{"id":21597,"date":"2022-11-05T03:53:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T03:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeland-life.com\/?p=21597"},"modified":"2022-11-05T03:53:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T03:53:19","slug":"carpenter-watches-g4-brooklyn-gent-watch-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeland-life.com\/?p=21597","title":{"rendered":"Carpenter Watches G4 Brooklyn Gent Watch Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carpenter watches, started as a Kickstarter campaign back in 2016 and was founded by Neil Carpenter in the vibrant city of New York. Having been fascinated by watches from a very early age, Neil decided to try and make his dream a reality. The campaign was successfully funded and thus, the release of the Brooklyn field watch came to fruition. <\/p>\n

It is now 2020 and I present to you the beautiful Brooklyn Gent and more specifically the bronze cased and black dialled variant. My personal pick for favourite from the lineup.<\/p>\n

Bronze Case<\/h2>\n

Coming in at a nicely sized 38mm the solid bronze polished case shines wonderfully and the patina will be a sight to behold once that develops properly. The watch measures 12mm thick and 42.5mm lug to lug, the watch therefore does feel rather small on the wrist, giving it a very vintage feel. Vintage looks but with modern components, what\u2019s not to love there?<\/p>\n

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\"G4<\/p>\n

The watch is traditionally shaped and the rounded case bevels nicely into the short lugs that feature horizontal brushing on both the underside and topside. The watch features a signed screw-down crown, in the first position you have a quick-set date function and in the second position you have a hacking seconds feature that also moves the hour and seconds hands. <\/p>\n

\"G4<\/p>\n

Having a screw-down crown I thought that this would give the watch at least 100m of water resistance but it only features 50ms, leaving me wondering why there\u2019s a screw-down crown in the first place. To me, this is a dress watch, a vintage-inspired dress watch that doesn\u2019t really need any water resistance at all.<\/p>\n

\"Domed<\/p>\n

True to the inspiration, the watch features a box-style acrylic crystal that you can see sit high on the case looking at it from a side profile. The crystal distorts nicely depending on the light and has that lovely feel that you get from true vintage watches. However, I would have liked to see sapphire crystal on this one. <\/p>\n

Dial<\/h2>\n

\"Carpenter<\/p>\n

The black dial features a very subtle sunburst effect and is the perfect companion for the bronze case. The bronze indices are all applied and feature no lume. At the 3 o\u2019clock position there is a very nice circular date window, very nice it may be, but it is not colour matched, a small feature that really bugs me. A black date window with white numerals would have made this dial that bit more special in my opinion. <\/p>\n

\"Side<\/p>\n

The bronze hands are nicely finished and a beautiful addition that feature some lume. But, much like vintage watches, the lume is rather poor and I feel that solid bronze hands would have been a better fit here. The solid bronze seconds hand sweeps around the dial giving you that satisfying feeling we all get from the sweep. <\/p>\n

ETA Movement<\/h2>\n

The movement powering this watch is visible through sapphire crystal on the case-back and is the ETA 2824-2, a real workhorse of a movement and a great addition to any watch, a personal favourite of mine. It is a handsomely finished 25 jewelled movement that beats at a modern 28,800 vibrations per hour and has a power reserve of 38 hours. Like previously mentioned, it features a hacking seconds hand and also features hand winding capabilities. The movement is finished nicely with a signed rotor to complete the look. <\/p>\n

\"ETA<\/p>\n

Generally, on micro brands watches like this are usually paired with a Miyota 8 series or a Seiko NH35 movement so to have a premium movement on this is an extremely nice addition and certainly helps anyone considering this watch and it\u2019s price. <\/p>\n

Vintage Strap<\/h2>\n

Completing the look is a true to form vintage sized 19mm strap. The strap, early on for me shone through. It feels perfect on the wrist and feels perfect to touch. <\/p>\n

\"Vintage<\/p>\n

The beautiful brown leather tapers nicely and hugs the wrist leaving you feeling like you\u2019re wearing your own little piece of luxury. The term \u2018strap monster\u2019 is thrown about quite a lot in the watch community, but I really do feel like this watch is a strap monster and would pair perfectly with a lot of straps. <\/p>\n

Closing Thoughts<\/h2>\n

Coming in at $795 this watch is a step up in price from Carpenters previous offering thanks, in part to the addition of the ETA movement. But, for that money, vintage inspired or not, I would at least like to have seen a sapphire crystal on the dial. <\/p>\n

No denying that this watch feels fantastic on the wrist and has a healthy presence, giving off strong vintage vibes. The whole lineup provides fantastic variety so you\u2019re sure to find something that you like. A few things let this watch down for me and leave me feeling frustrated at the fact that this could have and should have been very very good. <\/p>\n

To have a look at the entire Carpenter range of watches visit their official website here<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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