Enamel dials tend to live in the expensive end of watchmaking, which is why the O&HoraPictor Smoked Ocean Volcano Grey is worth a closer look.
The watch builds its character around a textured silver leaf base and layers of translucent grey enamel, rather than leaning on case complexity or decorative shortcuts.
It’s part of the Smoked Ocean collection, a line shaped by the idea of underwater volcanic activity and offered in Volcano Grey alongside the Starshine Ocean.
At a glance
- O&HoraPictor’s Smoked Ocean Volcano Grey brings a hand-worked enamel dial to a 38mm automatic watch.
- The dial uses hand-formed silver leaf beneath multiple fired layers of translucent grey enamel.
- Pricing is set at EUR 2,306 excluding taxes, with strap material, colour and length options available.
A 38mm case built around the dial
The Smoked Ocean collection keeps the case offering deliberately focused, with a single 38mm size rather than the multiple options found in O&HoraPictor’s Duet collection.
At 11.75mm thick and 45.5mm lug-to-lug, the proportions are compact for an automatic watch with display-back detail.
The case design is described as simple and elegantly proportioned, which makes sense for a watch whose strongest statement is on the dial.
A flattened crown with rope-like knurling handles time-setting duties, while sapphire crystals are fitted to both the dial side and the caseback.
Silver leaf and grey enamel give every dial its own pattern
The Volcano Grey dial is the centre of the watch, and its construction is more involved than its restrained colour might first suggest.
O&HoraPictor applies a hand-formed layer of silver leaf to the dial blank, creating an irregular texture that differs from one example to another.
That surface is then covered with multiple layers of translucent grey enamel, each individually fired in a kiln to build colour, depth and lustre.
Once the desired thickness and tone are reached, the dial is polished to a mirror-like finish.
The result is a dial that uses texture and translucency rather than applied ornament to create visual movement.
White printing is used for the hour markers, numerals and the minute scale, paired with elegantly shaped pen hands.
A blued central seconds hand adds a precise flash of colour, with the printed logo positioned in the upper half of the dial.
A familiar Sellita movement with a more personal finish
Inside is the Sellita SW200 automatic movement in Elaboré grade, a well-known alternative to the ETA 2824 architecture.
It runs at 28,800 vibrations per hour and offers a 41-hour power reserve.
O&HoraPictor has added a custom rotor, hand-finished across the top plane and secured with blued screws.
The rotor carries a curved plinth bearing the brand name, finished with translucent enamel to connect the movement side back to the dial craft.
That’s a useful touch, because it gives the visible movement a more specific identity rather than leaving the open caseback to showcase only a standard calibre.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | O&HoraPictor |
|---|---|
| Model | Smoked Ocean Volcano Grey |
| Collection | Smoked Ocean |
| Case size | 38mm |
| Case thickness | 11.75mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 45.5mm |
| Crystal | Sapphire crystal front and back |
| Dial | Hand-formed silver leaf with multiple layers of translucent grey enamel |
| Hands | Pen-style hour and minute hands, blued central seconds hand |
| Movement | Sellita SW200 automatic, Elaboré grade |
| Frequency | 28,800vph |
| Power reserve | 41 hours |
| Rotor | Custom hand-finished rotor with enamelled brand-name plinth |
| Strap | Leather options in multiple types, colours and lengths |
| Lug width | 20mm |
| Buckle | Steel pin buckle |
| Price | EUR 2,306 excluding taxes |
The Smoked Ocean Volcano Grey should appeal to collectors who care about dial craft but don’t want the watch to feel precious or overcomplicated.
Its strongest argument is straightforward: a genuinely distinctive enamel dial, a wearable case size and a personalised automatic movement at a price point where this level of handwork remains uncommon.
