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Established in the Swiss watchmaking town of Reconvilier in 1948, ‘Montres Herodia’, otherwise known as Herodia today, manufactures exceptional timepieces characterized by the captivating trends of sports watches during the 50’s and 60’s period with all components strictly ‘Swiss Made’. Drawing upon the values of Swiss manufacturing, the entire manufacturing process of Herodia watches, from design to production, is skilfully carried out in Switzerland by master watchmakers.
Driven by the spirit of the Swiss watchmaking industry, Herodia aims to reintroduce the sports watch trends of the 50s and 60s with modern technology. Started in the Swiss watchmaking town of Reconvilier in 1948, Herodia began its journey as a family-owned company, the Maggy family of Milan.
It didn't take long for Herodia to get global attention as the company's distribution had spread across the United States, Europe, and Asia within a few years. The exceptional and captivating timepieces that are built entirely upon the values of Swiss manufacturing are considered the main contribution to the success.
Some of the distinctive value of Herodia's watches can be spotted in the use of unique and varied watch cases as well as Herodia's interest to use advanced movements, such as the Lemania (the 1960s to 1970s), and the Valjoux.
In the present day, the entire manufacturing process is done in Switzerland where professional watchmakers lead the whole steps from design to production. That revival brings Herodia as the trusted main supplier of watches for the Italian army. Ever since then, Herodia began to embrace another path to create reliable watches for the army and special corps.
Some considerations are definitely a must before a watch purchase and there is always a reason to admire the Herodia watch collection.
Strict to the standard of Swiss-made manufacturing has been in the DNA of Herodia watch production. Every component of the watch is built by Swiss professional watchmakers to deliver the best experience from a trusted place.
As for the current collections, Herodia watches are driven by the reliable Swiss Sellita SW 200. The movement has 26 jewels and runs at 28,800 vph. Along with 38 hours of power reserve, the SW 200 is equipped with quickset date and hacking.
Using advanced mechanical movements, Herodia's first collection of The Series 1 is a representation of vintage sports watch in the era of the 50s and 60s. The is well-displayed in a distinctive characteristic of Herodia watches, such as the bezel, oversized crown, and dial.
The bezel is a 120-click bezel equipped with large grooves on the side and a bright aluminum insert on top - giving a bold appearance of vintage sports watches. As how oversized crowns became popular in the 60s era, Herodia watches have 8mm in diameter screw-down crowns, also known as Big Crown. While for the dial, the unique handset does enhance the appearance of being retro.
The retro styling in the Herodia watch collection is also elevated with the use of an Italian brown leather strap. It levels up a taste of vintage charm to the watch with side stitchings that has a tapered profile of 22mm to 20mm.
