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Solar Surfer Drinks A Cup Of Joe
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Solar Surfer Drinks A Cup Of Joe

Nobody knew whether the diner had been built around Saturn or whether Saturn had simply wandered into its parking lot one Tuesday and never left. Either way, the coffee was terrible. The Solar Surf...

automobilesA cross-section of classic Fordite, showing many colours of the rainbow.

Fordite: A Colourful History

Fordite is usually discussed as if the interesting part begins when somebody cuts it open. In reality, the story starts much earlier, with the chemistry of the paint itself. The layers trapped insi...

automobilesJames Thompson, AKA Black Badger, holding up a finished Arcanaut Fordite dial to camera.

Fordite: James Thompson, A Master At Work

During the height of American automotive manufacturing, layers of over-sprayed paint accumulated on the racks, skids, and fixtures that carried car bodies through paint shops. Those layers were rep...

automobilesThree slices of unusually-coloured Fordite, showing yellows, whites, blacks, and a rare olive green.

Fordite: A New History Of An Old Material

Fordite should not exist. Or, more accurately, it was never supposed to exist. It was a nuisance, an industrial by-product created during an era of automotive manufacturing when efficiency was meas...

automobilesSomething Smaller, This Way Comes...

Something Smaller, This Way Comes...

One of the most persistent requests we’ve received over the years has been remarkably simple on paper: “Will Arcanaut ever make another case size?” The answer has always been yes. But “yes” in watc...

automobilesFordite 2.0

Fordite 2.0

As we discussed in our previous newsletter, the process of massaging a Fordite watch dial into life is one that requires patience, nerves of steel, and the willingness to cede control to the materi...