The Chicago 383 is the 383rd one-of-a-kind piece in Vortic's "Chicago" line of the American Artisan Series. This watch contains the original movement (timepiece), dial (face), and hands from a vintage (1880’s – 1950’s) pocket watch. The American Artisan Series is a line of fully American Made wristwatches powered by restored, U.S. made pocket watch movements.

What makes the Chicago 383 Unique: This watch is the definition of patina - no watch in the world will ever look exactly like this! We don't know the origin of the dial or why it's patina'd in the way that it has but it is absolutely beautiful and certainly is deserving of the term "Conversation Piece". Most of the time when a dial has this much patina it is difficult to tell the time however, because the numerals on this dial are so big and bold that wouldn't be a problem.

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