Wearnests

The Octagonal Skeleton

No battery. Nothing to replace. It runs on the motion of your wrist.

An eight-sided stainless steel case, brushed across the flats and polished along every bevel, so the shape reads differently with each turn of the arm. At the centre the dial is cut away: a black outer ring carries twelve applied steel batons, and inside them the automatic movement is left on view — bridges, gear train and the balance wheel turning under its bridge. A dial opened up like this only works if there is something behind it worth showing.

Specifications

Movement: Automatic self-winding, mechanical — no battery

Case: Stainless steel, octagonal, brushed flats with polished bevels

Case diameter: 42 mm (excluding crown)

Case thickness: 14.6 mm

Dial: Skeletonised centre with black outer chapter ring

Indices: Twelve applied steel batons, wider double bar at 12 o’clock

Hands: Skeletonised sword hour and minute, thin central seconds

Bracelet: Stainless steel, integrated link, no lugs

Crown: Ridged, at 3 o’clock

Water resistance: 3 ATM (30 m) — splashes and rain; not for swimming or showering

Automatic, on an Integrated Steel Bracelet

An automatic movement is wound by the swing of your arm. Wear it and it keeps time. Set it down for two days and it stops, waiting to be picked up and turned. That is the trade, and it is why a mechanical watch ends up feeling owned rather than used.

The bracelet is stainless steel and starts where the case ends — no lugs, no seam betwee