AboutTime Issue #16 Fall 2018 | Page 80

A AMERICAN BRANDS MARTENERO M artenero was founded to create a new take on tradition, something the brand’s founder thought was missing from the watch world. “We don’t believe the classics should be copied. We believe they should be built upon and refreshed,” he says. Launched in early 2014, this American company offers a modern perspective on tradi- tional watchmaking cues with eminently readable dials and pops of color. The steel, Miyota-driven timepieces are offered in collections with intrigu- ing names, such as Edgemere, Kerrison, Ascent, Marquis, Founder and Ace—each begging for the story behind it. 80 | AboutTime Magazine