From those modest recollections, Hutton would go on to found ZENEA Watches in 2020—a Canadian designed, Swiss Made brand. ZENEA’s first release, the Ula, is a 300m dive watch, available in four different colourways. A special fifth iteration—the Time and Space—features a dial crafted from the one-million-year-old Muonionalusta meteorite. Continue reading Jason Hutton and ZENEA Watches
In the world of wristwatch auctions, the one that excites me the most is the infamous Only Watch auction. Brands come together to make out-of-this-world one-off designs to donate for auction to raise money for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and other neuromuscular diseases. Continue reading Other Watchy Bits: Only Watch Auction 2023
“The most difficult part is not design, but the identity – the vision for the brand. You have to know how to actually capture—in motion—what the brand stands for. So, the most difficult part for a designer, a watch designer, is brand[ing]; you can design a beautiful watch, but then it stands alone—for nothing. The living brand [identity] must be included in the design.” Continue reading Other Watchy Bits: Giorgio Galli and Timex
