Founded by seasoned collector Edward Cho, who credits his grandmother’s “You have to feed it to make it come alive” wisdom for his obsession with mechanical watches, Fleux is a new watch brand that makes its debut with a pair of vintage-inspired skin diver watches. Meet the FLX001 and FLX002, which are the stars of Fleux’s current Kickstarter campaign, and here to remind us why vintage diving watches are so darn charming. While mid-century dive watches were created to be utilitarian, practical, and robust, these days, fans of the genre gravitate towards them more so because of their handsome aesthetics and nostalgic appeal. Crafted with precision and attention to detail, the FLX001 and FLX002 echo the classic case shape popular in the 1970s while also benefiting from modern updates. For instance, the downward-curving shape of the lugs is borrowed from the archetypical old-school skin diver to ensure that perfect wrist-hugging fit but thinned down with polished chamfers for a conte...