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I don’t want to alarm everyone, but there has been a Panda invasion. Well, kind of, at least in the micro brand watch world. Armida has recently released their take on a classic, the Rolex Daytona Paul Newman edition, or as Armidas are calling it, the A10 chronograph. The A10 comes in a choice of two dial colors - black with white subdials, or white with black subdials and there is also two bezel options, either black or stainless steel. This A10 model marks a couple of firsts for Armida: F..

Armida is back with their fifth new model to the market since launching the A1 this past July. The new model is predictably named the A5 and brings some modern military styling to Armida's considerable line of divers. This past August we reviewed the A1 and came away thoroughly impressed by its design, robust build and outstanding lume. The A5's overall look will be very familiar to Kobold fans as the watch looks quite similar to Kobold's Seal diver. The A5 measures 42 mm at the case and 44 m..

As even a casual reader of Watch Report, you likely know that we have reviewed quite a few of the options and brands in the very popular independent dive watch scene. While we always strive to bring you interesting and original watches many of the offerings in the indie dive watch market are heavily derivative of other brands or they are simply too boring to write about. This is exactly what I thought when I first saw a photo of the Armida A1 diver, it looked like a straightforward pseudo-clone ..

This ETA powered beast is called the A1 and is the first model from new comer Armida Watches. It's 45 mm stainless steel case is 19 mm tall due to its dramatically domed sapphire crystal. The A1 also features a lumed bezel and a helium escape valve allowing it to achieve 1000m water resistance. Armida was kind enough to let us borrow one so stay tuned for our review in the coming weeks. [Armida Watches]..