Albany Watches

Albany Watches launched the AMA Diver on Kickstarter in 2020. The watch pays tribute to Japanese Ama female free divers and uses a Miyota 9039 automatic movement. Source evidence is mixed on the brand's country: Kickstarter lists New York product design, while editorial coverage describes the founder Brett Williams as South African and the watch as South African-designed, and the brand name references Albany, Western Australia. Because no clean official HQ or company country was found, country and headquarters are left null. Sources support design by Brett Williams and production through manufacturing partners, not in-house manufacture.