Héron Mirabel Firehorse
After seeing so many Year of the Horse watches this year, the Héron Mirabel Firehorse stands out thanks to a thin agate stone dial backed by a full lume layer that glows in a subtle way. Add a PVD gold case, a floating seconds marker shaped like an antique Chinese coin, and a 24 piece run, and it’s the sort of release you can’t hang around on
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More details at Héron.
Sero Watch Company Signature
With four dial colours in red, silver, blue or gold, the charming Signature is the inaugural release from Netherlands based Sero. With Breguet numerals cut away and electroplated in black on the brushed dial, spade hands, and a variety of leather strap or beads-of-rice bracelet options, it’s a compelling dress watch design.
Price and Specs:
More details at Sero.
Mandetbrote Wandering Hour
Available in a host of limited edition colours, most of which are already sold out, the Mandetbrote Wandering Hour is a playful, affordable take on one of the rarer haute horology styles of display. Though the bold 3 Primaries colourway is still available if you want the loud version. At 41.2mm in diameter, it’s easy to read and water resistant to 50m.
Price and Specs:
More details at Mandetbrote.
Lebond Attraction Original Edition
Inspired by an unrealised Antoni Gaudí design, the Lebond Attraction Original Edition is crafted from sandblasted Grade 5 titanium and tells time in a way that feels more architectural than traditional. A rotating top disc displays the seconds subtly while the minute and hour hands orbit underneath with blue Super-LumiNova. A wooden presentation case completes the nod to the futuristic structure that never was.
Price and Specs:
More details at Lebond.
Vitreum Lunar Exploder
Created in collaboration with the @microindycollective community, the Vitreum Lunar Exploder doubles down on the kind of enamel dial work that’s making Vitreum a go to right now. The name ‘Exploder’ for the cratered, moon-like texture came from an early prototype that literally exploded coming out of the kiln thanks to excessively thick enamel layers. The final look is paired with ancient Icelandic style numerals to keep the whole thing feeling properly otherworldly.
Price and Specs:
More details at Vitreum.
So, a newly released review (a review dated today, and, as of 11:30 this morning) most of these watches are already unavailable (I’m referencing their own individual websites), so not great news for anybody looking to buy one of these. As I have stated in my previous comments, this is the problem with limited release numbers, particularly with watches that are attainable for the normal “man in the street” (price wise), – hopes are raised and then immediately dashed because no crystal ball was available.
I’m personally not aggrieved because none of the watches featured are my style, but that is not the point, the point is that limited numbers generally lead to disappointment. Yes, I understand that nobody wants a leftover stock of anything that they can’t sell, but, if you are confident with your own product and get your market share data right, this shouldn’t happen.
End of gripe!
Hey Dezza, thanks for your comments. I just wanted to defend my choices, as I always try to pick watches that are actually available for the round-ups I put together. The Heron is indeed sold out. The Sero has not launched yet, which is why it’s showing as sold out on their website. There are still some versions of the Mandetbrote available, depending on the colour. The Lebond is not sold out either. Vitreum produce watches in very limited numbers, but availability can open up again on some models.