Cofounded by Swiss industrial designer Andrea Furlan and watch collector Hamad Al Marri, Furlan Marri launched on Kickstarter in 2021 with a classic chronograph powered by a hybrid mecha-quartz engine. Since then the model has turn into a favourite amongst watch fans and trade insiders for its classic Patek Philippe-inspired styling, inexpensive value factors, and a focus to element.
The newest assortment, Disco Volante, brings a contemporary twist to basic design, that includes three distinct references powered by the redesigned and hand-finished Peseux 7001 motion from Geneva. Disco Volante, or flying saucer in Italian, pays homage to the rounded shapes and curved bezel designs that originated within the late Thirties, that are characterised by their modern spherical instances and huge, but invisible lugs hid beneath the 38mm case.
Powering the timepieces is the Swiss-made Peseux 7001, a manually wound motion with a 42-hour energy reserve. They’ve been custom-finished by Furlan Marri, with black-polished screws and crown wheel and hand-finished beveling on the bridges and is seen by means of a sapphire caseback.
Out there in three dial choices at launch — Havana Disco, Disco Celeste and Disco Verde — the four-part, bi-color dials are completed with a mixture of printed and utilized indices, corresponding to a printed minute observe that circles the outermost ring of the dial and an outsized small seconds counter at 6 o’clock that sits slightly below the Artwork Deco handset, whereas circles surrounding each the small seconds indicator and the hour observe are stuffed with lume, giving the watch a little bit of a sci-fi twist when in the dead of night. Every model will come outfitted with two vegetable-tanned Italian leather-based straps.
Retailing for $2,780, the primary batch will likely be out there for pre-order, with deliveries anticipated to start by the top of September and will likely be out there primarily on-line, within the model’s showroom in Geneva and through their official retailers’ retailers.
The three fashions will turn into a everlasting a part of Furlan Marri’s Mechanical line and will likely be reproduced primarily based on demand and motion availability.