear the four letter name, but do so discreetly whispered, not shouted. Vaer has the humility – or taste – to skip a questionable logo. Maker’s are proud of their mark but it means nothing to almost everybody else. The next morning both fared equally, dim but legible at short distance in low to no light. I remembered the similarly priced Cobia’s lume impressing me. I let the Vaer C3 36mm and the Stührling Cobia 996B run overnight after a few hours of ambient light and half a minute of flashlight soak. As the C3 slipped under shirt cuffs as well as much dinkier, chintzier watches, it never naturally charged. The watch doesn’t glow like radium though, as Super-LumiNova C1 isn’t the brightest. Not to be colorist, I’d prefer white, even if the flesh tone color gives off an old radium look. I still can’t decide if the tester is tan on black or if the paint has a salmon tint to it. The website shows them as the familiar pale lemon-lime lume paint color. All other markers are inward pointing arrowheads. The Tradition black dial only gets three numbered indices, a flat Rolex Explorer pastiche. But sacrifices are made for the domestic provenance. Sorry, I like the Standard dials with their two color printing and at least half the indices numbered. I haven’t totally cracked the code, but C3 stands for “Custom USA Quartz (36mm).”Ĭustom means you can’t get a normal full Arabic dial. In another “I can’t believe it’s an American company” choice, Vaer’s model names are brief alphanumerics, akin to German sport sedans. ![]() To be pedantic, that should be V ær – which would befuddle search engines and annoy review writers. We also simply love the sound and look of the word. “To Be”, “We” and “Weather” are all ones we relate deeply with, as we really believe it spending time outdoors with others. Vaer is a nordic word – it has quite a few meanings. ![]() The website fails to explain the name’s meaning. Usually capitalized, it looks like an acronym. The watches didn’t appeal to me – except for Vaer. Being a quartz fan, I looked into the company’s client list. Having read about the American Waldan watch, I knew of Fine Timepiece Solutions and their Ameriquartz movements. Which brings us to the American Vaer C3 36mm watch. I want to support my countrymen, but I also want what I want. The short answer: “Because I don’t like Harleys.” Their products don’t suit my preferences. I espouse buying American but ride Japanese. “Why don’t you ride a Harley?” Good question. ![]()
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