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Spectrum Watches — How will you spend your time? An analogue answer in a notification age.

The brief

Spectrum is a watch house designed in Dubai since 1990, built on a single idea: distinctive timepieces shouldn't cost a year's salary. Quality supersedes everything. Variety is non-negotiable.

The collection is organised around six multi-dimensional personas — for the explorers, challengers, inventors, truth-seekers and creatives who want an analogue answer in a notification age. Free shipping over $500, a 2-year warranty and 30-day returns sit underneath the work.

Alongside the shop, Spectrum runs Moments — a 13.8-billion-year scroll through time — and an IRL community that gathers in person across cities to walk, make, talk and put the phone down for an hour. Originality, without the brand tax.

Visuals & artwork

Spectrum — editorial cover artwork
Spectrum — editorial cover artwork
Spectrum Watches — image from the project site
From www.spectrumwatches.com

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