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ARCHIVE MODULE 02Featured Models
CATALOGUE MODULE 01Voiture Chronograph
The Voiture is Nezumi's classic racing chronograph, evoking 1960s motorsport styles with a distinct sandwich dial design and a meca-quartz movement.
Commuter
The Traska Commuter is a compact daily sports watch, showing a scratch-resistant case treatment, clean dial styling, and a slim automatic movement.
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.
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.
Workhorse
A colorful, cerakoted tool chronograph featuring a protective rubber shroud and bullbar steel protectors.
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.
556 I
The Sinn 556 I is a highly robust 38.5mm German everyday tool watch, celebrated for its minimal dial layout and high technical specifications.
ProTrail
The Circula ProTrail is an anti-magnetic field watch featuring a 1,200 Vickers hardened steel case and a textured sand-blasted dial.
Type 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.
Track1
The Singer Reimagined Track1 features a vintage-inspired tonneau case housing the revolutionary AgenGraphe movement for central-dial chronograph reading.
Oceanking
A premium Swiss-made professional dive watch offering mirror-polished bevels, a ceramic bezel, and a highly articulated steel bracelet.
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.
1918 Trench Watch
The 1918 Trench Watch is Vario's tribute to WWI military timepieces, featuring a shrapnel guard option, wire lugs, and a bund strap.
Perception Piao
An elegant integrated-bracelet sports watch celebrating high-end Chinese craftsmanship, featuring a hand-turned guilloché dial made by Master Cheng Yucai and a customized ultra-thin Dandong movement.
C63 Sealander
The C63 Sealander is Christopher Ward's compact everyday sports watch, featuring a clean dial, 150m water resistance, and the Light-catcher case.
Hudson 38 MK4
The Hudson 38 MK4 is MAEN's flagship professional diver, offering a compact 38mm steel case, 300m of water resistance, and a Swiss automatic caliber.
01Series Watermel0n
A playful, vintage-inspired chronograph featuring a colourful watermelon themed dial, combining mechanical manual-wind chronograph feel with whimsical design aesthetics.
1521 Classic
The Squale 1521 Classic is a legendary 500m professional dive watch, featuring a signature polished case and offset crown at 4 o'clock.
Upside Down
The Ludovic Ballouard Upside Down features 12 individual jumping hour discs, where the current hour is the only numeral displayed right-side up.
Max Bill Automatic
The Max Bill Automatic is a legendary Bauhaus dress watch, representing the perfect expression of modernist design in a 38mm case.
Autark Tourbillon
The Autark Tourbillon represents the democratization of haute horlogerie, featuring an in-house Swiss tourbillon movement in a lightweight titanium sports case.
V38
The Laine V38 is a bespoke 38mm dress watch featuring a Vaucher micro-rotor movement and a hand-turned guilloché dial.
Falcon Series III
The Falcon Series III is Lorier's retro explorer watch, showing a textured waffle dial, high-dome acrylic crystal, and a highly wearable 36mm steel case.
Journal & Analysis
EDITORIAL MODULE 03Three Watches for Life on a Normal Person’s Budget
I run a watch company, so here is the more fun version of three watches for the rest of my…
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.






























