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ARCHIVE MODULE 02Featured Models
CATALOGUE MODULE 01Manhattan 37
The Manhattan 37 is MAEN's integrated-bracelet sports watch, featuring a slim, octagonal case design and a cotte de mailles style textured dial.
DS30 Black
The DS30 is Damasko's highly wearable tool watch, constructed from ice-hardened submarine steel and featuring high scratch resistance.
An aviation-themed meca-quartz chronograph paying tribute to Howard Hughes' historic flight deck layouts, combining retro syringe hands and a detailed sector dial.
AdC #8
A bespoke, completely handmade dress watch in 18k rose gold with teardrop lugs, hand-painted dials, and a fully hand-bevelled caliber.
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.
Geography
The Bravur Geography is a Scandinavian travel watch featuring a clean dual-timezone dial and a textured center dial pattern.
417 ES
The Hanhart 417 ES is a faithful reproduction of the legendary German military pilot chronograph, famously worn by Steve McQueen, featuring a manual-wind movement and continuous fluted bezel.
Streamliner Centre Seconds
A luxury integrated sports watch featuring a fluid cushion case, organic bracelet design, and Moser's signature Matrix Green fume dial.
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.
Marine
An ultra-limited, vintage-style Swiss dive watch featuring a sandwich dial, mirror-polished bevels, and a super-domed sapphire crystal.
Annual Calendar
A radically simplified annual calendar watch displaying day, date, and month using only nine additional mechanical components.
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.
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.
Lander IV GMT
The Lander IV is Farer's flagship GMT watch, featuring a signature sea-green sunray dial, a solid bronze crown, and a caller GMT Swiss movement.
Venture Titanium
The Venture Titanium is a lightweight 38mm field watch, featuring an angular titanium case and a workhorse Japanese automatic movement.
The Valour is RZE's titanium racing chronograph, offering a lightweight case with UltraHex coating and a meca-quartz movement.
Calligraph Duneshore
A sculptural and architectural sports watch featuring curved cushion-cased lines, sandwich dial details, and fountain-pen-nib hands.
37.05 Series 2
The MING 37.05 Series 2 is a high-concept manual-wind watch showcasing a unique laser-textured dial design and classical case geometry.
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.
Sector Deep
The Sector Deep is Nodus's professional dive watch, featuring a left-side crown layout, a beefy case, and 500m of water resistance.
Group B
A lightweight bimetallic sports watch in titanium and stainless steel, celebrating the high-tech, raw rally racing era of the 1980s.
Divers Sixty-Five
The Oris Divers Sixty-Five is a slim, highly wearable 40mm retro-style dive watch that captures the design spirit of a historic 1965 Oris model.
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.
Journal & Analysis
EDITORIAL MODULE 03Straton Daily Driver
A chronograph watch from Straton Watch Co., priced at approximately $290 USD.
Helm Vanuatu
A iso dive watch from Helm Watches, priced at approximately $300 USD.
Helm Komodo
A iso dive watch from Helm Watches, priced at approximately $300 USD.






























