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“Watches, Stories, and Gear” is a roundup of our favorite content, watch or otherwise, from around the internet. Here, we support other creators, explore interesting content that inspires us, and put a spotlight on causes we believe in. Oh, and any gear we happen to be digging on this week. We love gear.
SPLASHDOWN
While you might know the story of how the Omega Speedmaster became the official Moonwatch, you might know the story of Navy-UDT Frogman who were tasked with safely recovering astronauts as they returned to Earth. Just as the astronauts relied upon their speedmasters, the UDT Frogmen had their own piece of critical time keeping kit: the Tudor Submariner 7928. While these divers would preform critical roles in supporting Nasa’s splashdown recovery program, their story remained largely untold, until now.
On Thursday, June 24th, Tudor unveiled a short film dedicated to these men, aptly titled “Splashdown: The Little-Known Story of Navy Frogmen and the Space Program”. Featuring members of the team, their family, and even Jack Carr, the short film can be watched on Tudor’s website alongside various historical images.
Little Camera, Big Punch
Yashica, a Japanese camera company, has announced their newest compact camera, the City 300. Similar in size to a point-and-shoot camera or the Ricoh family of cameras, the new City 300 combines a 50MP sensor, a fast F/1.8 lens, and what appears to be a flip/tilt screen; all for an estimated US retail price of $450. Included with the camera is a small, 4Ws flash dubbed the “QuickFlash Mini” for shooting in darker environments. At this point, there’s still some specs to be released and we’d like to see some images taken with the camera, but it’s an interesting offering at a reasonable price point. We’re planning on keeping an eye on this release ourselves, but you can learn more about it from this recent article on Digital Camera World
OGR2: A convertible Keyboard
When it comes to custom keyboards, you’re often limited by the size and layout that you choose when buying a case/ PCB, at least you were until AKB (Alchemist Keyboards) unveiled the OGR2. Building upon the success of the OGR, this new model will allow users to choose between four unique layouts: 65% WK, 65% WKL, FRL TKL WK, FRL TKL WKL. In short, you’ll be able to choose between having a left sided Function row with or without a Windows key, or removing the function row for a more traditional TKL layout. We’ll admit it took us a second to understand just how this all works, now that we know how, we can believe it wasn’t done sooner. If you’d like to learn more about the OGR2 and its customizability, check out the official AKB website, here.
