Dress Watches

An STR Project

STR — Smiths × Tokei Ronin

United We Are · A tribute to the Smiths community in the United Arab Emirates

Some tributes are spoken. This one is worn. United We Are is the opening chapter of STR — Smiths × Tokei Ronin — a limited run of thirty pieces, created as a gift from us to the Smiths family across the Emirates. At its heart sits an artisan black aventurine dial: a captured fragment of night sky, scattered with countless points of light that deepen and shift as they meet the sun. Upon it rests the United Arab Emirates' official emblem of 1973 — applied by hand and finely moulded for this project alone — beside a single applied Hindu-Arabic ٧, drawn for the seven emirates and the unbreakable bond between them. Thirty watches. Seven emirates. One quiet promise: united, we are.

A sunburst dial in warm Havana brown — the colour of aged tobacco and old leather, shifting with every turn of light. Soft and earthy in shadow, rich and honeyed when the sun reaches it. Vintage warmth, quietly Norwegian, worn on the wrist.

A quietly textured white dial that catches the light with restraint, part of About Vintage's tenth-anniversary line. Day and month subdials, a 24-hour indicator, and a date window at 4:30 sit above an automatic movement and a domed sapphire crystal. Daytime elegance that knows the value of less.

From About Vintage's tenth-anniversary chapter. A gradient blue dial with fine texture that shifts through the day, framed by day and month subdials, a 24-hour indicator, and a date window at 4:30. An automatic movement rests beneath a domed sapphire crystal — real complication, quietly worn.

Smooth pebble-grain leather with subtle edge stitching — versatile enough to take a watch from a desk to a dinner. Soft against the wrist, structured enough to keep its shape.

Pin buckle with quick-release spring bars.

Available Sizes: 18mm, 20mm and 22mm

Material: Grained Leather

Clasp: Pin Buckle

A leather strap with a soft matte finish and quietly vintage character — the kind of leather that develops more presence the longer you wear it.

Slim pin buckle and quick-release spring bars. Pairs naturally with dress watches, vintage references, and smaller cases.

Available Sizes: 18mm and 20mm

Material: Leather (Matte Vintage Finish)

Clasp: Pin Buckle

The spirit of the lifeboat URÆD — courage, patience, and a restless ocean. A deep blue dial with "liquid metal" finishing on the case flanks and bezel edge. Swiss Sellita SW 330-2 automatic with GMT, 56-hour power reserve, sapphire glass with five-layer anti-reflective coating. The First Edition — limited to 100 individually numbered pieces. A watch for those undeterred by distance.

A tribute to the voyage of Ole Brude — who, in 1904, dared to cross the Atlantic in a self-built lifeboat. Inside, the Swiss Sellita SW 330-2 automatic with GMT function lets you follow two time zones at once. A 56-hour power reserve. Polished and brushed steel case. Sapphire glass with five-layer anti-reflective coating. The First Edition — limited to 100 individually numbered pieces. Made for those who think differently, travel further, and stand their ground in any weather.