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Timefactors Richmond Spencer PRS-8
Movement
- Caliber
- ETA 6498-1
- Type
- Hand-wound
- Tier
- Upper
- Complications
- Small seconds
- Frequency
- 18,000 bph
- Power reserve
- 46 h
- Hacking
- No
- Accuracy (factory)
- —
- Modifications
- Unitas 6498 "extensively modified" and decorated: screwed Glucydur balance with Nivarox hairspring, swan-neck regulator, 3/4 top plate with Geneva stripes, blued screws
Case
- Diameter
- 42 mm
- Lug to lug
- 52 mm
- Thickness
- 12 mm
- Lug width
- 22 mm
- Material
- Steel (316L)
- Hardening
- —
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Crown
- —
- Case back
- Display, screw-down
- Bezel
- —
- Finishing
- Polished top, brushed sides
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Shape
- —
- Anti-reflective
- —
- Lume
- None
Bracelet
- Bracelet
- Not offered
Straps
- Strap 1
- Leather, Alligator-grain calf leather with signed buckle
Weight
- Head only
- —
- On bracelet
- —
- On strap
- 90 g
Prices
| Variant | Configuration | Type | Price | USD | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | — | Msrp | 485 GBPincl. VAT | $647 | 2026-10-24 | link |
About this entry
80% of key specs known. Missing: hardening, AR coating, crown.
Reimagined version of the original Richmond Spencer PRS-8 of March 2004, listed in October 2024 as a limited edition of 90 ("will not be made again to this specification"); the page now says "Final production run". Product page: 316L steel, 42mm (46mm with crown), 52mm lug-to-lug, 12mm to the top of the crystal, 22mm lugs, anti-magnetic to 4,800 A/m, 100m, 90g including strap, screw-down sapphire display back; white dial with a silver sunken plate and applied polished Roman numerals, heat-blued leaf hands, no lume. The brand names the movement only as "Unitas 6498" (Swiss Made, no suffix); it is linked to the ETA 6498-1 file. Case made in Hong Kong. Supplied in a wooden box with a 24-month guarantee. Available on 2026-10-25.
Last verified: 2026-10-25. Edit or correct this entry.