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Brand profile
Vortic Watch Company
Fort Collins watchmaker converting salvaged antique American pocket watches into one-of-a-kind, US-made luxury wristwatches.
Fort CollinsOrigin
UnisexFocus
Quiet luxuryStyle
$$$$$Price
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What to know about Vortic Watch Company
Every watch is a salvaged original
Vortic rebuilds antique American pocket watch movements, dials and hands into wristwatches, so no two pieces are identical and stock is genuinely finite.
Few hundred pieces a year
Cases are machined and 3D-printed by hand in Fort Collins, Colorado, with annual output in the low hundreds across the American Artisan Series and daily one-off drops.
Price reflects rarity, not Swiss pedigree
Watches run roughly $2,500-$10,000; the company also beat a Swatch Group trademark suit from Hamilton in 2020, upheld on appeal in 2021.
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Brand facts
Vortic Watch Company salvages antique American pocket watch movements, dials and hands and rebuilds them into one-of-a-kind wristwatches. Founded in 2013 by Penn State classmates R.T. Custer and Tyler Wolfe, the independent company machines and 3D-prints its cases by hand in Fort Collins, Colorado, and assembles only a few hundred pieces annually. Its American Artisan Series anchors the range, alongside an annual Veterans Day Military Edition and a daily "Watch of the Day" drop. Vortic defeated a Swatch Group trademark suit from Hamilton in 2020, upheld on appeal in 2021. Watches typically run roughly $2,500-$10,000.
- Founded
- 2013
- Origin
- Fort Collins, United States
- Price
- $$$$$
- Typical prices
- Watches $2500–$4800
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Quiet luxury, Workwear / Heritage