Amida’s revival of the Digitrend has been one of the more convincing returns from the 1970s watch archive because the design still feels genuinely unusual.
For 2026, the new Digitrend OSII Black pushes that idea into a darker, more technical direction, pairing the familiar prism-read display with a sapphire upper structure and a fully luminous indication.
It’s still a watch for people who like their mechanics a little sideways, both visually and literally.
At a glance
- Amida has introduced the Digitrend OSII Black, a 150-piece evolution of its revived 1970s prism-display watch.
- The new model uses a sapphire hood, black-coated steel framework and BGW9 Super-LumiNova for a fully luminous jumping-hour and scrolling-minute display.
- Pricing is CHF 5,150 on an Alcantara strap or CHF 5,500 on the optional steel bracelet, excluding taxes.
A darker take on the Open Sapphire Digitrend
The Digitrend’s core appeal is still its architecture.
Rather than placing hands or a conventional dial under a crystal, Amida uses a horizontal indication reflected through a front-mounted optical prism, so the time appears at the leading edge of the case.
That display system gives the watch its retro-futurist character, echoing the original 1976 Digitrend while avoiding a simple nostalgia exercise.
The OSII Black keeps the compact wedge profile, with a stainless steel case measuring 39.6mm by 39mm and 15.6mm thick.
Those numbers matter because the watch looks visually substantial, yet the footprint remains fairly contained for such an unconventional shape.
The upper sapphire element is more than a window.
Machined from a single block, it forms the protective hood over the display mechanism while allowing light into the construction from multiple angles.
The luminous display changes the mood
The major update is the way the display behaves in low light.
BGW9 Super-LumiNova is used on the numerals for the jumping hours and scrolling minutes, while additional luminous details sit within the internal framework.
That makes the OSII Black less of a daytime mechanical curiosity and more of a watch with a deliberate after-dark personality.
The transparent top also exposes more of the display assembly, so Amida has reworked what sits beneath it.
A black-coated steel structure now frames the proprietary jumping-hour module, giving the view through the sapphire a sharper and more engineered appearance.
The brand logo has also been removed from the top plate, which helps keep attention on the prism display and visible construction.
Movement and reading system
The Digitrend OSII Black uses Amida’s Light Reflecting Display system, with jumping hours and dragging minutes shown on horizontal discs and read through the prism at the front of the watch.
It’s an eccentric way to tell time, but that’s the point.
The module is developed in-house and mounted to a Soprod Newton automatic base movement running at 4Hz.
The caseback is solid and secured by four screws, rather than the display back used on the earlier Open Sapphire model.
Water resistance is rated to 50 metres, which suits the piece’s daily-wear ambitions without pretending it’s a sports watch.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Amida |
|---|---|
| Model | Digitrend OSII Black |
| Reference | LRD-05-Noir |
| Case size | 39.6mm x 39mm x 15.6mm |
| Case material | Stainless steel with sapphire hood |
| Lug width | 22mm |
| Water resistance | 50 metres |
| Display | LRD prism display with jumping hours and scrolling minutes |
| Lume | BGW9 Super-LumiNova on numerals with luminous internal accents |
| Movement | Soprod Newton automatic base with in-house-developed jumping-hour disc module |
| Frequency | 4Hz / 28,800 vibrations per hour |
| Jewels | 23 |
| Strap | Black Alcantara with orange calfskin lining and pin buckle |
| Bracelet option | Integrated steel bracelet with folding clasp |
| Production | Limited edition of 150 pieces |
| Price | CHF 5,150 on strap, CHF 5,500 on bracelet, excluding VAT |
A cult shape with stronger night-time presence
The OSII Black works because it doesn’t dilute the Digitrend into something conventional.
It keeps the oddball prism display, the low-slung wedge case and the mechanical theatre, then gives the whole idea a more graphic, nocturnal identity.
For collectors drawn to unusual displays and revived 1970s design, this is exactly the kind of limited piece that makes sense beyond the usual round-case rotation.
