With the Windup Watch Fair Dallas just a little over a week away, we’re excited to introduce you to our Lead Sponsors and give you a taste of what to expect from their offerings this year! As a reminder, the Windup Watch Fair is free and open to the public to encourage anyone to attend, including both watch nerds and novices alike. Here are the details of our Dallas event:

Hickory Street Annex
501 S Second Ave #200, Dallas, TX 75226
Saturday, March 15: 12PM – 6PM
Sunday, March 16: 12PM – 5PM

Free and open to the public
No registration necessary

Our Lead Sponsors at Windup Dallas—Christopher Ward, Oris, and Zodiac—are pillars of the Windup Watch Fair experience and the enthusiast community. They represent the breadth of what you can find at the show, so we’re excited to highlight a bit of what they plan to have on display.

The Christopher Ward C63 Sealander GMT

Christopher Ward, the UK-based watch company, has never shied away from a “big umbrella” approach when it comes to making price-accessible timepieces that don’t compromise on style or quality. Their latest C63 Sealander 36 GMT is no exception. True to the Sealander’s ‘Go Anywhere, Do Everything’ mantra, the 36 GMT boasts an ultra-legible dial adorned with applied indices, a twin-flags logo, a symmetrical 6 o’clock date, and brushed and polished hands filled with Super-LumiNova®. The GMT hand, featuring a vibrant orange accent, adds a sporty contrast to the White, Black, and Dragonfly Blue dial choices.

The Oris Divers Sixty-Five 60th Anniversary

Recently, at their annual press event in Vail, CO, Oris unveiled the latest edition of the Divers Sixty-Five, the Divers Sixty-Five 60th Anniversary Edition. It celebrates that original dive watch design with choices that tie this watch directly to the original 1965 version. This includes an old-school version of the “Oris” wordmark with “waterproof” text printed underneath it, a detail Oris says has been revived for the first time in the brand’s contemporary history. We also get anti-shock labeling near 6:00 as well as shorter indices, both very subtle details that evoke the vintage references that were the inspiration for this piece.

The Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Pro Diver Automatic

The Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Pro Diver Automatic takes the brand’s most professional, 300-meter water-resistant and ISO-certified diver and adds a fully lumed dial. Like any good execution of a lume dial, we have multiple lume colors at work for contrast in both well-lit situations and total darkness. The dial appears as a pale shade of green in the light and glows an electric blue/green when charged. The hour markers, hands, and bezel hash marks are white in the daylight, and glow bright green. Importantly, those latter three elements are all set off by black borders for a helpful contrast in any lighting condition. The case is 42mm and comes mounted to a matching stainless steel bracelet.

We are honored to showcase each of these watches for you and cannot wait to meet you all in person in Dallas. In addition to these Lead Sponsors, we’ll have over 40 other participating brands showcasing watches of all styles and price points. For a full list of participating brands, please head to windupwatchfair.com.

We’re also excited to offer a number of other activations and special features at this first-ever Dallas Windup Watch Fair. Here’s a quick rundown:

– Fossil will be providing strap changing and bracelet adjustments. So, if you pick up a watch at the fair, you’ll be able to sport it right away.
– Our friends at Bruichladdich will provide free whiskey tastings and will be hosting a happy hour on Saturday at 5:00PM.
– You can experience the amazing artwork of Sunflowerman brought to you by The Watch Preserve.
– The Accutron Lounge will provide a place to take a load off and learn more about their unique timepieces.

We’re also thrilled to announce an exclusive screening of Bulova’s 150th Anniversary Documentary film at The Alamo Drafthouse. Click here to learn more about the screening and check out windupwatchfair.com to see all the amazing brands participating in Dallas!