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Sangin Instruments is a Marine Raider owned / operated company, on a quest to build the best watches.

Sangin Instruments is a Marine Raider owned and operated company on a quest to build the best working mans watch.

10/13/2026

I remember my first time coming across a Reconnaissance Marine who wasn’t my father. Multiple Purple Hearts from his time in Vietnam and ran the small indoor shooting range that would become a second home as a teenager. The next time would be at assessment and selection. Josh and C**t ended up in the rack next to me and Sheperty on my A&S team. Not really allowed to talk about your personal life, MOS, rank and really anything. You could notice the holes above the left breast pocket that both had jump wings and a dive bubble. Insert complete. Dual cool, the only guys that really stood apart from every other Marine. Difficult to understand at the time if they were ma*****st or just had a pain threshold that was pushed so many times that they just didn’t have one. Each one of the quietly completing tasks at the top of the class. When returning from navigation you would find the Reconnaissance Marines already finishing up a nap back at the barracks. At the same time, all those I worked with had a unique level of confidence and humility that was entertaining to watch. C**t coming in at 17min 3 mile run for our A&S PFT and talking about what could be improved on for the next time. These guys looked internally for continuous improvement. The end of selection resulted in 25 out of about 120 people being selected for that class. I really didn’t understand the community that I was joining, even as I was surrounded by them and eating dinner listening to them. MARSOC would be built on the backs of men that would always push the standards. Gentlemen, this the Recondo. We’re opening it up for another round on the 15th. Those interested, please submit your BRC certs.

09/28/2026

This was a difficult project for us to take, we kept pushing back. Not sure why, but it just one of those humility things that no matter how far you go with an organization, you never feel you rate certain things. After multiple conversations with old teammates and various buddies from selection and ITC, they convinced us it was time for our own special project. Our homie Pat reached out and started to get the ball rolling, wanting to have something on his wrist to look at while at Duke for b-school. We feel this one landed right where it should with meaning for our tribe of Marine Raiders / CSO. Gents, we know this will take some reach back due to how our organization started. Many of us being 0321’s until 2012 or so and going to a paper board to see if we rated 0372 while even deploying with an MSOB. Please give us a little time to verify certs.

09/23/2026

A little throwback to our first business partner. Paris took these two shots that have been core memories for us. The first one was 1:21am, a few years into Sangin. We had been building Neptunes for the better part of 16 or so hours that day, trying to prep for the release on the 15th. We would sit on opposite sides of the desk. I was doing QC and assembly at this time. Then, the watch was handed to my wife on the other side of the old IKEA desk to do QC and then regulate the watch when able. Saying when able, there was a crib and a swing in the corner, just out of view from the camera. Most of the time our newborn was in a swaddle my wife’s chest. We had a newborn to worry about an unknown future at the time. Yet, we also had been trying to our best to keep this baby alive as well (Sangin). The main breaks we had would come from our Border Collie, Penny. She was picked up to help deal with loss of a teammate. She would become our introduction into parenting as many of you understand. She would let us know when it was time for her to go for a walk or run around the block. We would put the baby in the carrier or stroller and do a few laps. Then, back at the desk for a few more hours.
The second picture is what took place after the assembly. Some of you might remember the old piano boxes. We would put out tables in the living room and wrap each box (royal we -Paris), put twine around it and then a red wax stamp with our winged arrow on it. The boxes then wrapped with bubble wrap and boxed up all ready for the release. It was all a ton of work for releases that would be once a month or so at the time. We would explain that the “drops” we had weren’t by design like other companies. We didn’t really have a life for a few years. Small business takes everything. You become obsessed with everything about it in order to keep it alive. If you’re blessed, it slowly grows and you find friends to help.
Once again we find ourselves working on Neptunes. Now in a different capacity than in these photos. Yet, prepping again. Similar to nearly a decade ago, but this time without our Penny.

09/11/2026

Courageous
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adjective
Having or characterized by courage; valiant. synonym: brave.
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Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.
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09/05/2026

Throwback to our first run of Merlin’s. At that time we were the first independent brand trying a solar movement out. It was a good durable movement, but had its random issue that would pop-up months after being in the field. As with all our models, we take feedback from the end user and make changes. We keep records on all work being done to our pieces and how we can improve. In the case of the Merlin, we changed the case slightly, but the big move was replacing the solar for the ETA F07 movement. This increased the accuracy and quality of the movement. In addition to allowing us to make different dial designs happen. For us, the end user is all that matters. The final test for us is when it’s on the wrist doing the job it was intended to do.

08/25/2026

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07/30/2026

Been a long time coming. The Defuser started in one direction that ended up being leaked, but turned this into a special project that was a full custom. We wanted to do right by our guys. Many of us have our legs only due to our EOD techs. Myself, I’ll dance with my daughters during their wedding due to Eric Harmon and Jaime | Building Financial independence. Making sure that we went into the Helmand as prepared as possible. Instead of a simple dial swap and some engraving, we built something to for our people, by our people. The only part of this Kinetic II Ti that is standard is the case. Bezel, dial, crown and caseback, all custom. Custom caseback for the Americans and a different one for our European homies. Felix Fund thank you for supporting our family across the pond 🇬🇧 . EOD Warrior Foundation thank you for taking care of our family stateside 🇺🇸.

07/07/2026

This is our 4th year running the Marauder for the guys at Ranger Regiment. Designed with the feedback of the gentleman from the Regiment, past and present. Always improving as we’ve been known to do. Marauder will ship on a Z.A. Strap Company Ltd ®️ OTAN. Upgraded with a Diplomat Bracelet and a Navigator compass. List getting certified at midnight tonight. Already QC and kitted, these ones will be shipping out in a few days.

07/05/2026

Let your actions speak for your words.

07/04/2026

Land of the free. Because of the brave.

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251 2nd Avenue S, Suite 102
Franklin, TN
37064

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http://sangininstruments.com/

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