Ergon Adventum
Have you purchased a Genta-inspired microbrand yet? They have been all the rage the past year and a half, for some reason or another, and here is another one, the Ergon Adventum. I think I have reviewed at least five different Genta designs myself here at Watchreport, but that does not even scratch the surface. There are many others, some on preorder right now, some I didn’t want to review, and some that, well never contacted me to review. I reached out to Elshan from Zelos, who is a partner or co-owner of Ergon, and asked to send one of these along for review. I chose to review this one for a few reasons: it has a standard removable bracelet, meaning it is not integrated so strap changes are easily done, the very cool dial texture, and it has a Miyota 9015 movement for a price tag of $359.
Many of these styles of watches have had Seiko NH35 movements, especially at this price, a few have had some Swiss movements, but were considerably more. I wanted to check this piece out though, because I wanted to see how they could produce this watch with the Miyota movement for the price tag, or more specifically, what did they do to the watch to get the price tag down, using the higher priced movement? Well, you do get a great movement for the price, but there are a few comprises you should know about.
Specifications:
- Dimensions: 40mm diameter, 10.5mm thickness, 50mm Lug to Lugย
- Weight: 170 Grams
- Case: CNC Machined 316L SS Stainless Steel
- Bracelet: 316L SS Integrated Style Bracelet with Fliplock clasp and Solid end links
- Water Resistance: 100m with screw-down crown
- Lume: Superluminova C3 X1
- Movement: Miyota 9015 with color-matched date wheel
- Crystal: Sapphire with inner AR coating
- Price $359
https://ergonwatches.com/
So as you can see in the specifications, you do get a lot for your money with the Ergon Adventum. But before I get to the fine details, let’s discuss the brand and model name for a minute. I’m, not a fan. Ergon kinda sounds like Aragon, especially when said quickly, and Adventum sounds like a made-up word until I looked it up quickly and saw that it has something to do with the Bible. I am not sure if that is what they were going for, or if they meant to use it for something that means adventure, but that doesn’t make sense either, as this is not a watch you would take on any adventure in my opinion, it is not built for it nor does it look like an adventure watch.