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ARCHIVE MODULE 02Featured Models
CATALOGUE MODULE 01Type 3 Black
The Ressence Type 3 is the world's first oil-filled mechanical watch, featuring a crownless titanium case and a flush-mounted orbital display.
Cortina 1956 3-Hand
The Cortina 1956 is Echo/Neutra's heritage sports watch, paying homage to the 1956 winter olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo with clean lines and Swiss mechanics.
Hermétique Tourer
The Hermétique Tourer is Baltic's vintage-inspired field watch, featuring a recessed crown, a double-domed sapphire crystal, and robust water resistance.
UR-100V Iron
The UR-100V Iron features Urwerk's iconic wandering hour satellite display combined with indicators showing Earth's rotation and orbital speed.
1962 Racing Chronograph
The 1962 Racing Chronograph is a retro sport timepiece inspired by vintage racing watches, featuring a meca-quartz movement and a clean dial layout.
Perception Hao
The Perception Hao is an integrated-bracelet sports watch featuring a stunning, handmade white guilloché dial created by China's sole master artisan rose-engine builder.
Mako V3 Titanium
The Mako V3 is Zelos's flagship titanium dive watch, featuring high-lume details, a lightweight case with scratch-resistant coating, and 300m water resistance.
Model 1 Fumé
The Model 1 Fumé is anOrdain's signature timepiece, featuring a hand-crafted vitreous enamel dial with a beautiful gradient fumé effect produced in Glasgow.
Série-R Cruiser
The Série-R Cruiser is Depancel's rectangular racing watch, drawing inspiration from classical car radiator grilles with a multi-functional automatic movement.
Flieger Classic 36
The Stowa Flieger Classic 36 is a compact pilot watch featuring a sterile dial layout and a manual-wind Swiss movement.
Signalman
The Schofield Signalman features a heavy, flared case, a deep matte dial, a power reserve indicator, and a GMT complication.
Hydrium
The Isotope Hydrium features a micro-blasted steel case, a sapphire dive bezel, and a clean dial showcasing the signature central Lacrima shape.
Supersede
The Supersede is Horage's multi-complication sports watch, housing an in-house micro-rotor GMT caliber in a 904L steel case measuring just 9.85mm thick.
Kudoke 2
An artisan dress watch featuring a hand-engraved 24-hour day/night indicator dome at 12 o'clock and a hand-finished frosted dial.
SB04
A customizable artisan watch featuring custom dials from wood, stone, or hand-turned guilloché, powered by a Swiss La Joux-Perret movement.
Chronomètre Contemporain
The Rexhep Rexhepi Chronomètre Contemporain is a chronometer-rated time-only watch featuring a symmetrical movement layout and a grand feu enamel dial.
Royal Smith 90-008
The Royal Smith 90-008 is a rectangular dress watch inspired by Art Deco style, featuring a textured dial, Breguet numbers, and a high-beat Miyota movement.
Freediver
The Traska Freediver is a professional dive watch featuring a scratch-resistant case treatment, a ceramic bezel, and 200m of water resistance.
Olmsted
A refined 38mm field watch featuring a clean sandwich dial, custom typography, and a premium Swiss automatic movement.
Felix
A classically styled time-only watch showcasing an Austrian in-house manufacture manual-wind caliber in a slim case.
The Twelve
A premium integrated-bracelet sports watch featuring an angular dodecagonal bezel, a detailed textured dial, and exceptional case finishing at a highly competitive price point.
Voiture Chronograph
The Voiture is Nezumi's classic racing chronograph, evoking 1960s motorsport styles with a distinct sandwich dial design and a meca-quartz movement.
Fortitude Lite
The Fortitude Lite is Astor+Banks' everyday tool watch, boasting a compact 38.5mm case, high water resistance, and an anti-magnetic shield.
The Paderborn is Laco's authentic Type B Flieger pilot watch, featuring a sandblasted steel case, heat-blued hands, and a Swiss automatic calibre.
Journal & Analysis
EDITORIAL MODULE 03Three Watches for Life on a Normal Person’s Budget
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Three Watches I’d Choose Forever If Money Was No Object
If I could never buy another watch again, and money was no object, I think I know the three I’d…
Affordable Watches From Movies
Not every movie watch costs thousands. We look at three affordable, fun, and memorable movie-connected watches from Swatch, Casio, and Hamilton you can actually collect.






























