Horizon Watches' Pilgrim is a Super Compressor-style dive watch that continues the Jules Verne story that has been the inspiration for the brand's designs. First published in 1878, Un Capitaine de Quinze Ans (A Captain at Fifteen) is an adventure that follows the voyages of Pilgrim, a whaler, across the Pacific. The protagonist is a fifteen year-old crew who is tasked to be the captain of the ship when disaster strikes. Imagine being fifteen and the fate of the ship you are on is handed over to you. In Jules Verne’s universe, that is a recipe for an action-packed adventure. As the story unfolds, one can find common life themes such as bravery, sufferings and fights for freedom.
The story that inspires Horizon Watches’ Pilgrim pans out mostly on water. Thus, a diver was deemed most apt for the collection. This time, a Super-Compressor style diver was chosen to be the starting point for the design. Three principles set by Fred Bekher, co-founder and designer of Horizon Watches, guide the design process, namely: a two-part main case; detailings; and functionality.
The main body of the case combines two separate elements that have different surface finishes to achieve contrast between polished and brushed surfaces. The Pilgrim comes with two coin-edged design, screwdown crowns; each is 7mm in diameter, making it easy to handle and wind as needed.
For those familiar with Horizon Watches’ first collection, you would have an inkling that the brand owners like to treat the watch they design like a labyrinth full of hidden clues. This thread continues here with the Pilgrim. You will find numbers, a quote, and text in places not immediately visible to the eyes.
The early super compressor tended to mark the 12, 3, 6, and 9 hour indicators with a triangle frame. In the Pilgrim, this has been reinterpreted with a trapezium instead. To give the watch design a further twist, one of these trapeziums has been made into a date window, resulting in a super unusual super compressor, challenging you to find the secret date window!
The centre of the dial for the Pilgrim has a finely polished finished raised cone that provides the base for the three uniquely designed hands for time reading. In line with the sea adventure story that inspired the collection, they are shaped like fishing spears. For superior legibility, all three hands are luminous. Look closely at the Pilgrim and you will find an excellent quality of polishing even on a small surface like the applied index and dot markers.
Turn the Pilgrim over and find on the caseback a graphic illustrated by Bekher engraved on the caseback. The illustration depicts Pilgrim, the ship and a whale. In many cultures, a ship symbolizes journey and adventure.
The crystal of the watch is a boxed type sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating applied on the interior side. The anti-reflective coating helps minimise glare under the sun and also increases dial readability.
Every Pilgrim watch comes with an original design, high quality and super comfortable FKM rubber strap that is equipped with quick release spring bars. The buckle is of a custom design and finished in a similar style as the case, with a combination of brushed and polished surfaces.
The Pilgrim is available in four colours: Blue Ocean, Black Ocean, Green Ocean and Young Captain's Edition.
Technical Specifications
Case size:
41mm
Case material:
316L stainless steel with brushed and polished finishings
Case back:
Screwdown close caseback with engraved graphic
Movement type:
Automatic
Movement no.:
SW200-1A with customised date disc
Power reserve:
Approx 38hrs
Dial:
Embossed sandblasted textured dial, polished applied indices with SuperLuminova (old radium lume/BGW9); hands are polished spear-shaped handset, filled with SuperLuminova (old radium lume/BGW9)
Bezel:
Inner rotating bezel filled with SuperLuminova (old radium/BGW9)
Glass:
Boxed sapphire with internal 3 layers of anti-reflective coating
Water resistance:
20ATM
Strap type:
Rubber
Strap material:
FKM rubber
Buckle:
Stainless steel tang buckle, customised with logo
Warranty:
1 year
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