The Jules Verne universe has been the source of inspiration and imagination for the brand’s first two collections. The latest from us is no exception. Captain Nemo is a character created by the French novelist. He appears in two of Verne’s science-fiction books, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1875).

Nemo is the sequel of Horizon Watches’ first collection, the -N-. Where its brethren stood tall and dominant on the wrist, Nemo is the opposite: it is smaller and thinner. That said, Nemo retains the traits that have fast become synonymous with Horizon Watches… More here.

Watch brands legendary and tiny have long battled with the date indicator and managed to completely screw the idea up. Some have even managed to ruin luxury offerings with this feature, but it would appear that Horizon has nailed it with a subtle date window situated inside a luminous marker. Brilliant and obvious.

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