Watch News

Sunburst dial

Today we’re launching a new technique; new to us, and we think, new to watchmaking. The watch in question combines three decorative styles in a single effect that is, we believe, a first. It features a sunburst pattern – common enough, but normally achieved in a machine process that involves spinning and brushing the dial. Our sunburst, however, has been hand-engraved: every minuscule score (aroun

Introducing the Fabrik Collection

Since we started anOrdain, the craft of enamel dial-making is what we’ve been all about. However, we’ve long thought about other directions we could take our cartography-inspired aesthetic, and the different types of watches we could offer while staying true to our creative spirit. With the brand new Fabrik collection, that’s what we’ve set out to do. Many readers will recognise that this takes fo

Kielder Observatory: Moonphase Launch

The moonphase complication is one of the oldest and most elegant complications used in watchmaking today. However, you might not be aware of just how long humans have been tracking the lunar cycle.  Timekeeping has always been an intrinsic part of human civilization, and as a result, we’ve been using the Moon to help track the passage of time for millennia. The oldest confirmed lunisolar calenda

Q2 "Ghost" Set By Hodinkee - HODINKEE Shop

Q2 "Ghost" Set By Hodinkee  HODINKEE Shop

Meet the Maker: Martin Koval

Over the past couple of years, the team here in Glasgow has expanded a lot: we’re now up to 17 people in the studio, every one of them bringing something different and valuable to anOrdain. But perhaps no-one’s route here was more unlikely, or more unexpected, than that of Martin Koval, who joined our enamelling team in May. At the start of the year, he had no plans to be making watches: he was ex

The happy accident of the fumé dial

One of the pleasing things about working with vitreous enamel is its light-refractive qualities. Even the most opaque enamels have a particular vibrancy and depth of colour due to this quality. At the other end of the scale, transparent enamel gives you a vivid, jewel-like surface, which you can layer over engraved patterns that ripple through from beneath. Since we started, that’s something we’ve

Shoreham Airport: Antimagnetic Pilot Watch Launch

When it came to launching the Farer Pilot watches we had grand plans of heading down to the watch factory in Switzerland in a small plane. A flying visit to Roventa Henex to pick up the first editions, check in on the full production run and maybe find a moment for a spot of lunch. But no such luck. The effect of Covid-19 on Farer has so far meant disruption to our supply chain and of course,

Greenwich London: GMT Bezel Launch

The majority of our adventures tend to see us heading away from home- Scotland, Wales, Dorset or back to the factory in Switzerland to name a few. But to launch the GMT Bezel collection where better than the home of GMT- Greenwich, London. So we hoped on a beautifully built boat called Helena design by Naval Architect Vripack which was inspired by the old Swedish smuggler boats of the last ce

Struthers 248 dial

One thing we don’t do at anOrdain is make enamel dials for other brands. It’s not that it wouldn’t be a nice thing to offer, but all our resources are needed for making our own watches. However, there is one very special exception. We’re incredibly proud to have partnered during the past two years with Craig and Rebecca Struthers, the married couple behind Birmingham-based Struthers Watch- makers,

The Model 1 in Small, Medium and Large

We’re excited to release the new generation of the Model 1. After the second iteration of the Model 1's release in 2020, our latest collection presents the latest step in our dress watch's design evolution, with three options from which to choose: Small, Medium and Large.

Introducing the Revised Model 2

We’re delighted to share the revised Model 2, our take on the classic field watch. Initially launched in 2019, this second iteration incorporates subtle changes while retaining the original’s contemporary elegance and robust functionality. With its rugged form and ultra-legible dial, the watch merges a spirit of adventure and the outdoors with aesthetic rigour and classic style.

Introducing La Joux-Perret’s G100

Until recently, our watches have been offered with ETA and Sellita movements; for the Model 1 range, the perennially popular automatic 2824 and its Sellita equivalent, the SW200, and the 2801 and Sellita calibre SW210 manual-wind movements for the Model 2.  We’ve now introduced another movement to the mix: La Joux-Perret’s recently released automatic G100. This option will be available for Model 1

HEBRIDEAN WHALE & DOLPHIN TRUST: AQUA COMPRESSOR PARTNERSHIP

Welcome to the second series of our Titanium Aqua Compressor, a dive watch that will venture 300m/1000ft deep down with you, thanks to their patented seals. Precision timing when you need it most is essential to a diver and following on from the success of our first sanction of these pieces, we have further developed the Aqua Compressor to also offer new dial details, and a marine grade titanium b

THE MAKING OF AQUA COMPRESSOR™

When people started exploring underwater, it was easy; from a timekeeping point of view at least. With a couple of sturdy blokes in your dive boat pumping air down to you there was little need to know the time. It didn’t matter whether you were in a diving bell or a suit, someone else told you when you could knock off for a cuppa. But once divers started carrying their own air with them in the lat

THE MAKING OF LANDER GMT

The Lander GMT holds a special place in our hearts at Farer HQ. Originally debuted back in 2017 as our first complication after our launch three hand mechanical collection, it was a big statement for the brand, defining our ambition beyond the ordinary. It's been a best seller since day one, with fans across the globe captivated by the unique dial colour. Officially called sea green, it's a true w

Our System for 2022

A New System

December Release: Model 1 Fumé