AnOrdain Model 1 Blue Fume Enamel Dial

THE WATCH

This beautiful AnOrdain Model 1 Blue Fume Enamel Dial is both striking and rare! Having been sold out during it's initial offering and now on a multiple year waitlist, its a special piece sure to stand out in any collection. Finding true Enamel dials that are made by hand in house for this price point is truly special. Purchased in 2020, the watch is in mint condition showing no signs of scratching on the high polish 38mm stainless steel case. The watch has a push/pull AnOrdain signed crown with 50 meters of water resistance and a sapphire crystal with 6 layers of anti reflective coating sitting above the gorgeous dial.  Out of all the dial color variants I think this blue lends itself best visually to the true art of their enamel process.  The dials are made with vitreous enamel which reacts with silver producing a unique outcome giving it a crystalline and smooth pebble like appearance. When the light hits the dial you can see all the different shades of blue come out from light hues in the middle to darker indigo blue towards the perimeter giving a true fume smoky gradient effect. What's also very impressive is the visual texture that these dials bring which makes it unlike any other piece you will have in your collection. The typography on the dial is also unique to AnOrdain with it's beautiful numerical indices and original made in house handset which is thermally treated by hand. The watch is powered by a regulated ETA 2824-2 with no date modification.  The watch comes with two made in Germany AnOrdain suede leather straps in Gray and Navy Blue. 

SPECS

Brand: AnOrdain

Reference: Model 1 Fume

Movement: Regulated ETA 2824-2 with no date modification

Year - 2020

Condition: Pre-owned, mint condition

Case material: Stainless steel

Dial: Blue Fume Enamel

Case Diameter: 38mm

Lug to Lug: 46mm

Case Thickness: 11mm

Lug Width: 18mm

Water Resistance: 50 meters

Strap: Two AnOrdain straps in suede leather (Gray & Blue) Blue leather is New

Box & Papers: Yes

THOUGHTS

AnOrdain is such a special brand that has been offering amazing enamel dial watches for a fraction of what other manufacturers charge. Outside of Switzerland and Japan, AnOrdain is the only company producing hand enamel dials in house since 2015. With a high rejection rate and several years of master artisans experience required, enamel dials are unique and highly coveted. These enamel dials are developed through painstaking technique's over several years and are limited in how many can be produced each year.  The Model 1 Fume dial is the most coveted of AnOrdain's watches and currently has a slot waitlist of over several years.  The Model 1 has such a unique vibrant texture and color to its fume enamel dial that it is truly mesmerizing to behold. Out of all the color variants this blue one is one of my favorites. You will find yourself staring and getting lost in this dial as if your gazing out at a vast ocean.  This particle watch was only worn a handful of times and is in mint condition with box and papers.  With the high demand of these by collectors, this one will not be in the shop for long, so I suggest grabbing it while you can!