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Vario VERSA Dual Time Reversible Watch Wins the iF DESIGN AWARD 2025

Vario is thrilled to announce that its VERSA Dual Time Reversible Watch has been honored with the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD 2025. This globally renowned accolade is a symbol of excellence in desi...

Interview Ivan Chua – Founder of Vario

Vario is a brand that I really like for several years. I’ve already talked about some of their pieces here and today I’m giving the floor to the founder of the brand. Ivan is one of the nicest guys...

Interview with Ivan by The Peak magazine

Neither a serious horology enthusiast nor an industry insider with capital backing, Ivan very simply launched Vario with his first batch of colourful, patterned straps on crowdfunding platform Indi...

Vario VERSA Mother of Pearl Watch featured on Time & Tide

There are two mother-of-pearl variants of the Vario Versa: one model with a traditional off-white, and one with a tinted black mother-of-pearl, both of which feature silver secondary dials. Both mo...

Vario 1918 Pilot reviewed by Popping Crowns

Maybe I’m a bit off-kilter, and that’s why I was instantly so drawn to this watch. Or perhaps it’s because I lust after a Vacheron Historiques 1921. While it certainly doesn’t satisfy my desire for...

Interview with Ivan by Mainspring Watch Magazine

The enthusiast community is used to seeing divers, integrated bracelet sport watches, field watches…but what about 37mm trench watches or affordable takes on a reversible watch? It’s a rarity to f...

Ivan featured on Zao Bao newspaper

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/lifestyle/feature/story20240415-3281656

Vario NAVI Single Hand Watch featured on Time and Tide

While it may have been inspired by marine navigation instruments, the Navi Single Hand is a great deal more elegant than, say, a large compass or tabletop marine chronometer. Though its dial may be...

Vario ИAVI Single Hand Watch featured on The Time Bum

Ivan describes the new layout as calming in that you can read the time, but not to the precise minute. To some, that is sacrilege, and if that is your initial reaction, ask yourself what you say wh...

Vario 1918 Trench featured on The Slender Wrist

By the time of the First World War, the wristwatch had become an essential part of a commissioned officer’s uniform. The unprecedented scale of the war made synchronized timekeeping vital in the co...