Moriarty’s Laguna is not trying to disappear under a cuff.
It’s a one-off enamel watch created to show what the young independent can do with colour, texture and custom dial work, pairing a pale tropical-blue surface with hot-pink markings and a purple strap that pushes the whole thing into high-summer territory.
More importantly, it gives Moriarty’s new Iridescence series a clear identity from the start.
At a glance
- Moriarty Laguna is a unique showpiece and the first watch in the brand’s Iridescence series.
- The dial uses opaque enamel with suspended iridescent particles, fired and finished through a process lasting roughly 40 hours.
- Custom Iridescence watches start at €4,250 excluding taxes and shipping, with 37mm and 40mm stainless steel cases offered.
An enamel dial with a mineral-like shimmer
The Laguna’s dial begins with a traditional enamel approach, built up in layers, sanded between stages and fired at around 800 degrees Celsius.
The difference sits in the composition.
Moriarty uses an opaque enamel mixed with iridescent particles, giving the surface a fine crystalline flicker rather than the glassy depth associated with more classical enamel dials.
On the Laguna, that effect is especially visible because of the colour.
The pale blue reads as tropical at first glance, but closer inspection reveals a restrained sparkle that feels closer to a polished mineral vein than a simple painted finish.
It’s still a flat enamel dial, not a stone dial imitation, and that distinction matters.
The appeal is in the tension between craft and playfulness, with a dial that looks precise and controlled but never sterile.
Hot pink details and a purple python strap
Moriarty doesn’t soften the Laguna with conservative furniture.
The indexes are rendered in hot pink, with droplet shapes at the cardinal positions and slim markers elsewhere, joined by a matching brand signature.
The hands bring a little sharpness to the dial, using a skeletonised lance shape that stops the watch from tipping fully into candy-store territory.
The colour mix lands somewhere between seaside neon and 1980s nightlife, which is exactly why the Laguna works as a statement piece.
The purple python strap takes that attitude even further.
It won’t be the most versatile pairing in a watch box, and that’s almost certainly the point.
A darker blue calfskin strap would calm the watch down considerably, but the showpiece configuration makes a stronger argument for Moriarty’s custom possibilities.
A new classical case for the Iridescence series
The Laguna is not the beginning of a standard model line in the usual sense.
It’s a unique watch intended to open the door to custom Iridescence commissions, where buyers can work within the same enamel concept while choosing a palette that suits their own taste.
The series also introduces a new Moriarty case design.
It’s deliberately classical, with a slim bezel, curved lugs and a fluted crown that gives the watch a more traditional frame than the dial might suggest.
The case comes in 37mm or 40mm, both around 11mm thick, and that choice is more interesting than it sounds.
The smaller size suits the time-only format and vintage-leaning proportions, while the 40mm case gives the enamel more visual space and makes the colour feel more immersive.
Water resistance is rated to 30 metres, which places the Laguna firmly in dress-watch territory rather than everyday sports-watch use.
The Sellita SW300-1B keeps the watch grounded
Inside is the Sellita SW300-1B in premium grade, an automatic movement that brings welcome practicality to a watch defined by its dial.
It runs at 28,800 vibrations per hour and offers a 56-hour power reserve, enough to leave the watch off the wrist for a weekend without immediately needing to reset it.
The finishing includes Côtes de Genève, perlage and a rose-gold rotor, giving the movement a level of visual polish appropriate to the price point.
It’s also a sensible choice for ownership, as Sellita movements are widely understood by watchmakers and straightforward to maintain compared with more obscure calibres.
That matters here because the Laguna’s personality is tied to the dial, not mechanical complication.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Moriarty |
|---|---|
| Model | Laguna |
| Series | Iridescence |
| Case size | 37mm or 40mm diameter |
| Case thickness | 11mm |
| Case material | Stainless steel |
| Dial | Hand-crafted opaque enamel with iridescent particles |
| Movement | Sellita SW300-1B premium grade automatic |
| Frequency | 28,800 vph, 4 Hz |
| Power reserve | 56 hours |
| Functions | Hours, minutes and seconds |
| Water resistance | 30 metres |
| Strap | Hand-stitched Horween leather strap |
| Price | From €4,250, approximately £3,640, excluding taxes and shipping |
At €4,250 before taxes and shipping, the Laguna sits in serious independent-watch territory, but the proposition is unusually personal for the money.
This is not simply a colourful dial selected from a catalogue, but a custom enamel commission built around Moriarty’s Iridescence technique.
For collectors who want a time-only watch with craft, character and a dial that won’t be mirrored across the next dinner table, the Laguna makes a convincing case for remembering Moriarty’s name.
