Burnt Creek Watch Company
Manitou - Swiss Quartz Field Watch
Manitou - Swiss Quartz Field Watch
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Built for daily wear and designed to look sharp anywhere you take it, the Manitou strikes the perfect balance between sleek style and real-world toughness. The clean black dial is accented with bold orange slots and paired with luminous hands and numerals for easy reading from early mornings to late nights. Inside, a Swiss Ronda 515 quartz movement delivers reliable, no-nonsense accuracy you can count on every day.
A PVD-coated stainless-steel case and scratch-resistant sapphire crystal keep the profile slim while standing up to hard use, and at just 8.9mm thick, it wears comfortably under a jacket sleeve or on an active wrist. With 100 meters of water resistance and a durable black nylon strap, this is a high-quality everyday watch made to handle whatever the day brings—without ever looking out of place.
- Movement: Swiss Ronda 515 Quartz
- Dial: Black with orange slots, with luminescent hands and numerals
- Case: PVD coated stainless steel
- Glass: Sapphire Crystal
- Dimensions: 40mm diameter, 8.9 mm thick
- Water Resistance: Up to 10 bar (100 meters / 330 feet)
- Strap: Black Nylon
- Lead Time: In stock and ready to ship
Manitou is often a footnote in the story of Theodore Roosevelt, but his role in the North Dakota Badlands deserves its own spotlight. While Roosevelt’s time on the frontier and his ensuing conservation legacy are well known, Manitou was the steady partner beneath the saddle—carrying Roosevelt across rough country and through unforgiving weather.
Tough, reliable, and sure-footed, Manitou embodied the same grit and resilience that shaped Roosevelt himself. Manitou’s story reminds us that the making of a legend is rarely a solo effort, and that even the most famous journeys are shared with companions whose strength and loyalty helped make history possible.
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