New for 2021, Horage has announced new versions of their unique sports watch, the Autark. We reviewed the Autark way back in 2015, and in the years since Horage has made adjustments in a subtle but still meaningful way, often incorporating feedback from fans and customers. The resulting watches don?t reinvent anything that came before, but hold on to the things that have always made the Autark stand out (namely the distinctive case shape and in-house movement) while improving it incrementally. Let?s take a look at the new generation of Autarks. 

First up is the Autark Hv. The Hv here stands for ?hardness value,? a fitting designation for a watch with a hardened titanium case. The use of titanium and a hardening agent here immediately put this watch in a rough and tumble tool watch mode, and the angular tonneau style case helps in this regard as well. The notched bezel is an Horage signature, and gives the watch an aggressive appearance. At 39mm in diameter and just 10mm thick, the Autark has dimensions that make it extremely wearable.  This rendition of the Autark has vertically brushed blue dial, with a display that makes it clear the movement powering the watch is like nothing else on the market. The big date at 3:00, power reserve at 6:00, and running seconds at 9:00 is an unusual but surprisingly useful combination, and highlights Horage?s achievement in designing a movement completely in-house, which is quite uncommon for a brand of their size. The K1 calib...