How Watches Are Made: Vortic Watch Co. (Fort Collins, Colorado)

Founded by R.T. Custer and Tyler Wolfe, Vortic was first hatched on the golf course in 2013. The pair met the year before when they both worked at College Works Painting. They would get together often for a few rounds of golf at Penn State, where they were both attending at the time, and they’d discuss what they wanted to do next. They were also tried-and-true watch nerds, so eventually they came to an obvious conclusion: they wanted to make a watch. But that’s not all. Not content to make things too easy, they added another layer of difficulty to an already-difficult task: they wanted to make a fully American-made watch. The next step was figuring out how. To read more, visit: https://wornandwound.com/ For more great watch-related content, visit: http://wornandwound.com For our line of American-made watch accessories and a curated selection of great watches, visit: http://windupwatchshop.com Follow Worn & Wound on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wornandwound Follow Worn & Wound on Tumblr: http://wornandwound.tumblr.com Follow Worn & Wound on Facebook: http://facebook.com/wornandwound Follow Worn & Wound on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wornandwound