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Project 2

The world’s best mechanical watch under $1,000.

We think so.

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Case
Full carbon fibre
Movement
Mechanical skeleton
Retail
$999
  • 36mm octagon
  • Full carbon fibre, 48.4g
  • Fully skeletonised

THE NEW WAVE

We believe exceptional mechanical watches shouldn’t require extreme prices.

THE NEW WAVE is an independent watch brand building modern mechanical watches around engineering, materials, proportion and design. Project 2 is our attempt to prove that excellence can be accessible.

Our story Explore the specifications
Project 2 on the orange fluororubber strap
Project 2, orange fluororubber strap

  1. Materials

    Full carbon fibre

    A full carbon-fibre case, 48.4g in total, with sapphire crystal front and back.

  2. Mechanics

    Fully skeletonised

    A mechanical movement with openwork bridges and plates, 42 hours of power reserve and 25 jewels.

  3. Proportion

    36mm octagon

    An octagonal case 8mm thin, on a 20mm interchangeable fluororubber strap.

  4. Price

    $999 USD

    Taxes included. A limited edition of 500.

PROJECT 2

Case
36mm
Thickness
8mm
Weight
48.4g
Limited edition
1/500
Project 2 with black fluororubber strap: octagonal carbon-fibre case framing an exposed skeleton movement

THE CASE

An octagon with a reason.

  • Fighting spirit

    Inspired by the boxing ring and the eight-sided fighting cage.

  • Prosperity

    Eight is traditionally associated with luck and prosperity in Chinese culture.

  • Heaven & Earth

    The octagon has historically represented the space between the square of Earth and the circle of Heaven.

Close view of the carbon-fibre case surface
Project 2 case, full carbon fibre.

MATERIAL 01FULL CARBON FIBRE

Light. Strong.
Unmistakable.

A full carbon-fibre octagonal case, 8mm thin and 48.4g in total, engineered around an ultra-thin mechanical architecture.

Case
Full carbon fibre
Weight
48.4g
Thickness
8mm

Project 2 transforms after dark.

Project 2 with black fluororubber strap: octagonal carbon-fibre case framing an exposed skeleton movement
Project 2 with black fluororubber strap: octagonal carbon-fibre case framing an exposed skeleton movement

MECHANICAL

Nothing to hide.

Mechanical, fully skeletonised.

Openwork bridges and plates throughout, seen through sapphire crystal front and back, so the mechanics become the dial.

  • 42h

    Power reserve

  • 25

    Jewels

  • 28,800vph

    Frequency, 4 Hz

  • 53°

    Lift angle

  • 7mm

    Movement thickness, in an 8mm case

  • Openwork

    Bridges and plates throughout

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