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ARCHIVE MODULE 02Featured Models
CATALOGUE MODULE 01Mr. Grey Ref. 1041-A
The Mr. Grey is Furlan Marri's critically acclaimed vintage-style chronograph, sporting a decagonal caseback, cow-horn style lugs, and a grey sector dial.
Caribbean 1000
The Ollech & Wajs Caribbean 1000 is a modern tribute to their historic 1964 dive watch, offering 1,000 meters of water resistance and a beads-of-rice bracelet.
An aviation-themed meca-quartz chronograph paying tribute to Howard Hughes' historic flight deck layouts, combining retro syringe hands and a detailed sector dial.
Autark Tourbillon
The Autark Tourbillon represents the democratization of haute horlogerie, featuring an in-house Swiss tourbillon movement in a lightweight titanium sports case.
DS30 Black
The DS30 is Damasko's highly wearable tool watch, constructed from ice-hardened submarine steel and featuring high scratch resistance.
The Valour is RZE's titanium racing chronograph, offering a lightweight case with UltraHex coating and a meca-quartz movement.
The Resolute is RZE's signature titanium field watch, featuring a lightweight case with UltraHex scratch-resistant coating and a texture-rich dial.
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.
Flieger Classic 36
The Stowa Flieger Classic 36 is a compact pilot watch featuring a sterile dial layout and a manual-wind Swiss movement.
Sub 300 Professional
The Doxa Sub 300 Professional is the modern recreation of the legendary 1967 diver, featuring a signature orange dial, cushion case, and a chronometer movement.
Old Smith 90-002
The Old Smith 90-002 is Kuoe's flagship field watch, offering classic 1940s military design in a highly wearable 35mm case.
Series 2
The Roger Smith Series 2 is the brand's core manual-wind wristwatch, featuring a hand-turned sterling silver dial and a modified Daniels co-axial escapement.
DB28XP
The DB28XP is an ultra-thin 7.2mm titanium watch featuring De Bethune's patented floating lugs and a delta-shaped movement bridge.
Model No. 1 GMT
The Lorca Model No. 1 GMT is a Swiss-made travel watch featuring a 36mm case, an internal GMT bezel, and 200 meters of water resistance.
Marine
An ultra-limited, vintage-style Swiss dive watch featuring a sandwich dial, mirror-polished bevels, and a super-domed sapphire crystal.
SB04
A customizable artisan watch featuring custom dials from wood, stone, or hand-turned guilloché, powered by a Swiss La Joux-Perret movement.
Brunswick
An elegant cushion-cased dress watch featuring pipette numerals, a hand-polished case, and a slim manual-wind Swiss movement.
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.
M100
A modern 40mm military field watch paying tribute to the historical WWII 'Dirty Dozen' watches, featuring molded 3D solid-lume numerals.
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.
No. 6
The Otsuka Lottec No. 6 features a gauge-style display with a retrograde minute hand and a jumping hour display under a magnifying lens.
No. 01
The No. 01 is Meistersinger's signature single-hand watch, offering a clean, instrument-style layout in a classic 43mm case.
Gravity Equal Force
A skeletonized technical timepiece featuring a constant-force transmission system and dial-side mechanical architecture.
S.A.R. Rescue-Timer
The S.A.R. Rescue-Timer is a professional search-and-rescue watch featuring a steel case with a rubber bezel and 1,000 meters of water resistance.
Journal & Analysis
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