The fascination of mechanics
Tourby Watch Manufacture in Hagen/GERMANY
Global. Independent. Rare.
The fascination of mechanics
German Design Award Winner 2020
Rare timepieces
A new trend is currently spreading in the watch world. Diving watches with a smaller diameter that do without the bulky rotating bezel and still have a high level of water resistance and a sporty look.
Custom made timepieces
In 2013, we received an anonymous request as to whether we could build a mechanical pilot's watch that would meet the highest standards and be water-resistant to 200 meters. The high level of water resistance is rather unusual for a pilot's watch, and at the time there was nothing on the market that could offer that. We built a prototype and got the approval. Since then we have been supplying the US Navy School in Lemoore with a pilot's watch specially made for them.
Statement of the Jury:
Stylish, distinctive and balanced, the product ostensibly utilises modern contempory materials and techniques to recreate a design classic. Harking back to the early 20th century, the face is characterised with luminous oversized numerals and a display showing seconds placed at six o'clock. Together with the weathered strap and simple railway line circumference the watch oozes old-school look.
Statement of the Jury:
Simple geometric elements combine with gentle colours and minimal numeric components to create a sophisticated, elegant and spectacular watch that evokes the Art Deco design of the early 20th century.