Brew Metric Retro Dial Watch

We love watchmakers that tread the line between offering genuinely unique-looking watches at an affordable price point and, quite frankly, few do it better than Brew Watches and their old-school cool Metric Retro Dial Watch is the perfect example of this fact in action. The Metric from Brew Watches is available for pre-order now with shipment expected in April so lob in your email if you want to be notified when this glorious-looking timepiece is back on Brew’s digital shelves.

The Brew Metric Retro Dial Watch has a price tag of £400 and boasts one of the coolest-looking design aesthetics we’ve seen in a while here at The Coolector. In the early 1930s, a specific category of chronograph timepieces was nicknamed telephone timers. They were made with special markings that highlighted a range between every 3 minutes on the subdial register. After each 3-minute marker was reached, it would remind the wearer that they would need to insert another coin in the meter to continue their call. And this serves as the design inspiration for this vintage-looking timepiece from Brew Watches.

Similar to this method of counting seconds and minutes with a direct correlation to the wearer’s action – the Metric Chronograph from Brew Watches has specific markers that tell you when the optimal espresso shot has been extracted. The time for this ranges from 25 to 35 seconds – depending on the barista and the machine.

With a pleasing 70s-style visual vibe, there’s a lot to love about this classy-looking watch and at 36mm it has an understated air that will look great whatever the occasion. Incredibly refined and stylish, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more attractive and affordable watch for your wrist in 2023.

Great to look at, superb value for money and made from top-quality components, it’s not difficult to see why the Metric Retro Dial is currently sold out but with it back in stock in April, make sure you get your name down for this one so you can be wearing it come summer.

Leo Davie