60 minutes · 12 hours
Hands & Markers
How a watch tells the time at a glance. Hand families, hour markers, minute tracks and luminous treatments, from restrained dress dials to bold tool watches.
shape first, surface second
Dress hands and finishes
Dauphine, baton, leaf, alpha and Breguet hands give the same dial five different voices.
Explore Dress hands and finishesdistinct silhouettes for quick recognitionTool-watch hands
Sword, syringe, cathedral, Mercedes-style and snowflake hands organise the dial around a strong, readable pointer.
Explore Tool-watch handswhere seconds live is a movement decisionSeconds hands and layouts
Separate the pointer's shape and colour from its location, motion and relationship to a chronograph.
Explore Seconds hands and layoutsorientation, numbering and precision cuesHour markers, numerals and tracks
Choose how the dial tells you where you are before adding more decoration around the hands.
Explore Hour markers, numerals and tracksdaylight colour and afterglow are differentLume, plots and filled markers
Understand the pigment choices, then separate surface-applied lume from a true sandwich dial.
Explore Lume, plots and filled markers