America’s luxury watch show, WatchTime New York, is only weeks away, as we continue to spotlight some of the most notable timepieces that you’ll find on display there. Today we look at indie brand Speake-Marin and the new watches in its elegant J-Class collection, the simply named One and Two, which are equipped with all-new, in-house movements.
The Speake-Marin One (left) is in rose gold case, while the Two is in a titanium case.
The watch dubbed the One is in an 18k rose gold case; the Two features a grade 5 titanium case. Both are available in two case sizes ? 38-mm diameter and 42 mm ? and are distinguished by their highly skeletonized dials that put the micromechanical vista of the new movement, Caliber SMA01, on full display. Speake-Marin says that the development of this in-house movement, the first to be used in the J-Class collection, required many months from the design stage to the manufacturing process. The Speake-Marin watchmaking team kept the movement slim by using a micro-rotor to wind the mainspring and positioning it flush with the bridges. Assembled entirely by hand and possessing a fully wound power reserve of 52 hours, Caliber SMA01 carries a COSC chronometer certification, testifying to its timekeeping precision and reliability. ...