Model 2

The Model 2 is hand-wound. There is no self-winding rotor, so you turn the crown — usually once a day — to keep it running, and it uses no battery. A full wind holds roughly 45 hours of running time.

The Model 2 is powered by the Sellita SW210-1 from Sellita, a manual caliber with 18 jewels, a 45-hour power reserve, and a 28,800 bph beat rate. It is hand-wound, so a daily turn of the crown keeps it running.

The Model 2 is rated to 50 m. That is enough for hand-washing, rain and brief swimming, but not for diving or prolonged submersion. Whatever the rating, avoid operating the crown or pushers underwater, and have the gaskets checked periodically to keep it reliable.

At 36 mm across with a 43 mm lug-to-lug and 11 mm thick, the Model 2 wears as a compact, dress-leaning watch. Lug-to-lug is the measurement that really decides fit, since it sets how far the case spans the wrist — 43 mm suits most wrists, and smaller wrists especially should check that figure.

Grand feu vitreous enamel is fired directly onto copper at over 800°C — the same centuries-old technique used by prestigious Swiss maisons — but anOrdain produces these dials entirely in-house with their own trained enamellers. The rejection rate is approximately 90% per firing batch due to cracking or imperfections, so each surviving dial has already passed a severe quality filter. Almost no independent watchmaker at this price tier produces enamel dials in-house.

At current official pricing, vitreous-enamel Model 2 variants start at £1,925 ex-VAT and increase with size, movement, or strap choice. You are buying a hand-fired enamel dial; the trade-offs are a modest base movement specification, no date, and a waitlist. Brands like Longines or Mido at comparable prices may offer stronger movement specifications and easier availability, but with industrially produced dials rather than an in-house fired enamel dial.

Yes — the 316L steel case, sapphire crystal, and 50m water resistance are built for daily use, and the field-watch proportions mean it wears without effort. The hand-wound variant needs regular winding; the automatic LJP G101 and A1 options remove that. The enamel dial itself is extremely hard and scratch-resistant — vitreous enamel is glass, not paint.