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VENEZIANICO

Venice, Italy · Est. 2017

Founded by Alberto Morelli, Alessandro Morelli

Venezianico is an Italian watch brand founded in Venice in 2017, drawing on the city's maritime and artistic heritage for its design vocabulary. The brand produces Swiss-movement watches at accessible price points, including the popular Redentore dive watch with its elegant lagoon-inspired dials.

Founded
2017
Headquarters
Venice, Italy
Group
Independent
Price Segment
Mid
Status
Active

Key Collections

  • Redentore — Venezianico Redentore is the brand's neoclassical dress-watch family, named for Venice's Redentore church and spanning Utopia, Ultrablack, and Bronzo executions. Key references: Redentore Utopia II - Alpha, Redentore Utopia II - Beta, Redentore Bronzo - 1221555.
  • Nereide — Venezianico Nereide is the brand's automatic dive-watch family, presented around technical performance and current GMT, Avventurina, Aureo, and Verdigris models. Key references: Nereide GMT 39 - 3521511S, Nereide GMT Grand Tour - 3521510C, Nereide Verdigris - 4521549.
  • Bucintoro — Venezianico Bucintoro is the brand's chronograph collection, named after Venice's ceremonial state galley and positioned around speed-on-water design cues. Key references: Bucintoro 1976 - Limited Edition, Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition, Bucintoro 42 - 8221510.

Timeline

  • 2017 — Alberto and Alessandro Morelli found Venezianico (originally as Meccaniche Veneziane) in the Venice metropolitan area.
  • 2017 — The brand launches on Kickstarter, raising over $800,000 and establishing an immediate international following.
  • 2022 — The brand officially rebrands from Meccaniche Veneziane to Venezianico, consolidating its identity.
  • 2023 — Annual production exceeds 20,000 timepieces, reflecting rapid growth and distribution in over 100 countries.
  • 2025 — Venezianico unveils its first proprietary in-house movement, the V5000, developed in collaboration with Italian manufacturer OISA.

Frequently Asked Questions about VENEZIANICO

Where are Venezianico watches made?
Venezianico is headquartered in San Donà di Piave, in the Venice metropolitan area, and the brand emphasises its Italian identity in its design language and storytelling. While movements are sourced from Swiss and Japanese suppliers, the watches are assembled and quality-controlled in Italy, and the brand launched its first in-house Italian-made calibre in 2025.
How did Venezianico start?
Brothers Alberto and Alessandro Morelli founded the brand in 2017, reportedly having developed the concept while working at Burger King tables and attending watchmaking workshops across Europe. They launched their first watches through Kickstarter and raised over $800,000, one of the most successful crowdfunding debuts in independent watchmaking.

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