The clasp logo method is confirmed.
With the logo method confirmed, we now describe the clasp simply as engraved RESURGE.
Build Log
NIGHTSTRIKE Build Log: how it’s going.
Dated updates from Jeff on the build, the good and the ugly. A stage only moves forward when it’s confirmed in writing.
Latest entry: Oct 24, 2026 · 32 entries
From sketch to finished run
- Design lockedOct 15, 2026
- Final logo approvedOct 18, 2026
- Caseback layout approvedOct 21, 2026
- Straps orderedOct 22, 2026
Each stage shows the date it was done. New stages are added only when our watch maker confirms them to us in writing.
October 2026
Oct 24, 2026
200M on the dial.
The dial now reads 200M. Water resistant to 200m. Every watch is pressure-tested at the factory.
You picked the dial edge: dark grey minute marks.
We asked you to choose between dark grey minute marks and no marks, and you chose dark grey minute marks by a wide margin.
Founders 100: 20 of each color.
The 100 Founders watches are split evenly: 20 in each of the five colors.
Ships on the strap, bracelet in the box.
NIGHTSTRIKE ships on the black FKM strap with the deployant buckle, and the matte black bracelet comes in the box as the spare.
No white dots on the chapter ring.
The white dots around the dial edge are gone from all new renders.
Oct 23, 2026
Travel case kit maker chosen.
We picked who will build the travel case kits, after comparing finalists.
Oct 22, 2026
The first strap order is placed.
We placed and paid for our first production order: the FKM straps, with stitching in all five colors.
Strap buckle: black fold-over deployant.
The strap closes with a black fold-over deployant buckle with the RESURGE logo engraved in black. The maker etches the logo first, then plates it.
Quick-release spring bars on the FKM straps.
The FKM straps get quick-release spring bars too, so swapping between strap and bracelet is quick.
A new clasp with the final logo.
The bracelet clasp was redrawn with the final RESURGE wordmark.
Swiss Super-LumiNova C3, dark grey in daylight.
Swiss Super-LumiNova C3 on the dial markers and the hour and minute hands, dark grey in daylight.
Oct 21, 2026
Strap stitch colors picked.
We matched the strap stitching thread to the five colors: red, orange, blue, yellow and green.
An owner card, and a Founders serial card.
Every box gets an owner card with a quick-start guide. Founders watches also get a signed serial card.
Founders and regular casebacks.
Founders watches and regular watches each get their own caseback layout, with the serial number engraved on the back.
Every NIGHTSTRIKE gets a serial number.
Every NIGHTSTRIKE is serialized, not only the Founders watches.
The Founders run is set at 100.
The Founders run is 100 numbered NIGHTSTRIKE watches.
Oct 20, 2026
A microfiber cloth in the box.
A microfiber cleaning cloth was added to the box.
Oct 19, 2026
A genuine Seiko NH36 movement.
Our maker’s factory paperwork now names a genuine Seiko NH36 automatic movement.
Travel case kit design locked.
We locked the travel case kit: a black hard case with a zipper that matches your watch color, holding the watch, the spare and the tool.
Bracelet clasp chosen, laser engraved.
We picked the bracelet clasp style, and our maker confirmed the logo on it will be laser engraved.
Oct 18, 2026
Dark grey sword hands.
The hour and minute hands changed to a dark grey sword shape to match the stealth look.
The final RESURGE logo.
Jeff approved the final RESURGE logo: a serif wordmark plus an R icon. It now goes on the dial, clasp and caseback.
Oct 17, 2026
Quick-release spring bars on the bracelet.
The bracelet gets quick-release spring bars, so you can swap it off by hand without tools.
Oct 16, 2026
A strap-change tool in every box.
Every NIGHTSTRIKE comes with both a strap and a bracelet, so every box gets a tool for swapping them and sizing the bracelet.
22mm lug width confirmed.
Our maker confirmed a 22mm lug width, so standard 22mm straps fit.
Our seconds hand design, as rendered.
Our maker agreed to build our seconds hand design, as rendered.
Case finish: sandblasted, then black PVD.
The steel case is sandblasted first and then coated in black PVD, for a flat matte black finish. Our maker confirmed the PVD finish again on Oct 19.
Oct 15, 2026
FKM strap samples arrive.
Our first FKM rubber strap samples arrived from the strap maker, and Jeff liked how they felt.
The day/date window goes black.
The day/date window changed to black with white text, so it blends into the dark dial instead of standing out. We also cleaned a thin white sliver beside the window out of the master render.
The master design is locked.
We locked the master NIGHTSTRIKE design, the single reference every render and every factory drawing now has to match.
Oct 14 to 17, 2026
Every watch pressure-tested at the factory.
Water resistant to 200m. Every watch is pressure-tested at the factory. Our maker confirmed in writing that this covers every single NIGHTSTRIKE, not just a sample from the batch.
Jeff