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ARCHIVE MODULE 02Featured Models
CATALOGUE MODULE 01Mako 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.
Modello Uno
A brutalist and minimal professional dive watch featuring a sterile bezel, high legibility, and heavy brushed case architecture.
Reef
The Reef is Formex's highly engineered professional dive watch, featuring tool-free interchangeable ceramic bezels, a COSC-certified movement, and 300m water resistance.
Retrospect III
The Retrospect III is Nodus's vintage-inspired dive watch, showing a distinct sandwich dial design, a brushed steel bezel, and 200m of water resistance.
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.
Essence Thirty-Nine
The Essence Thirty-Nine is Formex's flagship daily sports watch, showcasing a COSC-certified movement, custom case suspension, and a highly brushed 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.
Seneca
The Seneca is Beaucroft's flag-bearer, a contemporary dress watch featuring a refined 40mm case, clean dial geometry, and British design pedigree.
Logical One
The Romain Gauthier Logical One features a patented constant-force mechanism with a ruby-chain and fusee, wound via a case-band pusher.
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.
Max Bill Automatic
The Max Bill Automatic is a legendary Bauhaus dress watch, representing the perfect expression of modernist design in a 38mm case.
The Superman Heritage is Yema's flagship reissue of their iconic 1963 diver, showcasing the famous bezel lock mechanism, 300m water resistance, and a Swiss caliber.
Gemini Series II
The Gemini Series II is Lorier's mechanical column-wheel chronograph, evoking classic 1960s motorsport styling with a dual-register layout.
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.
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.
DB28XP
The DB28XP is an ultra-thin 7.2mm titanium watch featuring De Bethune's patented floating lugs and a delta-shaped movement bridge.
Freediver
The Traska Freediver is a professional dive watch featuring a scratch-resistant case treatment, a ceramic bezel, and 200m of water resistance.
C60 Trident Pro 300
The C60 Trident Pro 300 is Christopher Ward's premier professional dive watch, offering a slim 11.5mm case, a ceramic bezel, and 300m of water resistance.
1941 Principia
The 1941 Principia is Grönefeld's premier automatic timepiece, featuring an exceptional movement with hand-finished stainless steel bridges.
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.
Fairwind
The Halios Fairwind is a highly sought-after independent dive watch celebrated for its sharp, angular case design and custom bi-directional sapphire bezel.
Signalman
The Schofield Signalman features a heavy, flared case, a deep matte dial, a power reserve indicator, and a GMT complication.
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.
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.
Journal & Analysis
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