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 a modern take on the look, the Single Hand’s 38mm steel case is clearly vintage inspired, with twisted lugs, knurled crown and onion(ish) crown. With a height of just 11mm and a 46mm lug-to-lug, it certainly won’t wear overbearingly, either.

The double-domed sapphire with anti-reflective coating on the underside will help with legibility, and the screw-down, solid caseback helps with the 100-metre water resistance. It’s not the most impressive number for a watch so concerned with the sea, but I’m guessing it’ll be plenty for the majority of its customers – this isn’t a dive watch, after all.

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