Vario Empire Art Nouveau Outer Gold Handwound Dress Watch
$8882,257
38 mm50 m WRSapphire
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Vario Empire is your gateway to one of the greatest periods in Art Deco design. Each thoughtfully-designed watch, made entirely of custom parts, houses your Miyota 6T33 high beat handwound movement and conforms to your wrist with its soft and supple Italian leather strap straight out of the box. Limited Edition of 45 pieces Specifications Diameter: 38mm Lug to Lug: 46mm Thickness: 11mm Strap Width: 20mm Dial: Hand engraved Movement: Miyota 6T33 Handwound 28.8kbph 40 hours power reserve Crystal: Sapphire on front and exhibition caseback with inner AR coating Water Resistance: 5 ATM Strap: Vintage style Italian leather with slight bi-colour effect (20mm taper to 16mm) Each dial is uniquely hand-crafted with care. Imperfections tell the story of the maker's hand. Check out this page for more…
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Strengths & trade-offs
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Strengths
- Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
- Versatile 38mm case
Trade-offs
- Priced above what the spec suggests
- Currently sold out
Sensei Says
The specs, in plain English
On the wrist
At 38 mm it lands in the modern sweet spot, a 46 mm lug-to-lug suits most wrists.
The value
Fairly priced for what it is.
On the wrist
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Specifications
- Released
- 2025
- Case diameter
- 38 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 46 mm
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Crystal
- Sapphire
The maker
VARIOeveryday
Vario believes that a watch should be meaningful and personal. Their philosophy centers on blending vintage inspiration with modern reliability to produce quality watches suitable for everyday wear.
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