Anicorn X TheArsenale

The Anicorn x TheArsenale watch is an ultra-limited edition timepiece born from a shared design conviction between a Hong Kong watchmaker and a global mobility concept store: that the most powerful objects are the ones that remove everything they do not need. The collaboration brings together two brands united by modernist restraint, and it produced one of the most original watches in either company's history.

Who Is Anicorn?

Anicorn Watches is a Hong Kong-based design studio and watchmaker whose visual language is drawn from modernist architecture and the Bauhaus principle that form follows function. Their dials are not decorated; they are engineered for legibility, and every decision from numerals to case geometry is deliberate. The brand has collaborated with NASA, Daniel Arsham, Highsnobiety, Kojima Productions, MOMA and Philip Colbert, among others, each collaboration produced in strictly limited numbers. The Anicorn x TheArsenale edition joins that list.

The Concentric Disc Dial: Anicorn's Signature

The defining feature of every Anicorn watch is the handless dial system. Rather than conventional hands sweeping a printed face, Anicorn uses three concentric rotating discs, one each for hours, minutes and seconds. The discs move independently and their alignment at any given moment tells the time. It is a display system with no direct precedent in mechanical watchmaking, and it achieves both visual originality and genuine legibility. The numerals on the TheArsenale edition were developed with internationally recognised typographers, ensuring that the smallest design element in the watch receives the same level of attention as the movement and the case.

The Movement: Swiss-Designed Automatic Mechanism

Beneath the three-disc dial sits a Swiss-designed automatic movement that places the Anicorn in a category of mechanical wristwatches accessible to a wider audience than traditional Swiss fine watchmaking. The Miyota 9015 movement used across Anicorn's automatic range offers 28,800 vph and a 42-hour power reserve: specifications that compete comfortably with watches priced at several times the Anicorn's cost. The choice of this movement is itself a design decision, prioritising value and reliability over the prestige branding of Swiss ebauche manufacturers.

Why This Collaboration Makes Sense

TheArsenale and Anicorn operate from the same premise: that the most powerful objects carry their purpose on their surface and do not hide it behind decoration. The TheArsenale edition of the Anicorn applies this to a wristwatch, creating an object where every visible element is functional and every functional element is visible. The collaboration also connects two brands with genuine cultural weight in their respective fields: Anicorn's list of creative partners is one of the most consistently interesting in independent watchmaking, and TheArsenale's curation of vehicles and objects is guided by the same criteria.

Acquire the Anicorn x TheArsenale Watch

The ultra-limited Anicorn x TheArsenale edition watch is available directly through TheArsenale. The Anicorn Moon Time NASA watch is a second standout from the same brand's collaboration series. The complete TheArsenale Watches collection brings together the most considered timepieces curated for an audience that understands what a watch is really for.