Nereide Tigris
For centuries, Tiger's Eye travelled along the trade routes connecting India to the Mediterranean, eventually reaching Venice, a crossroads of cultures, goods, and ideas.
Nereide Tigris was created to celebrate this journey. Tigris, the Latin word for "tiger", refers to the natural stone from which its dial is crafted, while Nereide, inspired by the sea, pays tribute to the maritime routes that connected East and West for centuries.
Each dial is cut from genuine natural Tiger's Eye, making every timepiece truly one of a kind.
- 500 pcs first batch
- Price: 1295€
The trade routes of antiquity
In the 1st century AD, Pliny the Elder described India in his Naturalis Historia as one of the Roman world's primary sources of gemstones, spices, and precious materials. His writings remain among the most valuable accounts of the trade routes that, through the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean, fostered a continuous exchange of goods, cultures, and knowledge between East and West.
From India to Venice
In the centuries that followed, Venice inherited this legacy, establishing itself as the Mediterranean's leading commercial hub. Through its merchants, precious stones and valuable materials from the East reached Europe, transforming the Serenissima into one of the world's great centres of trade.
It was along these very routes that Tiger's Eye also made its way to Venice, inspiring Nereide Tigris, a tribute to a journey spanning nearly two thousand years.
Tiger's Eye is a variety of quartz formed over millions of years through slow geological processes. Its distinctive fibrous structure creates chatoyancy, an optical phenomenon that gives the stone remarkable depth while changing its appearance as the light shifts.
The golden and amber bands running across its surface are not the result of artificial treatments, but of the natural arrangement of mineral fibres. Every slab displays a unique pattern, making it impossible to reproduce two identical dials.
Transforming Tiger's Eye into a watch dial requires an exceptionally delicate manufacturing process. Each slab is carefully oriented according to the natural direction of its fibres to enhance its characteristic chatoyancy.
The material is then cut using waterjet technology to preserve its integrity before being thinned to approximately 0.4 mm. Finally, it is polished and meticulously finished before the indices and remaining details are applied.
Before final assembly, every dial undergoes a meticulous polishing process designed to enhance the natural depth of Tiger's Eye without altering its surface.
It is at this stage that the stone's characteristic chatoyancy reaches its fullest expression, revealing reflections that shift with the angle of the light. Only once this process is complete are the indices and other details applied, preserving the unique character of the natural stone.
Tiger's Eye is a variety of quartz formed over millions of years through slow geological processes. Its distinctive fibrous structure creates chatoyancy, an optical phenomenon that gives the stone remarkable depth while changing its appearance as the light shifts.
The golden and amber bands running across its surface are not the result of artificial treatments, but of the natural arrangement of mineral fibres. Every slab displays a unique pattern, making it impossible to reproduce two identical dials.
Transforming Tiger's Eye into a watch dial requires an exceptionally delicate manufacturing process. Each slab is carefully oriented according to the natural direction of its fibres to enhance its characteristic chatoyancy.
The material is then cut using waterjet technology to preserve its integrity before being thinned to approximately 0.4 mm. Finally, it is polished and meticulously finished before the indices and remaining details are applied.
Before final assembly, every dial undergoes a meticulous polishing process designed to enhance the natural depth of Tiger's Eye without altering its surface.
It is at this stage that the stone's characteristic chatoyancy reaches its fullest expression, revealing reflections that shift with the angle of the light. Only once this process is complete are the indices and other details applied, preserving the unique character of the natural stone.
Technical Specifications
Our dive watch, water-resistant to a depth of 200 meters, takes its name from the Nereide submarine, a marvel of Venetian naval technology. This timepiece is engineered to endure strong stresses, making it particularly well-suited for water sports enthusiasts.
42 mm diameter, 49 mm lug-to-lug, 12.5 mm thickness
Natural Tiger's Eye dial, 0.4 mm stone disc mounted on a brass base
Swiss Made Sellita SW200-1 automatic movement, three hands with date display
316L Stainless Steel
Tungsten, Polished and Scratch-Resistant with a Hardness of 9/10 on the Mohs Scale
Sapphire with anti-reflective coating
Swiss-Made BGW9 Super-LumiNova®
20 Atmospheres (200m/656ft)
A surface in motion
Tiger's Eye reveals its true character through light. As the wrist naturally moves, reflections travel across the stone's veins, accentuating its depth and creating an ever-changing visual effect. This characteristic, known as chatoyancy, gives the dial a sense of natural movement that arises not from decorative finishes, but from the stone's internal structure itself.
Sansovino Bracelet
Designed to complement the lines of the case, the Sansovino bracelet combines a five-link construction with satin-brushed surfaces and polished accents, achieving a balance between robustness and elegance. Completed with a tool-free micro-adjustment clasp, it allows the fit to be adjusted quickly and precisely without the need for additional tools.
The legacy of Nereide
The engraved caseback depicts the submarine Nereide, from which the collection takes its name. A symbol of engineering and exploration, it reflects the spirit shared by every Nereide timepiece. Just as Venetian merchant ships once carried precious goods from the East, the Nereide represents another chapter in Italy's maritime heritage, both united by the ambition to venture beyond the horizon.
