vuelta
The 150 Meter, Sapphire, 25 Jewel Self-Winding Last-Watch-You'll-Ever-Need Watch.
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Precision.

The Tao of the Tick™

What makes a watch precise? In a word, craftsmanship. A fine mechanical watch is a class apart in attention to detail, precision tolerances, and an artisan sensibility.
 
The Vuelta is a 25 jewel self-winding mechanical that ticks 28,800 times an hour for high accuracy. It's weighted rotor transforms your everyday movement into continuous power for the watch. Crafstman touches such as tempered screws and a geneva striped finish are visible through it's clear caseback. Learn more..

Vuelta 25

A high-beat 25 jewel automatic powered by your everyday motion.

  • 25 Jewel Automatic
  • 28,800 oscillations per hour
  • Sapphire Crystal
  • Quickset Date
  • 150 Meter Water Resistance
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Vuelta 17

A modern classic based on a beautifully finished large diameter 17 jewel hand-winding movement.

  • 17 Jewel Hand-Wound
  • 21,600 oscillations per hour
  • Sapphire Crystal
  • Classic subdial sweep hand
  • 150 Meter Water Resistance
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Deals and Parts

Steinhausen Chronos for Sale

These Steinhausen Chronographs were a lucky find. Acquired at a liquidation, each are in perfect condition, and regulated to near chronometer performance. 21 Jewel Automatic mechanical with day, date, & moonphase. A serious deal at $169.

Vintage Watch Collection Each of these mid-century standouts have been hand-selected and completely restored by Leo Padron

Articles & Tweets Coverage of Vintage Watches and Watch Repair

Padron Watch Company covered in the St Paul Pioneer Press
Julio Ojeda-Zapata of the St Paul Pioneer press covered my Kickstarter project for the Padron Vuelta in today’s edition as part of a larger piece on Kickstarter. In fact, my story leads not only the article but the Life section. Very very very stoked about this.  You can read the full article here: http://goo.gl/j7Yqt
How to -Really- Spot a Fake Vintage Watch
There are guides out there, and many are wrong, which compelled me to write this. Without naming names, I’d like to adress one major blooper right off the bat made by a very famous Men’s magazine about Luminous hands and fakes: If the vintage watch you are holding has freshly glowing hands, this does not […]
Radium in Vintage Watch Dials
Youtube Video I took of me measuring a vintage Lord Elgin watch using a Civil Defense Geiger Counter In the old days, people did not appreciate the risks of radioactive material as we do today, as this crazy old TV commercial will clearly show you. This is not to say that all radioactive materials are […]
 
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