Uma Estrela — Edition Nº1

One star. The still of night.

There is an hour, long after the house has gone quiet, when the mind is at its clearest. Uma Estrela — "a star" in Portuguese — is a watch for that hour, and for the person who knows it well.

The Idea

Our first edition celebrates solitude: the chosen kind. The late walk home, the early start before anyone else is up, the window seat on the night flight. We wanted a watch that would feel like that — dark, calm and almost empty, until you look closely. So the dial carries nothing it doesn't need: one applied Hagora symbol at twelve, one small dot at six, two slim batons at three and nine, and a disc of black onyx underneath it all.

The Dial

Cut from natural black onyx and mirror-polished, so that in daylight it reads as a pool of depth rather than a flat colour; no two stones are identical. Set on a brass base and framed by a black satin flange. At twelve sits the Hagora symbol — the notched O — applied in rhodium and filled with Super-LumiNova BGW9; the dot at six is filled with the same. When the lights go down, everything disappears except one star and one point beneath it.

The Hands And Case

Rhodium-plated leaf hands and a slim central seconds. The case is 316L stainless steel at 39 mm, 11.2 mm thick and 47 mm lug-to-lug — dress proportions that sit flat under a cuff. Polished and satin finishes alternate so the case catches light from its edges. Lugs are a deliberate 21 mm wide. A domed box sapphire crystal with inner anti-reflective coating sits above the dial; a second sapphire in the caseback shows the movement.

The Movement

Sellita SW200-1 Swiss automatic: 26 jewels, 28,800 vph, hacking seconds, hand-winding, around 38 hours of power reserve, no date — a date window would have broken the dial. Each movement is regulated in our workshop before casing.

The Edition

Limited to 99 pieces and never remade. Each watch is individually numbered on the caseback — Nº 1 of 99 through Nº 99 of 99 — and comes on a black calf leather strap with a steel pin buckle, in a presentation box with its numbered edition card.

Specification

• Edition: 99 pieces, individually numbered on the caseback; never remade
• Dial: natural black onyx, mirror-polished, brass base, black satin flange
• Markers: applied rhodium Hagora symbol at 12 (Super-LumiNova BGW9); lume dot at 6; rhodium batons at 3 and 9
• Hands: rhodium-plated leaf hour and minute, central seconds
• Movement: Sellita SW200-1 Swiss automatic, 26 jewels, 28,800 vph, hacking, hand-winding, approx. 38 h reserve, no date; regulated in Bristol
• Case: 316L stainless steel, 39 mm, 11.2 mm thick, 47 mm lug-to-lug; polished and satin finishes
• Lug width: 21 mm
• Crystal: box sapphire with inner anti-reflective coating; sapphire display caseback engraved with the edition number
• Water resistance: 5 ATM — splash and rain resistant; not for swimming
• Strap: black calf leather, 21 mm, steel pin buckle
• Packaging: presentation box with numbered edition card
• Warranty: two years
• Made in: Bristol, UK

How To Order

Uma Estrela is sold by pre-order. Edition numbers are allocated in order of payment — the earlier you order, the lower your number. The expected delivery window and the minimum run are confirmed by email at the time of order; if the minimum run is not reached, every order is refunded in full.