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anOrdain Model 1

Collection profile

anOrdain’s foundational watch, using a restrained round case and map-inspired numerals as the main canvas for the Glasgow maker’s hand-crafted vitreous enamel dials, including opaque and fumé executions across multiple sizes and movement options.

Why it matters

Model 1 is the watch that introduced anOrdain to the market and remains the clearest expression of the brand’s identity: hand-made vitreous enamel dials, map-inspired typography, and small-scale Scottish craft presented in a relatively accessible independent package.

Key references

Model 1 Oxblood

anOrdain Model 1 Oxblood — Core opaque-enamel Model 1 variant in the current family; part of the three-size contemporary Model 1 offer.

Model 1 Parisian Blue

anOrdain Model 1 Parisian Blue — Current core opaque-enamel variant within the foundational Model 1 line.

anOrdain Model 1 Teal

Model 1 Teal

anOrdain Model 1 Teal — Current core opaque-enamel variant; official page describes Model 1 as the brand’s debut watch designed to showcase its vitreous enamel dial.

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Collection timeline

  • 2018 — Hodinkee covered the Model 1 as anOrdain’s first watch, positioning it as the brand’s original enamel-led proposition.
  • 2020 — anOrdain launched the Model 1 Fumé, extending the collection with what it describes as the world’s first fumé enamel dial in the format.
  • 2021 — anOrdain expanded the Model 1 into Small, Medium and Large sizes, adding new movement choices and introducing the Oxblood dial to the collection.

FAQ

What defines the anOrdain Model 1?

It is anOrdain’s debut watch and the design that introduced the brand, built around hand-crafted vitreous enamel dials with map-inspired numerals and hands.

Does the Model 1 only exist in one size or one dial style?

No. The current family spans Small, Medium and Large cases, core opaque-enamel colours, and a Model 1 Fumé branch with smoked-gradient enamel dials.

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More from anOrdain

  • Model 2anOrdain Revised Model 2 watches in green enamel dials — anOrdain’s Model 2 is the brand’s field-watch line, pairing its in-house vitreous enamel dial craft with a more robust, crown-guarded steel case than the dressier Model 1. The collection was launched in 2019 and substantially revised in 2022 with a larger 39.5mm option, updated bespoke numerals, new colours, and evolved luminous hands.
  • PorcelainanOrdain porcelain dial mould in workshop — anOrdain’s Porcelain line is a distinct in-house dial material programme built around true glazed porcelain rather than enamel or ceramic sheet substitutes. Introduced in 2025 on the Model 2 platform, it was developed over several years with research trips to Limoges and collaboration with potters in Stoke-on-Trent, then executed in-house by porcelain artist Cara Louise.

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