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ARCHIVE MODULE 02Featured Models
CATALOGUE MODULE 0101Series Watermel0n
A playful, vintage-inspired chronograph featuring a colourful watermelon themed dial, combining mechanical manual-wind chronograph feel with whimsical design aesthetics.
Streamliner Centre Seconds
A luxury integrated sports watch featuring a fluid cushion case, organic bracelet design, and Moser's signature Matrix Green fume dial.
Legacy Machine 101
The Legacy Machine 101 features a suspended flying balance wheel above the dial, showcasing MB&F's mechanical art in a traditional 40mm round case.
Toki
An Art Deco dress watch designed by master watchmaker Hajime Asaoka, featuring a striking coral-salmon dial inspired by the Japanese crested ibis.
Gravity Equal Force
A skeletonized technical timepiece featuring a constant-force transmission system and dial-side mechanical architecture.
Tangente 38
The Tangente 38 is Nomos Glashütte's signature timepiece, representing the ultimate expression of Bauhaus watch design in a modern 37.5mm case.
Ultradive
The Sherpa Ultradive is a premium reissue of the historic 1960s compressor dive watch, featuring an internal bezel and dual crown system.
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.
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.
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.
The Navygraf Marine Nationale is an official military dive watch made in collaboration with the French Navy, featuring an in-house YEMA2000 caliber and a classic layout.
The Valour is RZE's titanium racing chronograph, offering a lightweight case with UltraHex coating and a meca-quartz movement.
Naos Automatic
The Naos Automatic is Sternglas's signature dress watch, offering classic Bauhaus minimalism in a thin 38mm stainless steel case.
No. 01
The No. 01 is Meistersinger's signature single-hand watch, offering a clean, instrument-style layout in a classic 43mm case.
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.
Autark Tourbillon
The Autark Tourbillon represents the democratization of haute horlogerie, featuring an in-house Swiss tourbillon movement in a lightweight titanium sports case.
The First Pitzmann
The First Pitzmann features a cold enamel dial, a sub-second display, and a highly polished 39mm stainless steel case.
Commuter
The Traska Commuter is a compact daily sports watch, showing a scratch-resistant case treatment, clean dial styling, and a slim automatic movement.
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.
Sector Automatic Ref. 2116-A
The Sector Automatic is Furlan Marri's premier mechanical three-hand watch, presenting a cow-horn lug case, a multi-textured sector dial, and a premium Swiss caliber.
Korona K0
The Sarpaneva Korona K0 features the brand's iconic openwork dial layout combined with a signature hand-finished moonphase face.
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.
Metric
The Brew Metric is a vintage-inspired meca-quartz chronograph featuring a unique asymmetric layout, 1970s telephone dial cues, and espresso extraction timing marks.
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.
Journal & Analysis
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