Arctos German Precision Watches

81 years after the WEBER & AESCHBACH company was founded in Pforzheim, the ARCTOS Prazisionsuhren e.K. was created in Aarbergen, and a new line of Military watches was born in the tradition of Arctos: the Arctos Marine Diver, Black-Wave, NATO, and GMT model were introduced to elite units, special forces, and watch aficionados world wide.\

All Arctos watches have a thick sapphire crystal including the watches with convex crystal. Sapphire Crystal is scratch resistant with a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale of 1 to 10. Only a diamond (hardness of 10) is capable of damaging the synthetically manufactured sapphire crystal. In addition all crystals undergo a special anti-reflection treatment, so that the dials and hands are always clearly legible.

Arctos watches have a sturdy screw in crown. Once the crown is released, the watch can be wound and the time and date adjusted. The screw in crown mechanism protects the watch from moisture and dust, and enhances its shock resistance. Thanks to its screw-in crown, the Arctos can withstand pressures up to 20 bars and surpasses the waterproofing requirements of the German Institute for standardization (Din norm 8310).

Arctos cases (excluding GPW Ceramic) are machined from a solid block of steel. The material is anti-magnetic 316 L. stainless steel, which is an alloy that is widely used in surgical instruments and the space industries. The raw block undergoes numerous processing steps from which it emerges as a robust case, precision manufactured to within a hundredth of a millimeter, which protects the movement from moisture, dust and impact.

Arctos uses the finest Swiss self winding movements with the appropriate modifications according to the model range. Arm and hand movements are transmitted to the rotor which automatically winds the watch. There is no need for a battery. The movements used in the Arctos have a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour. The high-frequency and the additional adjustments we carry out are responsible for the excellent accuracy of Arctos watches.

History of Arctos Watches