Description
California-based independent maker Havid Nagan has unveiled the HN02, the third major reference under founder Robert Crawford. The HN02 is the brand's most ambitious effort yet — a sub-9 mm Grade 5 titanium dress watch with a multi-layer dial built around hand-guilloché grand-feu enamel, powered by the COSC-certified manufacture Calibre AMT6600.
Production is capped at 42 pieces total, divided across four configurations — Azure or Ember dial, in either standard titanium or DLC-treated titanium. Pricing is USD 18,000, with orders secured by a 50% deposit and deliveries scheduled to begin in Q3 2026. For a hand-guilloché grand-feu COSC-certified independent in a slim, wearable titanium case, this is one of the more compelling value plays in the current independent watchmaking landscape.
Design
The HN02 is the most refined expression of Havid Nagan's signature cushion-shaped case to date. Where the HN00 (2022) and HN01 Lucine (2024) both measured over 40 mm across and approached 11 mm in thickness, the HN02 is reduced to just 38 mm in diameter and 9 mm thick — a meaningful step toward genuine wearability. The Grade 5 titanium case (also offered in DLC) employs a three-part construction with a deliberate mix of brushed top surfaces and polished flanks.
The dial is the showpiece: a multi-layer architecture in which the time-display dial is rendered in flinqué grand-feu enamel, hand-guilloché by an external artisan and fired at over 800 °C. A smoked sapphire ring carries the minute track and the small-seconds sub-dial, allowing the underlying movement architecture to remain partially visible. Hammered and skeletonised plates surround the enamel — exposing the perlage on the manufacture calibre's front plate. Two finishes are offered: Azure (electric blue) and Ember (warm coppery orange).
Specifications
- References: HN02 Azure (Ti), HN02 Azure (DLC Ti), HN02 Ember (Ti), HN02 Ember (DLC Ti)
- Case: 38 mm × 9 mm, Grade 5 titanium (uncoated or DLC), brushed and polished finishes
- Dial: Multi-layer; flinqué grand-feu enamel, hand-guilloché; smoked sapphire minute / sub-seconds ring; hammered and skeletonised plates with perlage on movement front plate
- Movement: Calibre AMT6600 — hand-wound, COSC-certified chronometer, 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
- Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds
- Strap: Hand-stitched leather, titanium pin buckle
- Limited edition: 42 pieces total, across all four configurations
- Price: USD 18,000 (50 % deposit secures order)
- Availability: Deliveries from Q3 2026
What's Exciting
Three things make the HN02 stand out. First, the dimensions: 38 × 9 mm Grade 5 titanium is exactly the wearable, contemporary-classical sizing the independent dress-watch market has been demanding, and Havid Nagan listened to feedback that the HN00/HN01 cases were too large. Second, the dial: real hand-guilloché on a grand-feu enamel base — fired in a kiln at 800 °C — is a serious craft commitment, the kind of work that justifies a five-figure price tag without any “story” inflation. Third, the movement: COSC certification on a hand-wound manufacture calibre exclusive to Havid Nagan is rarer than the price suggests in this independent tier — most boutique indies in this segment use base movements, not chronometer-rated proprietary calibres.
At USD 18,000, the HN02 sits well below comparable hand-finished, hand-decorated independents (Akrivia AK-06, Petermann Bédat 1967, Laurent Ferrier Galet, Voutilainen Vingt-8 Cal. 28). With only 42 pieces, demand is likely to outstrip supply quickly.
History
Havid Nagan was founded in 2020 in California by Robert Crawford, with the brand's debut release — the HN00 — arriving in 2022 in collaboration with Schwarz-Etienne (using the Schwarz-Etienne ASE220 movement) and SJX Watches. The HN00 introduced the cushion-shaped case and Havid Nagan's recognisable architectural-modernist aesthetic. The HN01 Lucine (2024) added a moon-phase complication and a more decorated dial. The HN02 (2026) marks the brand's transition to a fully-COSC-certified manufacture calibre with the hand-guilloché grand-feu enamel dial — the most technically ambitious release in Havid Nagan's history.
