I see no need to bury the lede when it comes to Ophion?s OPH 786 Vélos. This watch is outstanding, stunningly beautiful, and one of the most genuinely interesting new watches I?ve had a chance to sample of late. It?s doing a bunch of things, on a bunch of different levels, and succeeds at nearly all of them. The finishing, the movement, and especially the dial, along with everything on it, work together in harmony, creating a watch that?s completely surprising in the best possible way.

Salmon Guilloche on the wrist

While the Vélos has the appearance of a ?finely made? dress watch, the whole point of the watch is to subvert what that somewhat vague terminology even means. Ophion?s watches are an experiment in the deliberate mixing of traditional hand finishing techniques with modern manufacturing, and making the most of what the latest technology has to offer. The handwork that is so important to me and other watch lovers has, in many instances, been intentionally discarded by Ophion in favor of modern technology, and the results had me rethinking, for the first time in ages, what it is that I actually value in watchmaking. 
$3380

Review: Ophion OPH 786 Vélos

Case
Stainless Steel

Movement
Soprod hand-wound with 5-day power reserve made in collaboration with MHVJ

Dial
Radial Blue, Salmon Guilloche, Silver Guilloche

Lume
None

Lens
Sapphire

Strap
Alligator

Water Resistance
5 ATM

Dimensions
38.5 x 46.7mm

Thickness
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