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ARCHIVE MODULE 02Featured Models
CATALOGUE MODULE 01DS30 Black
The DS30 is Damasko's highly wearable tool watch, constructed from ice-hardened submarine steel and featuring high scratch resistance.
Seaforth IV
The Halios Seaforth IV is a benchmark microbrand dive watch known for its clean dial layouts, versatile case proportions, and rotating sapphire bezel options.
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.
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.
Fortitude Lite
The Fortitude Lite is Astor+Banks' everyday tool watch, boasting a compact 38.5mm case, high water resistance, and an anti-magnetic shield.
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.
Aquascaphe Classic
The Aquascaphe Classic is Baltic's flagship vintage-style dive watch, combining 1960s skin diver aesthetics with modern construction and a high-beat Japanese 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Antarctique
A luxury integrated sports watch featuring a hand-finished in-house micro-rotor movement and a distinctive C-link steel bracelet.
Anywhere
The Krayon Anywhere displays the time, calendar, and shifting daily sunrise/sunset times customized to the exact latitude of the wearer's location.
MR01
The Baltic MR01 is an elegant vintage-style dress watch featuring a micro-rotor movement, a textured dial with Breguet numerals, and a slim case.
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.
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.
Supersede
The Supersede is Horage's multi-complication sports watch, housing an in-house micro-rotor GMT caliber in a 904L steel case measuring just 9.85mm thick.
AdC #8
A bespoke, completely handmade dress watch in 18k rose gold with teardrop lugs, hand-painted dials, and a fully hand-bevelled caliber.
Fastback
A bold automotive sports watch crafted from layered carbon fiber, ceramic, and titanium, designed by former Audemars Piguet designers.
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.
Toki
An Art Deco dress watch designed by master watchmaker Hajime Asaoka, featuring a striking coral-salmon dial inspired by the Japanese crested ibis.
Journal & Analysis
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