NATIONAL WATCH
EQUINOX
limited to 5 pieces
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EQUINOX
In 2025 National Watch begins a new cycle with its first contemporary creation, limited to 5 pieces only.
Layers and volumes
We brought the balance wheel and escapement to the dial side — a fundamental shift that offers a fresh mechanical perspective. The face of the watch comes to life with a constant, visible pulsation — pure and without artifice.
Minimalist and refined, the dial integrates seamlessly into the construction of the watch, appearing to merge with the whole. Off-centered and seemingly suspended above the mainplate, thanks to its pillars like construction reminding the watches of the past, it engages in a subtle dialogue with the balance wheel, creating a play of layers and volumes that gives the timepiece a unique three-dimensional architecture.
Technical
In house modified ETA 2824 calibre.
Just enough new tailormade pieces to showcase real mechanics in a simple and sleek way. We focus on the essential.
Its warm, scratch-resistant PMMA crystal nods to watches of the past while embracing modern treatment for enhanced scratch resistance.
Production
Equinox was developed and assembled in-house at Allée du Quartz, La Chaux-de-Fonds. Components specific to the model were mainly produced in the Jura Arc by local partners.
39 mm
Case
316L stainless steel, 11.1 mm thick (Inlc crystal), 45 mm lug-to-lug
Off-centred
Dial
Dial: off-centered anthracite, matt and polished
PMMA
Crystal
Crystal: PMMA with enhanced scratch resistance treatment
Rubber
Strap
Strap: black rubber "cordura" textured, grey stitching, pin buckle
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Reference: NW01.001.SST
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Movement: Self-winding, modified ETA 2824-2 Cal. NW001
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Balance and escapement moved to the dial side
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Functions: hours, minutes
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Water resistance: 20 m
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Closed caseback
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Retail price: CHF 2,980 incl. VAT
5 pieces only
28.800 vph
38H power reserve
CHF 2,980 incl VAT
Heritage
Born in the heart of La Chaux-de-Fonds, shaped by the vision of Charles-Léon Schmid, and built on the industrial expertise behind the legendary watches, National Watch has always embodied a balance between accessibility and uncompromising quality.
1813–1889
Roskopf’s Idea – Georges-Frédéric Roskopf (1813–1889) created the “proletarian watch” in 1867: reliable, simple, affordable.
1874
The Schmid Factory – In 1874, Roskopf’s business passed to Charles-Léon Schmid and the Wille brothers. By 1891 the Schmid factory in La Chaux-de-Fonds employed nearly 100 workers and pioneered mechanised watch production.
1896-1914
Awards :
Médaille d’Or, Geneva 1896
Diplôme d’Honneur, Milan 1906
Grand Prix, Brussels 1910
Grand Prix, Berne 1914
1904-1919
National Watch & Co. – Registered in 1904, alongside Saphir, Supremo, Labor. In 1919 Schmid acquired the National Watch and Saphir marks from Eberhard & Cie.
1920-1930
Catalogues of the 1920s–30s – Cushion and rectangular wristwatches, extra-flat pocket watches, even experimental “Truisa” keychain-lantern watches. Always industrial, always varied.
1947
1947 – Reborn as Manufacture de Montres National SA. New logo: N over W, “Fondée en 1867.”
1950
1950s – Automatics, early electrical models of the era, constant Impulse escapements, and calendars in 18K gold plated cases. Men’s, women’s, exported worldwide.
1966-1973
1966 & 1973 – Registered as Montres National SA, with Super Marine among the marks.
Dormancy – Decades of silence, trademarks retained.
2025
Revival under WCP (Watch Connaisseur Project) SA. Equinox marks the beginning of the new cycle.
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