Palmera Skin Diver: Ember
$1,0494,586
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The Palmera Skin Diver is the first watch to be released under our new Born & Raised founder release program. Inside the watch is the La-Joux-Perret G101 movement that features a 68 hour power reserve and is regulated in-house to +/- 5 seconds per day. The internal rotating bezel is operated via the second crown. The dial and handset both feature Grade A BGW9 to ensure long lasting glow in low light environments. With a vision of becoming a legacy brand in our home state of Texas, the Palmera Skin Diver is assembled, and the movement regulated, in the United States.
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At a glance
Strengths & trade-offs
Pulled straight from the spec sheet, framed for the buyer. The editorial verdict is the Sensei's take above.
Strengths
- Luminous dial and hands
Trade-offs
- Priced above what the spec suggests
- Currently sold out
Sensei Says
The specs, in plain English
The value
Fairly priced for what it is.
Specifications
- Reference
- PALM-EMB-7-LINK
- Released
- 2026
- Lume
- Yes — BGW9
The maker
Jack Mason
Jack Mason's pitch is domestic manufacturing as the differentiator: designed in Dallas, Texas and built in the United States by their team of expert watchmakers, with an explicit "designed, not sourced" stance — no off-the-shelf parts. The brand frames itself as reviving a lineage of American watchmaking (Hamilton, Elgin, Waltham) that mostly disappeared after the Great Depression, positioning quality control and local servicing as the practical payoff of building domestically
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