What's On The Workbench
Progress continues on the River Pilot First Production run.
All casebacks have been serialized and engraved, and all dials have arrived and passed inspection. A final upgrade was made to add lume to the seconds hand, and we are currently awaiting the arrival of those hands along with a few remaining components.
Owners will receive direct correspondence as their timepiece enters the assembly phase and again prior to final delivery.
New To The Manifest
Iron Coast Curated continues to take shape.
Over the past month we've begun assembling a collection of watch straps, leather goods, everyday carry items, and barware from makers whose products reflect the same values we look for in a timepiece: utility, craftsmanship, and character.
Some familiar names have already found their way aboard, with more expected in the months ahead.
Take a look!
https://ironcoasttimepieces.com/pages/iron-coast-curated
Dispatch: From the Industry
The NATO Strap: From Military Utility to Secret Agent Style
Whether or not you know exactly what a NATO strap is, you’ve almost certainly seen one. Over the past decade, this simple nylon watch strap has become one of the most popular accessories in the watch world.
From The River
From the River
A Mississippi River Pilot is responsible for guiding ships along the Mississippi River, including across the bar from the Gulf of Mexico, through the shifting sandbars and passages at the mouth, and upriver to New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
On the Lower Mississippi River, the Associated Branch Pilots supplies River Pilots between the Gulf of Mexico and Pilottown, Louisiana. The Crescent River Port Pilots Association supplies River Pilots between Pilottown and New Orleans, Louisiana, and the New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association supplies River Pilots between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Associated Federal Pilots and Docking Masters of Louisiana are pilots who deal strictly with US Flagged vessels and operate from Southwest Pass to Baton Rouge, the longest transit of the 4 pilot associations in the river.
-From Wikipedia "Mississippi River Pilot"
Until next dispatch,
Iron Coast
Standing by on the nine.