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ARCHIVE MODULE 02Featured Models
CATALOGUE MODULE 01Geography
The Bravur Geography is a Scandinavian travel watch featuring a clean dual-timezone dial and a textured center dial pattern.
Chronomètre Bleu
The Chronomètre Bleu is a legendary time-only watch featuring a rare tantalum case, a chrome-blue dial, and a solid 18k gold manual movement.
Old Smith 90-002
The Old Smith 90-002 is Kuoe's flagship field watch, offering classic 1940s military design in a highly wearable 35mm case.
Flieger Classic 36
The Stowa Flieger Classic 36 is a compact pilot watch featuring a sterile dial layout and a manual-wind Swiss movement.
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.
Spiral "Golden Fall"
An artisan automatic watch featuring a handcrafted Grand Feu enamel dial over a hand-engraved silver base, powered by a Swiss Soprod movement.
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.
Retromatic
The Retromatic is Brew's minimalist three-hand automatic watch, housed in a geometric cushion-shaped case with a perforated grid dial.
ProTrail
The Circula ProTrail is an anti-magnetic field watch featuring a 1,200 Vickers hardened steel case and a textured sand-blasted dial.
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.
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.
Venture Titanium
The Venture Titanium is a lightweight 38mm field watch, featuring an angular titanium case and a workhorse Japanese automatic movement.
GSAR
The Marathon GSAR is a Swiss-made professional search and rescue dive watch featuring tritium tube dial markers and a 41mm steel case.
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.
AM2 Automatic
The AM2 is March LA.B's signature TV-case watch, presenting a bold, retro-futuristic 1970s design with a green-accented dial.
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.
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.
Marine
An ultra-limited, vintage-style Swiss dive watch featuring a sandwich dial, mirror-polished bevels, and a super-domed sapphire crystal.
Model 1 Fumé
The Model 1 Fumé is anOrdain's signature timepiece, featuring a hand-crafted vitreous enamel dial with a beautiful gradient fumé effect produced in Glasgow.
Antarctique
A luxury integrated sports watch featuring a hand-finished in-house micro-rotor movement and a distinctive C-link steel bracelet.
Fastback
A bold automotive sports watch crafted from layered carbon fiber, ceramic, and titanium, designed by former Audemars Piguet designers.
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.
Autark Tourbillon
The Autark Tourbillon represents the democratization of haute horlogerie, featuring an in-house Swiss tourbillon movement in a lightweight titanium sports case.
5303 COSC Diver
The Serica 5303 is a professional dive watch featuring a distinct case, a dual-scale ceramic/steel bezel, and a COSC-certified Swiss automatic caliber.
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.






























