EMPIRICAL WATCH - 01
instrument for the modern intellectual.
For two thousand years, the armillary helped philosophers understand our place among the stars. For the first time in history, the EW01 puts one on your wrist, turning against a sky of precious aventurine.
Every watch tells you what time it is. The EW01 is built around a different question: what it means that you are here at all.
Designed by a philosopher and lifelong collector, developed over two years with a master watchmaker featuring an innovative complication. Each watch is hand-assembled and made to order. Limited to only 300 pieces worldwide.
EMPIRICAL WATCH - 01
instrument for the modern intellectual.
For two thousand years, the armillary helped philosophers understand our place among the stars. For the first time in history, the EW01 puts one on your wrist, turning against a sky of precious aventurine.
Every watch tells you what time it is. The EW01 is built around a different question: what it means that you are here at all.
Armillary Complication
Three independent axes rotating on a miniature 3 dimensional armillary.
Unique Black Lume
A custom black lume, developed for the EW01, that glows in the dark.
Retrograde Minutes
Minutes sweep a rose-gold arc from 00 to 60, then revolves back.
Sapphire Crystal
Scratch-resistant sapphire, domed high for museum exhibition.
Natural Aventurine
Dial made from aventurine gem with a starfield unique to every dial.
Automatic Movement
Miyota automatic movement, precision regulated for accuracy.
Grade 5 Titanium
Components built in titanium to reduce the weight of watch.
Limited Edition
One time release, each watch is hand assembled and numbered.
Armillary Complication.
Three independent axes rotating on a miniature 3 dimensional armillary.
Unique Black Lume
A custom black lume, developed for
the EW01, that glows in the dark.
Retrograde Minutes
Minutes sweep a rose-gold arc from
00 to 60, then revolves back.
Sapphire Crystal
Scratch-resistant sapphire, domed
high for museum exhibition.
Natural Aventurine
Dial made from aventurine gem with a starfield unique to every dial.
Automatic Movement
Miyota automatic movement, precision regulated for accuracy.
Grade 5 Titanium
Components built in titanium to
reduce the weight of watch.
Limited Edition
One time release, each watch is hand assembled and numbered.
The Armillary Reinvented.
For two thousand years, philosophers used the armillary to understand the universe and reflect on our place within them. In the EW01 it becomes a living mechanism: three axes in rose gold finishing, driven by a custom built complication that moves independently with time. The hour discs orbit, and is read at the apex.
Deep Time
On Your Wrist.
The dial is natural aventurine, a stone formed deep in the earth long before the first clock was made. Its mineral flecks catch light like a starfield, every dial is unique. Around it, Per Aspera Ad Astra arcs across the rose-gold flange as the minutes climb from 00 to 60.
Powered By
Your Chaos.
The back is an exhibition into the inner mechanism of the watch. Engraved around the case back, facing only the wearer: “You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” The rotor turns with every movement. The motion of your life is what drives it, and your will is what defines time.
Rediscover The Meaning Of Time.
EW-01 began with one question in a notebook: what would a watch look like if a philosopher made it? The answer took two years, hundreds of notes and sketches, research and development, a master watchmaker, and more failed prototypes than one can count. The EW01 is the answer.
The Armillary Reinvented.
For two thousand years, philosophers used the armillary to understand the universe and reflect on our place within them. In the EW01 it becomes a living mechanism: three axes in rose gold finishing, driven by a custom built complication that moves independently with time. The hour discs orbit, and the hour is read at the apex.
Deep Time
On Your Wrist.
The dial is natural aventurine, a stone formed deep in the earth long before the first clock was made. Its mineral flecks catch light like a starfield, so every dial is unique. Around it, Per Aspera Ad Astra arcs across the rose-gold flange as the minutes climb from 00 to 60.
Powered By
Your Chaos.
The back is an exhibition into the inner mechanism of the watch. Engraved around the caseback, facing only the wearer: “You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” Beneath it, the rotor turns with every movement of your wrist. The motion of your life is what drives it, and your will is what defines time.
Made To Rediscover The Meaning Of Time.
EW-01 began with one question in a notebook: what would a watch look like if a philosopher made it? The answer took two years, hundreds of notes and sketches, research and development, a master watchmaker, and more failed prototypes than one can count. The EW01 is the final answer, and only 300 will ever exist.