As a heads up, the full Vaer Team is made up of the two Founders - Ryan and Reagan - we handle everything from product design to supply chain to marketing to customer support. For the quickest solutions, we recommend leveraging this page to find answers to common questions. Of course, you can email us directly at the "Contact" button below -- We do our best to get back to inquiries within 1-3 business days, and we thank you so much for your patience and understanding with our growing brand.

Below are our processing times per watch line - as a reminder, our C5 and A5 lines are hand assembled in the USA, and our leather straps are fully hand made in the USA - we appreciate your patience!  

- S5 watch orders ship 1-3 business days from order date (unless including any of the below)

- C5, A5, and A12 orders ship 10-14 business days from order date (unless including any of the below)

- All orders with Horween straps ship 10-14 business days from order date (unless including any of the below)

- C5 Field Black and C5 Heritage Black orders ship mid-February (unless including any of the below)

Unfortunately once an order is submitted to our warehouse we are not able to change any information in the order including shipping address, shipping speed, or items within that order. If something needs to change please let us know and we will work with you to resolve the issue whenever possible.

Your country may require you to pay import fees, customs, duties and value added taxes (VAT), etc. which is not included in the price and shipping cost listed on our website. These charges are the sole responsibility of the customer.

Vaer can not replace or offer refunds for orders which are abandoned due to non-payment of taxes and fees required by your country.

It’s important to us that you’re fully satisfied with your purchase. If you receive your watch, and for some reason you’re not in love with it, you can send it on back! Products can be returned for a full refund within 30 day from receiving our watch, as long as your product is in unused/unworn condition.

https://www.vaerwatches.com/pages/returns

The Vaer Team calls Los Angeles, CA home. More specifically, we're located in Venice, where we've integrated with an incredibly community of artists, designers, surfers, and creatives. Our watch assembly and testing team is located right in the USA, so that we're able to closely oversee all details of our operation.

Vaer is a proud member of 1% for the Planet. It is a global network of businesses, nonprofits and individuals working together for a healthy planet. 1% of all revenue is donated to a variety of environment non-profits. For more info, visit 1% For the Planet

We stand behind and products, which is Vaer offers a warranty of 2 years from purchase. If you experience any issues due to defects in materials and workmanship, we’ll either repair or replace your watch. Your watch is meant to be taken in the water and used in daily life, sot if your watch for some reason fails in the water, you can reach out to us, and we’ll make it right. It is truly important that you're happy with your Vaer experience -- if you run into issues, please feel free to reach out to us at team@vaerdesign.com.

This warranty does not cover normal wear and tear, damage due to impact, batteries, loss or theft. It is critical that your screw down crown is always sealed when you enter water, as this will ensure that your watch is watertight. If it is found through testing that the screw down crown was left open during water exposure, warranty will be voided, though we will work with you to get your watch fixed up at a fee. Regardless of your issues, don’t hesitate to reach out to our team with questions or concerns.

We're incredibly proud of our case shape and quality, therefore all three of our collections share the same case. As such, all of our watches are water resistant to 100m (10ATM) and have Sapphire crystal. 

The major difference between the 3 are dial and hand designs, which are almost completely aesthetic. 

Both the Heritage and Field lines use a Swiss Ronda 715 movement, so they also have a date window. 

The Classic uses a Swiss Ronda 763. 

Variance in second hand alignment for hand assembled quartz watches is completely normal. You'll even find second hand alignment to be varied on "luxury" watches like Tag, Omega, and Tissot. This is normal and is due to the play required for proper working of the movement gear train.

In choosing our watch design and our assembly team, this was an aspect that we researched quite a bit, and is a common characteristic of quartz movement watches - though it has absolutely nothing to do with timekeeping precision, which we do guarantee. We actually wrote up an awesome article in our journal specifically about this topic if you're interested in reading more. https://journal.vaerwatches.com/watch-second-hand-not-aligned/

Our Nylon bands are designed with extra length in order to fit over a wetsuit. When worn on your wrist simply fold the extra length back into the keepers.

Yes! Vaer Watches are depth rated to 100m (10ATM), so you can surf, swim, and dive, no problem. We use rubber gaskets to create an airtight seal on the glass, case-back and crown. If you’re going in the water you just need to make sure that the screw-down crown is fully tightened to maintain the seal.

Our watch bands utilize a ‘pass-through’ design which is common on watches intended for ocean use. Unlike a traditional watch strap, which is made of two pieces firmly attached to the case, our straps are made of a single piece that slides in and out of the watch case. To install the band, simply slide the strap through each of the two springbars. Take the tag end, and slide it back through the hanging back to secure the strap.

The case size is 40mm, with a 9mm thickness. The lug width is 20mm.

The 18 individual components of the watch are sourced worldwide. The watch movements are Swiss, the case and pieces are sourced in Asia. Full assembly and testing is done in Los Angeles, CA. For a deeper dive into our manufacturing and assembly, check out this article.

Yes! Below is the lume by model

C5, A5, A7, A12 Heritage Dark, Field Black, Design Navy, &Dirty Dozen  - BGW9 Superlumi-Nova on the hands and dial

C5, A5, A7 Heritage Light, Field White, Classic Light, Classic Dark, Design White - BGW9 Superlumi-Nova on the hands. 

S5 White and Black - C1 Superlumi-Nova on hands and dial

We’ve built out watches with a Sapphire Crystal, which the highest quality watch crystal material. It offers increased scratch resistance and durability over mineral crystal and is the second hardest material on the planet, behind diamond. 

The metal pins that hold in the watch band can be taken in and out if you’d like to install a different style band. If you happen to lose a springbar, the quickest/easiest way to replace it would be locally - you can go to any watch store or jeweler and pick up a 20mm springbar for around $1. 

Our Classic watches use a Swiss Made Ronda 763 Quartz movement.

The battery life 3-4 years. When your battery dies, they can be easily changed at any watch shop — the size is No. 364, which is commonly carried around the world. The cost of a battery change should be $10-$15. 

Your watch is equipped with a screw-down crown design for increased water resistance. In order to change the time, rotate the crown counter-clockwise until it releases from the threads. You then pull the crown away from the watch until it clicks. Once the crown is pull out, you can rotate it to adjust the time

Once you've set the time, you pop the crown back in and the push in while rotating clockwise to screw it back down. Ensure that your crown is screwed down prior to enter the water with your watch.