Reactor Watch: Tough with Style

One of our favorite American-owned brands continues to diversify as it continues to craft watches replica tougher than your average timepiece. One challenge of putting all of your eggs in the ‘tough’ basket is to create a line of watches replica that can be sold on the merit of excellent design as well as robust materials, and Reactor’s owner Jimmy Olmes understands this dynamic well.

Unafraid to explore new looks, Olmes has taken his tough-watch credo beyond basic strength. He’s added watches replica with rainbow finishes, mother-of-pearl dials and abalone dials. He’s made models like the Flux, Electron, and Nucleus that dared to add curvaceous cases to the tougher-than-your-watch tradition. Reactor displays a willingness to be more than just another robust watch in the round.

Here are three Reactors that highlight Reactor’s marriage of style and tough construction.

The Gryphon features a 42mm hydro-dipped camouflage case with matching nylon and green silicon strap. According to Olmes, his Gryphon is one of only two watches replica (Reactor’s Titan being the other) on the market that use a 316L stainless steel core under a polymer shell and mount the crystal, crown tube and case back directly into solid stainless steel. Other brands, he says, typically mount these critical elements directly into weaker material.

Reactor’s exclusive co-molded nylon and silicon strap is virtually unbreakable, and like all Reactor watches replica, Gryphon does away with the fragile spring bar in favor of threaded stainless steel bolts. On top is a K 1 crystal for superior shatter and scratch-resistance protecting a Reactor “Never Dark” dial that combines multiple layers of lume and self-illuminating tritium tubes. Inside is an upgraded Swiss quartz movement delivered with a ten-year battery. Rated to 200 meters water resistance, that’s a lot of watch for only $350.

More newness from Reactor includes an evolution of the Proton. Previously cast exclusively as a chronograph, Reactor’s popular series now welcomes a new member with the addition of the World Time edition. Also upgraded to a Swiss quartz movement and sharing the Never Dark dial, this new 45mm Proton offers an easy-to-use outer bezel to quickly reference the time around the globe. It retails for $550.

Experimenting with new designs and shapes is all well and good, but acknowledging trends makes a lot of sense as well. Following the recent popularity of two-tone watches replica with a bias towards the steel, Reactor’s 43mm Curie makes for a wearable casual or even dress watch – that just happens to be built like a tank. The latest variation features a champagne dial with steel & yellow gold ion plating in a watch you can wear every day, without wearing it out. Price: $450.