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Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast, episode 276! From college best friends to now running Formex watches since 2015, Rafael and Marcus are here to tell us their story. Formex has been a company that has introduced new materials and systems, like their own unique lend of carbon composite and their movement suspension system. Learn about their personal journeys, how they rescued the Formex brand, their catalog, and what makes them unique, all in this podcast.
Wrist check:
Rafael is wearing the Formex Reef with a black ceramic bezel and silver dial. https://usd.formexwatch.com/collections/reef/products/reef-automatic-chronometer-cosc-300m?variant=32670875484238 
Marcus is wearing the Formex Essence Thirty-nine with the green dial. https://usd.formexwatch.com/collections/essence-thirtynine/products/essence-thirtynine-automatic-chronometer-green 
Rikki is wearing his discontinued Rolex Batman GMT. 
A Formex pilot watch. Formex Pilot Watch Automatic Chronograph Blue – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
Brand history:
Formex before. 
Formex now. 
Element collection.
Formex Element Automatic Chronograph Ceramic Bezel Black – Formex USD (formexwatch.com)
Formex Element Automatic Chronograph Ceramic Bezel White – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
Formex Element Automatic Chronograph Full Steel Black – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
Formex Element Automatic Chronograph Full Steel White – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
FORMEX Case Suspension System – The ultimate shock absorption system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU8_1DDePDI 
Last time we had Mike France on the show. Scottish Watches Podcast #198 : Roger Smith and Mike France on The Alliance of British Watch & Clock Makers Plus A Co-Axial History Lesson – Scottish Watches 
Essence collection.
43- Formex Essence FortyThree Automatic Chronometer Blue – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
43- Formex Essence FortyThree Automatic Chronometer Black – Formex USD (formexwatch.com)
43- Formex Essence FortyThree Automatic Chronometer Dégradé – Formex USD (formexwatch.com)
43- Formex Essence FortyThree Automatic Chronometer Green – Formex USD (formexwatch.com)
Essence Leggera:
Formex Essence Leggera Automatic Chronometer Dégradé LE – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
Formex Essence Leggera Automatic Chronometer Forged Carbon – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
Formex Essence Leggera Automatic Chronometer Cool Grey – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
FORMEX Essence LEGGERA Carbon Fiber Composite Folding Clasp with patented Fine-Adjustment System. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oamrlASGAg 
Formex Essence Oro Automatic Chronometer Limited Edition – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
Essence 39:
Formex Essence ThirtyNine Automatic Chronometer Blue – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
Formex Essence ThirtyNine Automatic Chronometer Black – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
Formex Essence ThirtyNine Automatic Chronometer Dégradé – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
Formex Essence ThirtyNine Automatic Chronometer Green – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
Formex Swiss Made Watches – Home | Facebook
New logo. 
Old logo. 
Reef base models, but you can always customize it with a different bezel, dial, and strap:
Formex REEF Automatic Chronometer COSC 300M – Formex USD (formexwatch.com) 
See how the micro adjustment works:
Formex REEF Automatic Chronometer 300M. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEDtE3UuiQY 
FORMEX Essence LEGGERA Carbon Fiber Composite Folding Clasp with patented Fine-Adjustment System. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oamrlASGAg
Tudor Pelagos micro adjustment system. 
FORMEX TryOn App Instruction Video 2.0. (19) FORMEX TryOn App Instruction Video 2.0 – YouTube 
Website- https://usd.formexwatch.com/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/formexwatch/
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/formexwatch/
For more, check out the videos bellow:
Summer Watches for Summer Time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHz9QDpOIEk 
Is just any watch worthy of being an heirloom? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJmWp7Yzyrs 
Raketa Watch Review – Classic Big Zero, Malevich and Polar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnPe-XNGGDs 
Watch Unboxing : Dive Watch Challenge – Seiko 5 v Orient Kamasu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFQDAzknW6s 
The Hamilton Watch Collection Review – Murph, Intra-Matic and Chronograph. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y–WehG-mlI 
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Got into the horological hobby only a few short years ago; but got, as us Scots like to say, “baw deep” pretty quickly. Thanks to buying a lemon of a Rolex he spent hours researching why his watch wasn’t working and along the way gained an interest in what makes them tick. He now runs the Scottish Watches website and keeps cohort Rick in check on the twice weekly Scottish Watches podcast.
