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SEE TIME DIFFERENTLY

PATENTED SINGLE-HAND WATCHES

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SNGLRTY, the most innovative way to see time on your wrist. Featuring the industry-first OHI4 or OHI2 calibre it is the first watch ever designed to indicate the time as we experience it – uniquely in each moment. You get Swiss design and engineering in a world-first calibre that presents the precise time with a single hand. Add in a stunning sapphire crystal with seven layers of anti-reflective coating on BOTH sides, 100m of water resistance, customizable as you desire. This is not a watch that you wear, this is a statement about the individual you are.

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This is not a novelty or horological sideshow

A single hour hand continuously synchronizes with a minute disc on a clever, innovative dial

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THE GENESIS

Why do you need to look at two locations?

The subject was watches, and it was unfolding over a few bottles of wine. Why do you needed to look at two location on a watch face to read the time? Why can it not be achieved with a glance at a single point? ... Read More →

Daniel’s Experience

Daniel has more than 30 years experiece in the watch industry and seen many watches. But not one like this, where the minutes move backward and the hour hand forward ...Read More →

The Idea and Deal

Even in the bar, close to midnight, after a few drinks, the idea seemed too good to leave just as an idea. So the two friends took their beer mat drawing, signed it 50/50 and christened it the OHI-Project, the One Hand Indication Project.

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PROOF OF CONCEPT

The next morning, in the cold light of day, there were now many doubts. It could not have been that easy?

So we needed to answer these questions first:

a) Are we sure this has never been done before?

Daniel started to search in books, on the internet and consulted with his friends in Switzerland. Still nothing similar.

b) Everything indicated that our idea was innovative, but would it be patentable?

Steve and Daniel decided to file for a patent. This was to be the test of their idea, if they received a patent they would make the prototypes, if not then it would be time to move on and look for other challenges.

c) What is patent the about?

A single-hand or single-indicator timepiece that can simultaneously identify both the hour and minute portion of a give time is present herein.  The timepiece includes ….

an indicator  structured to rotate about the face of the timepiece and point to the hour element of the time via a distal end thereof.

In addition, the same indicator includes a minute identifying portion disposed along a length thereof that will align with a rotationally disposed minute disc.  The minute disc includes indicia representative of the minutes evenly spaced radially about its surface in clockwise ascending order.

As the minute disc rotates counterclockwise and the indicator rotates clockwise, the indicator will simultaneously identify the hour element at its distal end and the minute element via the relative position of the minute disc.

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DEVELOPING THE CALIBRE

“It has never been  done before”

What Daniel and Steve had to figure out was how to have a minute disc continuously synch with the hour hand. If it was possible it was going to be an industry first.

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THE RESULT

In House Calibre

The novel time display required novel engineering. In collaboration with Le Cercle des Horlogères, the renowned Swiss horology engineers, SNGLRTY release the Calibre OHI.

Each component of the Calibre OHI is manufactured in the Swiss Jura mountains and assembled by SNGLRTY's own watchmaker.

The Calibre OHI was created out of necessity. This is the only watch movement with a reverse gear.

Patented One Hand Indication (OHI)

It was not only the movement that had to be carefully engineered. The One Hand Indication hand, that pays homage to the Breguet hand, evolved from functionality.

The oversized OHI hand required detailed engineering. The hand has a domed profile to increase its stiffness. This subtle feature brings added depth to a key aspect that defines every SNGLRTY watch.

11 Customizable Elements

This degree of customisation requires that each SNGLRTY watch is assembled exclusively for every customer. With eleven elements that can be configured there are over 500,000 possible variations now available - you will have a unique watch that reflects who you are.

Swiss Made And Therefore The Highest Quality

Daniel and Steve are proud of SNGLRTY’s Swiss heritage. Our collaboration with the finest Swiss engineers, craftsmen, and watchmakers, who have accumulated the finest skills passed down over the centuries, made SNGLRTY possible. Without these fine artisans, it would not be possible to produce this unrivaled patented timepiece.

Create Your Own SNGLRTY Watch Today!

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Schedule A Design Call With Either Daniel or Steve, The Co-founders

What to expect?
Answers to all your questions
A full understanding of all the customizations that are available
An Inside track to the specials that have not made it to the website yet
No commitment - it is just a call

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SNGLRTY watch

What to expect?
Our configurator will step you through over 500,000 possible combinations
Save your favorite designs so you can discuss them with your friends
Post them to social media for a broader audience
No limit to the designs you can make, and No Commitment

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Don’t worry about shipping, we pay for that. Every watch is dispatched through the UPS delivery network. If you are ordering from the US the prices quoted include all taxes. If you are having your watch delivered to another location additional taxes may be applicable. If you want confirmation of the taxes that may be due then please contact us.

SNGLRTY is powered by the Calibre OHI. We have two executions that you can choose from.

If you are purchasing your watch from Europe you can finance your purchase through Klarna. We are working on finance options for our US customers currently.
SNGLRTY has a 40.5mm case diameter. It measured 47mm from lug to lug and is approximately 12mm high. The exact dimensions very slightly depending on which movement is selected.
We have a watches available at retail locations around the world. If you would like to see a SNGLRTY watch up close and personal please contact us and we will try adn find the closest location to you. But please, do not forget, every SNGLRTY watch comes with a 30 day money back guarantee, so you have no risk in buying a SNGLRTY watch.
Yes, we will ship SNGLRTY watch anywhere in the world. Depending on the delivery address the duties and taxes may vary. Please contact us if you have any concerns.
One Hand Indication. When Daniel and Steve were developing the watch they did not have a name for it so they called it One Hand Indication. It was only after they received the patent was the name SNGLRTY created.

01

THE GENESIS

Why do you need to look at two locations?

The subject was watches, and it was unfolding over a few bottles of wine. Why do you needed to look at two location on a watch face to read the time? Why can it not be achieved with a glance at a single point?

The idea crystalised that night when the similarities between a watch movement and a car power train became evident. But it was the anomoly that held the solution. Why was there no reverse gear in a watch movement? What would happen if a reverse gear was put in a watch movement?

Daniel’s Experience

Daniel has more than 30 years experiece in the watch industry and seen many watches. But not one like this, where the minutes move backward and the hour hand forward and the time is indicated where the two collide.

Even Daniel had to agree that this was something completely new to him, but wanted to check further to confirm his initial reaction - that this had never been done before.

The Idea and Deal

Even in the bar, close to midnight, after a few drinks, the idea seemed too good to leave just as an idea. So the two friends took their beer mat drawing, signed it 50/50 and christened it the OHI-Project, the One Hand Indication Project.

Swiss Made

SNGLRTY was only possible because of all the watch innovators that went before us and the accumulation of their skills and knowledge in Switzerland. We celebrate their achievements by being proud that each of our watches is “Made In Switzerland” so you can be confident that it is engineered and assembled with longevity in mind.

30 Day Money Back Guarantee

We are so confident that you will enjoy Seeing Time Differently every single watch comes with our Money Back Guarantee so you can buy with confidence. If you have any concerns after your purchase, just let us know within 30 days of delivery and we will refund your money. After all, Daniel and Steve want everyone to enjoy wearing SNGLRTY on their wrist.

Free International Shipping

UPS will whisk your beautiful new SNGLRTY watch from Bern, Switzerland to your front door – and you will be able to track it every step of the way and reduce your waiting to the minimum.

2 Year International Warranty

Where ever you are, if there is a problem with your watch (and we seriously doubt there will be), we will make sure it is put right so you can buy your SNGLRTY watch without any worries, wherever you live.

Hour Numerals Color

I like to think the color of the hour numerals creates the personality of your SNGLRTY watch. We have the basics, black and white, but if you would like to have your watch glow in the dark we offer a range of colors in Swiss Super-LumiNova. We always use Grade X1 for the best luminous effect but the daytime colors do impact the ultimate performance of the Super-LumiNova. If you want the brightest possible luminous effect choose Swiss Super-Luminova White, and if you want more please contact us.

Color Of The Hour Ring

The hour ring is the largest surface area on the SNGLRTY watch face so sets the tone for the rest of your design.

Date Display

Each of our watches can be configured with a date display, or without. Due to the mechanics this is the first decision you need to make in your journey to create your SNGLRTY watch.

Comparison Ohi2 vs. Ohi4

The OHI movements, or One Hand Indication, are unique to SNGLRTY. During the development phase of the watches Daniel and Steve used this moniker before naming it SNGLRTY. There are two distinctive movements to choose from, OHI-2 and OHI-4.

The OHI-4 movement is built on the Decorated and Fully Adjusted SW-300 tractor movement from Sellita. On top of the tractor movement the SNGLRTY complication plate is assembled and incorporates the “reverse minute gearbox” that is available exclusively from SNGLRTY. Depending on your selection, the complication plate will also relocate the date wheel from the top of the tractor movement to the top of the complication plate. Relocating it in this manner increases the size of the date disc and moves it closer to the top of the watch face improving its readability considerably.
The OHI-2 movement is the same as the OHI-4 movement except that it is built on a standard execution Sellita SW-200 movement.

Finally, depending on the movement you select the watch case will have a different profile as the OHI-4 movement is thinner than the OHI-2 movement. The key differences are that the case for the OHI-4 movement has a double domed crystal and a flat caseback. The OHI-2 case has a flat crystal and a curved caseback. All the details are in the product page.