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October 4 2023

Introducing The New AnOrdain Model 3 Method

After the limited edition produced for Hodinkee, anOrdain once again presents the Model 3 in two new variants that join its regular collection.

As is usual for the Scottish watchmaking brand, the new watches feature craftsmanship enamel dials that were developed here with Method Studio (MS), which specialises in woodworking.

The textured dials, which took four years to develop, were inspired by the wooden whiskey boxes hand-carved by MS and which attempt to recreate a carved block of wood. It was through a complex and phased process that it was possible to obtain a steel mould capable of shaping the silver dials, which were subsequently enamelled, painted by hand and subjected to various stages of firing and polishing until the final result.

Between the two variants, the ‘Aqua’ features a bright blue tone, silver markers and dark blue hands. And the ‘Lichen’ which comes in a faded blue with purple accents and hands. Both watches feature pro-printed hour markers and the brand’s lettering at noon, and heat-treating hands in the shape of a syringe where the skeletonized minute hand is inserted.

On the outside, the watch wears a round stainless steel case measuring 39mm in diameter and 10.50mm thick with inwardly inclined lugs, featuring a uniform polished finish, domed sapphire glass, solid case back, fluted push-pull crown at 3 o’clock and 50m water resistance.

The watch comes attached to a leather strap with numerous colours available and is priced at €4,195 (excluding VAT).

Introducing the Renewed Anordain Model 2

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Anordain, a Scottish watch company since 2015, has distinguished itself since its creation by creating enamel dials by hand and individually through its four master enamellers.

The process of creating Anordain enamel dials involves a very precise and time-consuming process that can take up to 12 hours and consists of applying the enamel on copper discs that go into the oven at 800 degrees Celsius and are then sanded, a process that is repeated several times until the desired end result is obtained. This means that the Anordain team can produce up to half a hundred dials per month.

The Model 2, a field watch created in 2019, featured a 36mm diameter stainless steel case with a brushed or polished finish, sapphire crystal, rounded lugs and crown guards. On the dial, in addition to its enamel dial, had a very simple layout, which translated into two skeletonized central hands with a fine tip, which is the brand’s signature, and printed Arabic hour marks. In 2021 the Model 2 reappears now in a 39.5mm case and with a new layout, now incorporating a second hand and a minute scale and featuring 3-6-9 numerals markers. The fourteen Model 2s up to that point were equipped with the Sellita SW-210-1 manual movement.

The new Model 2 now comes in two sizes and four variants. Outside the same stainless steel case in 36mm or 39.5mm by 11mm thickness with the same brushed or polished finish.

The dial is presented in four different colors, green (race green), tan yellow (linen), gray (haar grey) or white comes with a renewed layout. The dial now has a minute scale, the formerly printed Arabic hour markers and now three central hands, the former skeletonized hour and minute hands now joined by a second hand. Inside, the watches continue to be powered by the Sellita SW-210-1 movement.

The watches are offered on a leather strap with options in different colors and textures and will soon be available at prices of approximately £1,700 and £1,800 for the 36 and 39.5mm sizes respectively.

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