IAMWATCH has opened at The Singapore Edition, bringing The Hour Glass’ watch community together around independent artisanal watchmaking.
Among the launches, four exclusives stand out for the way they use green as a connecting thread while taking very different routes through contemporary craft.
The line-up ranges from a locally coded Anton Suhanov creation to unique Mathieu Cleguer executions, a three-piece Raúl Pagès edition and a gem-set take on the Laureato Fifty Three Gold Bridges.
At a glance
- IAMWATCH has introduced four limited-edition watch projects made exclusively for The Hour Glass.
- The watches span independent watchmaking, traditional decoration, Singapore-inspired details and green accents across dials, cases and gemstones.
- Confirmed production includes 18 pieces for Anton Suhanov’s Flamingo Singapore Edition and three pieces for the Raúl Pagès RP2 The Hour Glass.
A Singaporean turn for Anton Suhanov’s Flamingo
Anton Suhanov’s Flamingo Singapore Edition is the most overtly local of the four exclusives.
Suhanov, a Russian-born ACHI member who launched his namesake brand in 2018, has adapted his Flamingo with a series of Singapore references that go beyond colour treatment.
The watch uses a fully in-house calibre and places Suhanov’s Flaming Balance prominently on the dial side.
That balance is fitted with three luminous inserts, creating a moving visual effect as the watch runs.
For this edition, green details appear across the front and back, while the bridge is shaped like the Merlion, Singapore’s half-lion, half-fish emblem.
The Merlion’s tail moves gently when the watch is wound, turning a national symbol into a small mechanical gesture.
Further Singapore references include five stars on the power-reserve display, alongside red and white accents that nod to the national flag.
Mathieu Cleguer expands the Inspiration One into six unique pieces
Mathieu Cleguer’s contribution complicates the idea of a simple four-watch release, because his Inspiration One appears here as six unique references.
The Inspiration One is Cleguer’s debut watch, built around a restrained design and a proprietary escapement with a free-sprung balance wheel visible on the dial side.
The first souscription series comprised 12 titanium-cased watches, and that run has already been accounted for.
These six new references show how the same core design can carry different expressions of traditional craft and precious materials.
References 1 and 3 use white and yellow gold with grand-feu champlevé enamel.
References 2 and 4 introduce malachite dials, while references 5 and 6 pair malachite with emerald-set cases.
The result is less a single variation than a compact study in how decoration, stone and case material can alter the temperament of an otherwise coherent design.
Raúl Pagès reverses the RP2’s character
The RP2 The Hour Glass is limited to three pieces and reworks Raúl Pagès’ second creation with a more dramatic dial composition.
Where the original RP2 was defined by a white agate dial framed with blue, this version places blue mother-of-pearl at the centre and surrounds it with black nickel-plated German silver.
The movement treatment changes as well.
Its hand-wound calibre, inspired by marine chronometry, moves away from Geneva stripes in favour of a frosted finish.
Polished bevels and sharp inner angles remain central to the impression, giving the restrained three-hander a more technical visual tension from the back.
Green sapphires frame the Laureato Fifty Three Gold Bridges
The Laureato Fifty Three Gold Bridges takes the most architectural route among the exclusives.
It combines the integrated steel case of the Laureato with the Three Gold Bridges movement architecture, then sets that structure against a gemstone bezel.
The eight-sided white gold bezel is set with 32 baguette-cut green sapphires.
The colour choice is tied to Singapore’s lush landscape, but the execution also sharpens the contrast between the Laureato’s sports-watch case language and the formal symmetry of the bridge construction.
Details & Specifications
| Event | IAMWATCH by The Hour Glass at The Singapore Edition |
|---|---|
| Anton Suhanov model | Flamingo Singapore Edition |
| Anton Suhanov production | Limited to 18 pieces |
| Anton Suhanov movement | Fully in-house calibre with dial-side Flaming Balance |
| Anton Suhanov details | Merlion-shaped bridge, moving Merlion tail during winding, green accents and Singapore flag references |
| Mathieu Cleguer model | Inspiration One exclusive series |
| Mathieu Cleguer production | Six unique references |
| Mathieu Cleguer movement feature | Proprietary escapement with free-sprung balance wheel visible on the dial side |
| Mathieu Cleguer materials | White gold, yellow gold, grand-feu champlevé enamel, malachite and emerald settings across the six references |
| Raúl Pagès model | RP2 The Hour Glass |
| Raúl Pagès production | Limited to three pieces |
| Raúl Pagès dial | Blue mother-of-pearl with black nickel-plated German silver frame |
| Raúl Pagès movement | Hand-wound calibre with frosted finish, polished bevels and inner angles |
| Laureato model | Laureato Fifty Three Gold Bridges |
| Laureato case and bezel | Integrated steel case with eight-sided white gold bezel set with 32 baguette-cut green sapphires |
| Laureato movement architecture | Three Gold Bridges |
Taken together, the four IAMWATCH exclusives make a persuasive case for limited editions that do more than change a dial colour.
They use Singapore as a point of departure, but each watch finds its own register, from symbolic mechanics and enamel craft to marine-inspired finishing and a jewel-set architectural frame.
