Perfect for people who tend to bang up
their watches and need something durable, the Gunship Collection from
Nixon is a line of heavy-duty watches.
Reminiscent of the Navy’s battleships,
it’s enough to make the nostalgia Battleship fan want one.
Painted gunship gray, the models
include 51-30 Chromo Gunship (shown above), the Sentry Gunship, the
Banks Gunship, and the Player Gunship.
Traditionally, watches are shiny and
nice when brand-new, and battered over time with scratches and dents.
The Gunship watches are the reverse. While they look nice brand-new,
the paint chips off over time to reveal the black chassis underneath.
The harder you are on the watch, the better looking it gets.
The bands are made of solid stainless
steel or low durometer polyurethane (Sentry). Chromo and Banks
watches feature subdials and dual-time.
There is a premium on a watch that gets
more attractive as it ages: Gunship 51-30 Chrono is $500, the Sentry
is $190, the Banks Gunship is $375, and the Player Gunship is $225.
