New watches for the classic individual with styles from the past re-imagined for today.
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SZANTO MISSION:
To provide vintage-inspired designs with classic styling and the highest quality workmanship.
THE SZANTO STORY:
A few years ago, a veteran watchmaker was struck by the beauty and simplicity of military watches from nearly 100 years back, and set out to create a modern watch with the same classic vintage appeal.
Shortly after World War 1, civilians started wearing the newly popular ‘wristwatches’ that military officers had been relying on for on-the-spot accuracy. The originals were purpose-built, meant to be reliable in harsh conditions, with the convenience of a leather wrist strap for accessibility in the trenches. Those servicemen who proudly wore their new wristwatches when they returned home set the trend for generations to come. Today, Szanto has re-imagined watch designs from the early 20th century up to the 1970s, and gone well beyond military designs.
Szanto is an old family name – the Z has been silent for generations – an apt moniker for the century-old design inspiration, and an homage to the those who were first afforded the luxury of checking time with a mere flick of the wrist.
SZANTO CORE VALUES:
QUALITY WATCHMAKING IS OUR MANDATE.
What We're Made Of
Materials Guiding Philosphy:
Szanto’s modern components offer accuracy and affordability in both automatic and quartz timepieces. Szanto’s vintage style watches evoke the feeling of a time gone by, when making top-notch products was the standard. Szanto uses the highest quality workmanship, and stands behind every watch, crafting each one for outstanding fit, finish, and style.
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Our Watches:
Everything Old is New Again:
Over the past few years, there has been a trend toward “vintage” that can be seen in all types of merchandise, and is very much present in the watch trade, particularly in the expensive luxury sector. Szanto recognized an opportunity to update vintage designs of the past for today’s world and to make the collection accessible to a wider audience. Journey back in time with Szanto to the “Golden Age of Travel” - a time when craftsmen took pride in the quality of their workmanship, and a time when travel, whether by ocean liner, steam train or motor car was perceived as an adventure. Steamer trunks covered with stickers from exotic destinations like London, Cairo, Prague, Paris, Singapore, & Shanghai were common and iconic.
People are Talking:
"While the look and feel of the timepieces are indeed vintage as can be, certain concessions to modernity make them more appealing to today’s watch consumer. The petite sizing that prevailed in the watches of the 30s, 40s, and 50s gives way to the larger proportions that make sense in today’s watch market. Dependable and durable quartz movements—a technology that didn’t even exist before the late ’60s—allows Szanto to manufacture a highly accurate watch without passing on a high cost to consumers."
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Specs:
Szanto utilizes the very best in materials, with most models featuring:
- 316L stainless steel cases, case backs, crowns and bezels
- Screw down case backs and screw-in crowns to ensure excellent water resistance
- 200 meters water resistance (minimum of 100 meters on some models)
- Highly accurate Japanese quartz or 21 jewel automatic movements
- Scratch resistant mineral glass crystals with a high vicker count, some sport models with highly scratch resistant K1 crystals
- Hand finished Italian leather straps
