Furlan Marri’s latest collaboration with Time+Tide takes one of the brand’s most charming recent ideas and gives it a more wearable, contemporary footprint.
The Outback Songlines is a 39mm steel automatic that brings the hinged hunter caseback from the Red Hunter into a larger case, while building its visual identity around Australia’s ancient navigational traditions.
It’s also the second Furlan Marri Edition created with Time+Tide, following the 2024 Outback Elegy.
At a glance
- Furlan Marri and Time+Tide have introduced the Outback Songlines, a 39mm steel automatic sold exclusively through Time+Tide.
- The watch pairs a deep brown and rose-gold dial with a hinged hunter-style caseback and La Joux-Perret G100 movement.
- It is priced at CHF 1,850, around £1,700, and goes on sale on 19 September 2026.
An Australian theme with real depth
The Outback Songlines takes its name from the songs used by Aboriginal peoples to describe, remember and move through the land.
Songlines can mark routes to water, shelter and food, carrying knowledge through rhythm and memory rather than maps or instruments.
That idea gives this watch more to work with than a simple colour story, although colour is clearly where the design begins.
The dial uses deep brown and rose-gold tones across a grained, lacquered surface, creating a warm, earthy look that draws from the Australian interior without becoming literal.
Curved applied indexes and polished steel half-spheres add relief, while the 4N rose gold-plated seconds hand connects visually with the rotor visible beneath the hunter cover.
The hunter caseback moves up to 39mm
The mechanical talking point is the hinged hunter caseback, an idea Furlan Marri introduced on the 36mm Red Hunter.
Traditional hunter cases were designed to protect pocket watch crystals, especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries, before sapphire glass and modern sealing made daily durability far less precarious.
Furlan Marri flips the concept by placing the hinged cover over the rear of the watch rather than the dial.
A small side notch releases the cover, revealing the decorated automatic movement and an engraved interior carrying the Time+Tide marking.
At 39mm across, the Outback Songlines trades some of the Red Hunter’s vintage compactness for a size that will feel more familiar to many modern collectors.
The stainless steel case measures 12.06mm thick and 47mm lug to lug, with a screw-down crown and 100 metres of water resistance.
Bracelet or calf strap, two different moods
Furlan Marri includes both a three-row stainless steel bracelet and a brown calf leather strap, each fitted with quick-release hardware.
The bracelet gives the 39mm case a cleaner, more current character, while the leather strap leans into the hunter-case romance and the warmer palette of the dial.
That flexibility suits the watch, because its identity sits between dressy nostalgia and everyday steel sports-watch practicality.
Inside is the La Joux-Perret calibre G100, an automatic movement with a 68-hour power reserve and a stated accuracy of within plus or minus 7 seconds per day.
The movement is finished with Geneva stripes, snailing and blued-steel screws, while the tungsten rotor receives a 4N rose-gold coating to echo the seconds hand on the dial.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Furlan Marri |
|---|---|
| Model | Outback Songlines |
| Case size | 39mm diameter, 12.06mm thickness, 47mm lug to lug |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel |
| Dial | Deep brown and rose-gold tones with grained lacquered finish |
| Movement | La Joux-Perret calibre G100 automatic |
| Frequency | 28,800 vph, 4 Hz |
| Power reserve | 68 hours |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, seconds |
| Water resistance | 100 metres, 10 bar |
| Strap or bracelet | Three-row stainless steel bracelet and brown calf leather strap, both quick-release |
| Price | CHF 1,850, approximately £1,700 or $2,260 |
| Availability | Exclusive to Time+Tide, online for an initial 48-hour window from 19 September 2026, then through Time+Tide boutiques |
The Outback Songlines isn’t a numbered limited edition, which gives it a different feel from the scarcity-driven releases that often dominate this part of the market.
Its appeal is more straightforward, built around an unusual caseback, a stronger everyday size and a dial concept with a clear sense of place.
For collectors who liked the Red Hunter but wanted something a little larger, this is likely the Furlan Marri edition that makes the idea easier to wear.
