State of Lithuania, is thus: the Iron Wolf represents a castle and a city
which will be established by you on this site. This city will be the capital
of the Lithuanian lands and the dwelling of their rulers, and the glory
of their deeds shall echo throughout the world.” Therefore, Gediminas,
obeying the will of gods, built the city, and gave it the name Vilnius –
from the stream of the Vilnia River.
That was the original inspiration for the watch. Additionally,
Pramzius developed a relationship with the company that builds the
Wolf (Vilkas) fighting vehicle for Lithuania’s ground forces and the Iron
Wolf will be their official watch. The logo on the dial is the logo for the bracelet, bund strap and camo nylon. While it is not specifically a dive
infantry vehicle. watch, there is a uni-directional rotating bezel. The triangular notches
Pramzius is also dusting off a slogan from their previous brand
Zavtra (now out of production) which is “Military meets elegant”. With
on the bezel are inspired by the teeth of the Iron Wolf.
Other military touches can be found in the style of the subdials
mother of pearl and carbon fiber dials and part of the collection with an and a gunsight at the end of the seconds hand on the chrono. The
open heart, the watches add a flair that is not usually found in military crown is designed to resemble a gun turret.
watches.
The 44m watch is 10 atmospheres water resistant, power by
The limited edition is 720, to represent the number of years that
have passed since Gediminas had his prophetic dream. The exact
either the Miyota 8N24 open heart movement or the 6S11 quartz date is not known, so the 720 was chosen to keep the date inside the
chrono from Miyota as well. The dial is protected by a sapphire crystal 13th century, which is the century most historians agree Vilnius was
and the case back is exhibition on the automatic version. Both case- founded.
backs are etched with custom art depicting the Iron Wolf legend, either
on the 316l stainless steel or the crystal. The watch will come with a
These will launch as preorders on Pramzius.com and Kickstarter
sometime in June. Pricing had not been set at time of publication.
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