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Locavore WatchesYou don't need to go look across the Atlantic for a highquality watch.

By Daniel Scheffler,

: Locavore WatchesAlthough "locavore" has been the confederate of the food movement (read: farm to table), the word has now started to get commingled with all other industries. From Apple andGM returning their manufacturing and production closer to home, to small "mom and sister" produce and fashion businesses thriving in their local communities, "locavore" mayhave an idealistic tenor but is gaining traction worldwide. Finding locally produced watches, and selling them not too far from their market, was, of course, the natural evolution and apparently not too hard to accomplish, either.

Some argue that the locavore movement is just a rebellion against globalization and the fear of not knowing what goes into any kind of production or manufacturing. But themanifested truth is that it was spawned from an interest in sustainability and ecoconsciousness. The watch industry's version of locavore means a revival of nonSwiss (mostlylocally made) watches from Germany, Italy, the UK and, naturally, the U.S.

Of course, these watches appeal to watch lovers, collectors and fanatics who are less interested in ageold Swiss heritage and absolute Swiss (or Geneva) precision but want tobelong to a subset of cool. And so we find some of the "cult" watches produced on local American ground a kind of Americana if you will.

Shinola Runwell 47 mmPrice: $550

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The first ever series to be made in Detroit, the Shinola Runwell feels like what Detroit feels like: industrial. The Argonite 1069 movement is a 46piece quartz movement with IPplated, sandblasted steel and is uniquely American. Even the Horween leather strap has been stitched in the U.S. in Largo, Florida.

Bozeman Yellowstone Silver 38 mm Price: $4,900



Inspired by the Yellowstone National Park, the everelusive Cutthroat trout and southwest Montana, the Bozeman Yellowwood comes with some quintessential American heritage.The watch houses a 25jewel automatic movement in silver (hence the price) and stainless steel, and comes as part of a 200 limitededition set for 2012/13. The brand prides itselfon utilizing exclusively original, custommade watch parts only available in Montana.

MTM Special Ops Black Patriot 44 mmPrice: $600



Aptly based in silverscreenloving Los Angeles, this sparkly named Black Patriot has been seen on the wrists of actors Josh Duhamel in Transformers and Christian Slater in MyOwn Worst Enemy. It comes in an extraheavy, solid stainlesssteel case with diamondlike carbon plating and is, of course, scratch and break resistant for any adventure on oroff screen.

RGM 801A 42 mm Price: $6,900



Founded in 1992, RGM is based in small town Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and believes in combining traditional watchmaking with more modernized methods. The 801A “Made inAmerica” movement comes with 19 jewels and is exceptional with its handblued screws and the signature hand polishing. It’s the ultimate throwback to American horology. Withgold innards, the price leans towards an investment piece, but their Tradein Program now looks more appealing.

Bernhardt Binnacle Anchor II 40 mm Price: $259



What started over 20 years ago as a home industry making watches for the local university baseball team has grown into a small mostly local watch business in High Point, NorthCarolina. The Binnacle Anchor II comes with the Japanese Miyota 8215 automatic movement but is all screwed in by hand locally. The watch, with its nauticalinspired secondshand, is the family brand’s iconic piece, worn by the North Carolina Sheriff’s Office and 50 other lawenforcement agencies.

Weiss Field Watch 41.5 mm Price: $795



Released three months ago, the Weiss Company’s Field Watch is finished and assembled in Los Angeles. The movement 6497, although Swiss, is tested and compiled inCalifornia, and the case, strap and all additional components are made right here in the U.S. The watch comes in steel patterned after the WWII watch design aesthetic. Weissaimed to return prestige to American watch making to the era of steam trains and pocket watches in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Hager S.E.R.E 42 mm Price: $550



What started in 2009 as a Kickstarter crowdfunding exercise has turned into a serious venture to create a truly American watch: the Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape(S.E.R.E) one piece. Based out of Hagerstown, Maryland, the watch comes with the Hager (HGR) 48 movement in a stainlesssteel beadblasted case. The S.E.R.E is Hager’sinterpretation of the watch issued to Special Forces during Vietnam and, in all seriousness, looks the part.

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