AnOrdain
Model 2 Racing Green
AnOrdain’s team of 18 designers and craftspeople in Glasgow, Scotland, make 40 watches per month. Each one is designed and made entirely in-house. Their latest model, the “Model 2 Large,” was just released. And at 39.5mm, it’s the perfect size for a more modern field watch. The racing green vitreous enamel dials are painstakingly handmade by master enamellers, each one taking days to complete. Enamel is hand-applied to a thin copper disk, which is then kiln fired at nearly 1500F. After it cools, it is sanded smooth and the process is repeated up to eight times, leading to a color depth on par with a Rothko painting. The downside to this meticulous process is that there’s currently a two-plus-year waiting list to buy one. But given the labor involved, this is still an affordable watch. The Sellita SW-210-1 movement is manual wind and paired with an Incabloc shock protection system, so you can take it on the kinds of adventures it was made for. The custom heat-treated hands have Super-LumiNova tips, and the case is waterproof to 50 meters.
$2,280
