Microbrand

Tornek-Rayville

United States · est. 1963 · 8 watches · $695–$949

The original Tornek-Rayville TR-900 was a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms re-badged by importer Allen Tornek to meet U.S. military procurement rules and issued to elite units including Navy UDT/SEALs in the early 1960s; surviving examples are now grail-level collectibles. The name was revived by enthusiast Bill Yao (of MKII fame), who relaunched the brand around purpose-built tool watches like the Paradive dive watch, the TR-660 and TR Type 7B 'Blakjak,' and the 38mm CISO M38 field/dive pieces developed in collaboration with MACV-SOG veterans, with a portion of proceeds supporting the Special Operations Association.

Worth knowing

Production runs are tiny and many models sell out fast and rarely restock, so availability is limited; watches use solid but workhorse Japanese Seiko/TMI movements rather than in-house or Swiss calibers.

The watches

Tornek-Rayville Paradive G3, Type I date, 12-hr Acrylic $949

Tornek-Rayville CISO M38 - Field $695

Tornek-Rayville CISO M38 - MAC V SOG $745

Tornek-Rayville Paradive G3, Type I date, Diver's Inlay $949

Tornek-Rayville Paradive G3, Type I non-date, 12-hr Acrylic $949

Tornek-Rayville TR-660 Non-date Sapphire/Aluminum Inlay Price on request

Tornek-Rayville TR Type 7B "Blakjak", 12-hr GMT $895

Tornek-Rayville TR Type 7B "Blakjak", Time-elapse $845

The watches

Five independent watches, every morning.