A while each week in my planner is put aside to wander by means of the world of watches, in search of manufacturers that I haven’t heard about but. It’s fascinating to understand that whereas already spending twenty years on this business, I nonetheless discover manufacturers that have been beforehand unknown to me. A couple of months in the past, Hvilina caught my consideration. They have been based in 2014 with its principal workplace in Warsaw, Poland, and has constructed fairly a status for making trendy watches which are additionally pleasing to the horological coronary heart. Through the years, this has resulted in fairly a trophy cupboard that features, amongst others, a number of NY Product Design Awards, iF Design Awards, and German Design Awards.
Hvilina’s newest creation is the Nomro Hybrid, a set of six watches which are all powered by Seiko Epson caliber PX85A. That is an fascinating motion as it’s a so-called hybrid or kinetic, which means that the movement of an oscillating weight is transformed into electrical energy, which is used to energy the quartz motion. Such a motion mixed the precision and dependability of a battery-powered quartz motion with the guts and soul of a mechanical one. Hvilina most actually doesn’t cover such an fascinating motion behind a closed caseback however exhibits it in all its glory behind a coloured but clear insert within the caseback.
In accordance with Hvilina, the inspiration for this assortment got here from the world of cyberpunk, which represents nighttime skyscrapers and synthetic neon lights. This interprets to some extra expressive items, just like the Synthwave, which mixes reasonably daring colours, and the extra conventional Publish Industrial, which mixes silver and black on the dial. The Seiko Epson Hybrid motion options not solely a date perform but in addition a GMT. Hvilina took benefit of that by making a refined but expressive GMT hand that offers an additional sprint of colour to the dial. The date wheel can be not the usual kind however fits the theme Hvilina set for this assortment.
The case with an built-in bracelet resonates with present developments. It’s properly constructed, and whereas it lacks the choice for micro-adjustment, it does function hyperlinks which are sufficiently small to make the bracelet match comfortably. Hvilina gave every of the six fashions a reputation of its personal, of which two have a pink gold IP coating, and restricted them to 350 items per mannequin. The Nombro Hybrid is priced at €399,-, however now open to pre-order at €299,- with supply in December.
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