This week on the Scottish Watches Podcast, we’re joined by Formex CEO Raphael Granito for what has become an annual tradition: unveiling something nobody saw coming. After a whirlwind tour of Geneva’s independent watch scene, Windup San Francisco, and the latest developments at Formex, Raph takes us behind the scenes of the brand’s most ambitious project to date.

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We’re talking about a completely new integrated-bracelet sports watch, in grade 5 titanium, that’s just 6.9mm tall, utilizing Horage’s high-tech K2 microrotor movement, a stunning sculpted dial unlike anything we’ve seen before, and a design philosophy inspired as much by nature as by traditional watchmaking.

We discuss the risks of moving into a higher price category, why Formex continues to win over collectors year after year, and how a company known for value-driven innovation plans to take its next big step forward.

Formex ESSENCE CERAMICA

Raphael is wearing his Formex REEF GMT AUTOMATIC GMT COSC 300M BLACK/GILT 42 MMRikki is wearing his ESSENCE ThirtyNine Automatic Chronometer MalachiteFormex STRATOS UTC Automatic UTC True Pilot Blue 41 mm

Formex Aria Automatic Manufacture ChronometerLive pictures from the launch event.

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