Palmos One | MICRO MONDAYS

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What attracts many people into horology is the duality of watches, as they’re each devices to measure time and technique of expression. You’ll be able to inform loads about somebody primarily based on the watch they’re sporting, and equally you may inform loads a couple of watch primarily based on the person who’s sporting it. Some watches will be equally related for his or her singular aesthetic and worth proposition, and this has lengthy been the area of the microbrand, which is the place Palmos is enjoying. The Palmos One, with its ultra-minimal aesthetic, is one more within the line of pared-back watches with day by day put on intentions – however what does it do in another way? Let’s have a look.

The case

The Palmos One is an attainable dialog piece, and achieves this primarily due to its case. It instructions a lofty wrist presence and attracts your consideration to its profile, though its dimensions usually are not the rationale why. With a diameter of 40mm, a lug-to-lug of 45.8mm, a thickness of 9.2mm, the One comes with common dimensions for the modern fanatic. Pictured right here on a 6.50in/16.5cm wrist, it does seem bigger than it truly is because of its featureless, fastened bezel. The higher portion is vast and flat, and showcases an intense radial brushing while its sides are polished, occupying a big a part of the watch’s total visible actual property.

Conversely, the lugs are slim and brief, and seem extra so on account of their noticeable angled edges. However the different rationalization for the Palmos One’s nice wrist presence comes from wanting on the case from a aspect profile. The mid part is lengthy and slim, a visible impact strengthened by the as soon as once more intense brushing (horizontal this time), which seems to be barely rising upward in the direction of the lugs. This is because of skinny polished chamfers being positioned on the underside of the mid-case which then widen in the direction of the lugs. Furthermore, the massive and polished crown is difficult to overlook and enhances the boldness of the design. However past its design, the Palmos One can be a well-machined and engineered watch: 50 metres of water resistance, sapphire sandwich development, and hardness coating on the case of 1,200 Hv.

The dial

Nestled inside the vast and flat bezel, we discover a galvanized piece of metal adorned with a wonderful sunburst impact which works from mild olive inexperienced to darkish. However that is actually the place the flashiness ends – the skeletonised handset is absolutely polished, matching the outer perimeters of the hour markers, which get a pleasant little bit of distinction from the brushed prime. These metal components appear as if a continuity of the bezel and case into the dial, matching effectively design-wise. Whereas it’s the olive inexperienced we acquired our arms on, the identical is true for the opposite three Palmos One colourways – jet black, metal gray, or traditional blue.

There aren’t any minute markings, so if it’s ultra-accurate time-reading you’re after, you may battle a tad, and dial textual content is proscribed to simply the model identify and “Swiss Made” on both aspect of the 6 o’clock marker. Admittedly, the selection of typeface and specifically the printing execution of the branding at 12 isn’t essentially the most impressed, so maybe one thing to take a look at for the following revision.

The bracelet

Palmos completes the One package deal with a single-link stainless-steel bracelet, which tapers dramatically from 24.5mm outdoors the lugs (the lug width is 20mm) to 17.8mm on the butterfly clasp. The hyperlinks are largely brushed, besides for skinny polished chamfers on the skin. Bonus level: the bracelet can be coated with a hardening compound for a scratch-resistance of 1,200 Hv.

The motion

For the calibre ticking contained in the One, Palmos opted for a Swiss-made Soprod M100 that beats at 28,800vph (4Hz) and comes with 42 hours of energy reserve, although their web site confusingly additionally lists the Sellita SW300 as an choice. In essence, the M100 is an alternative choice to the ETA 2892/SW300 because it matches them in dimensions, although shouldn’t be a direct clone of both. Within the Palmos One, the motion is regulated to run at +/- 7 seconds per day, and may make for a dependable performer.

Palmos One pricing and availability

The Palmos One launches in June 2025. Worth: US$1,010