{"id":9,"date":"2019-02-01T06:18:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T06:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rvlvr.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2022-03-19T02:19:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T02:19:31","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"rich-text editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-rich-text__editable is-selected\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write heading\u2026\">OUR STORY<\/h4>\n<p>Rvlvr is a brand which was formed out of&nbsp;inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>The revolver signifies many things,&nbsp;but most importantly is a representation of our finite lives, as it embodies our absolute mortality. &nbsp;Our timepieces serve as a <em>memento mori<\/em>, as it is our ultimate responsibility to &#8220;pluck the day&#8221; and make the very best of our perpetually decreasing moments.<\/p>\n<p>Our&nbsp;mission was&nbsp;to make a watch that was simple, precise, and built to last. &nbsp;Based on this idea, we carefully chose every aspect of the watch with purpose.<img><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/quickbanner-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/quickbanner-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/quickbanner-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/quickbanner-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/quickbanner-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/quickbanner-2048x1117.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our timepieces are designed around the look of a revolver, to constantly remind us that time is our most precious resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Name:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RVLVR- A palindrome intended to be pronounced as \u201cRevolver\u201d- for the obvious,&nbsp;we chose to spell it as such, partially drawing influence from the mid-16th century, the time period regarded by historians in which the rise of Western civilization and the Islamic gunpowder empires occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this time, it was&nbsp; common practice to pronounce the letter \u201cV\u201d as&nbsp; \u201cU\u201d, as the letter \u201cV\u201d only came into existence with the birth of the printing press.&nbsp; This offers us a hidden, alternate pronunciation of RVLVR as \u201cRULUR- or Ruler\u201d fitting the bill perfectly for time instruments,&nbsp;which can serve to mark and measure milestones, through the journey of life. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accenting this chain of thought, the Latin term \u201cTempus Rerum Imperator\u201d translates into \u201cTime is the Ruler of All Things\u201d which induces meditation of the present moment, in its significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this in mind, a lot of our prior timepieces have the term \u201cCarpe Diem\u201d imprinted on them, as a constant reminder to seize the day.&nbsp; Although the term was made popular in the 19th century, the sentiment was known to have originated in the 16th century- in the first stanza of Robert Herrick&#8217;s 1648 &#8220;To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Customers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re extremely grateful to&nbsp;the overwhelming response of our customers. &nbsp;Since our launch, we&#8217;ve successfully sold out of all of our&nbsp;initial batch of watches and&nbsp;we&#8217;re now aiming to step into the luxury realm and offer amazing and reliable&nbsp;pieces at&nbsp;an affordable price point. &nbsp;We&#8217;ve stepped up the quality in&nbsp;workmanship and material, and can&#8217;t wait to show you guys what&#8217;s in store for the near future! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve recently been active on a few different crowdfunding platforms.  Check out what some of our Kickstarter customers have had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/green3-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/green3-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/green3-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/green3-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/green3-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/green3-2048x1229.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/green3-570x342.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OUR GOAL<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p> Our goal is simple- to provide you&nbsp;the ultimate, affordable, all-original&nbsp;watch. &nbsp;A watch that is unique, beautiful, and inspiring at the same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WORD FROM THE OWNER<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p> My name is Dan Uchida, and as&nbsp;the founder of RVLVR, I stand behind this product. &nbsp;As a watch enthusiast&nbsp;myself, I truly believe that you&#8217;re investing in a quality timepiece, one that is worth every penny that you\u2019ll spend on it. &nbsp;I&#8217;ve spent thousands of dollars collecting watches; in search of perfection, before setting forth to actually create it for myself.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our watches comes with a 2 year guarantee- covering&nbsp;any manufacturing defects, and you can rest assured that we carefully chose every component of our timepiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel free to reach out to me at dan@rvlvr.com, for any questions, comments, or concerns you many have about our products.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/websize-1024x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/websize-1024x385.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/websize-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/websize-768x289.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/websize-1536x578.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rvlvr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/websize-2048x771.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OUR STORY Rvlvr is a brand which was formed out of&nbsp;inspiration. 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