Detroit Watch Company · Microbrand · United States
Detroit Watch Company M1-Woodward 42mm (Valjoux 7753)
- ETA Valjoux 7753
- 42 mm × 14.5 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- 50 m water resistance
Movement
- Caliber
- ETA Valjoux 7753
- Type
- Automatic
- Tier
- Upper
- Complications
- Hours, Minutes, Small seconds, Chronograph
- Frequency
- 28,800 bph
- Power reserve
- 48 h
- Hacking
- Yes
- Accuracy (factory)
- —
- Grade
- Top
- Brand regulation
- +4 / +6 s/day
- Modifications
- Custom DWC M1 rotor; fully decorated (Classic listings)
Case
- Diameter
- 42 mm
- Lug to lug
- 52 mm
- Thickness
- 14.5 mm
- Lug width
- 22 mm
- Material
- Steel
- Hardening
- —
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Crown
- Screw-down
- Case back
- Display
- Bezel
- —
- Finishing
- Polished and brushed
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Shape
- —
- Anti-reflective
- Yes (side not stated)
- Lume
- Lume on the hour indexes (type not stated)
Bracelet & clasp
- Style
- —
- Links per row
- —
- Solid end links
- —
- Solid links
- Yes
- Link attachment
- Screws
- Taper
- —
- Quick release
- —
- Half links
- —
- Clasp
- Deployant
- Micro-adjust
- —
- Diver extension
- —
Straps
- Strap 1
- Leather, quick release, Calf leather with deployant clasp in black, black with white or blue stitching, brown, chestnut, red or Pontchartrain blue depending on the version
Weight
- Head only
- —
- On bracelet
- —
- On strap
- 112 g
Prices
| Variant | Configuration | Type | Price | USD | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Roman | leather strap | Msrp | 2,475 USD | $2,475 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| Classic Roman | bracelet | Msrp | 2,600 USD | $2,600 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| Classic Roman Blue Hands | leather strap | Msrp | 2,475 USD | $2,475 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| Classic Roman Blue Hands | bracelet | Msrp | 2,600 USD | $2,600 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| Classic Arabic Blue Hands | leather strap | Msrp | 2,475 USD | $2,475 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| Classic Arabic Blue Hands | bracelet | Msrp | 2,600 USD | $2,600 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| 1805 Edition | leather strap | Msrp | 2,475 USD | $2,475 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| 1805 Edition Blue Panda | leather strap | Msrp | 2,475 USD | $2,475 | 2026-10-24 | link |
Variants
| Name | Dial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Roman | satin white with black Roman numerals, three subdials and an average-speed (tachymeter) scale | — |
| Classic Roman Blue Hands | satin white with black Roman numerals, blued hands and three subdials | — |
| Classic Arabic Blue Hands | satin white with Arabic numerals, blued hands and three subdials | — |
| 1805 Edition | white panda dial with black subdials, black outer tachymeter ring and red 1805 accents | Limited (60) |
| 1805 Edition Blue Panda | blue with white subdials (reverse panda) and red 1805 accents | Limited (60) |
About this entry
79% of key specs known. Missing: hardening, bracelet links, end links, clasp micro-adjust.
Detroit Watch Company's M1-Woodward chronograph in its Valjoux 7753 build: tricompax subdials at 3, 6 and 9 and no date window (the listings' functions omit the date and the photos show none); the M1-Woodward 42mm (Valjoux 7750) is the day-date build. Every listing gives the same case and movement: 42mm polished and brushed steel case, 14.5mm overall height, 52mm lug to lug, 22mm lugs, screw-down crown, sapphire display caseback with the M1 rotor, 112g on the strap, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, 5 ATM, lumed hour indexes; "Top execution" Valjoux 7753, 27 jewels, adjusted to +4 to +6 s/day, 48-hour power reserve. All are $2,475 on a calf strap with deployant clasp; the Classic versions are $2,600 on a polished or polished/brushed bracelet (solid links held by screws, deployant buckle with three micro-adjustment positions, mechanism not described, 2mm thick). Versions: Classic Roman (black hands), Classic Roman Blue Hands and Classic Arabic Blue Hands, all satin white; and the 1805 Edition (for Woodward Avenue, laid out by Augustus B. Woodward in 1805), each listing "Limited to 60 dials. Numbered from 01/60 to 60/60", in a white panda dial and a Blue Panda dial. The Blue Panda listing's dial line ("Satin white") is copied from the 1805 Edition; its title and photos show a blue dial with white subdials, which is what's recorded. Not stated: steel grade, lume type, crystal shape, AR side.
Last verified: 2026-10-31. Edit or correct this entry.
Sources
- Detroit Watch Company, 42mm M1-Woodward Classic Roman Dial Chronograph Exhibition (specifications) accessed 2026-10-31
- Detroit Watch Company, 42mm M1-Woodward Classic Roman Dial Chronograph Exhibition Blue Hands (specifications) accessed 2026-10-31
- Detroit Watch Company, 42mm M1-Woodward Classic Arabic dial Chronograph Exhibition Blue Hands (specifications) accessed 2026-10-31
- Detroit Watch Company, 42mm M1-Woodward 1805 Edition (specifications) accessed 2026-10-31
- Detroit Watch Company, 42mm M1-Woodward 1805 Edition Blue Panda dial (specifications) accessed 2026-10-31