anOrdain doesn’t just make watches — they make Scottish enamel art you can wear.
If you love great typography, handcrafted dials, and the idea of wearing something made by actual human hands (not just machines), anOrdain belongs in
your rotation. It’s one of the few brands where the design world and the watch world meet in the middle — and both walk away impressed.
Founded in Glasgow, Scotland in 2015, anOrdain was built around one idea: bring true vitreous enamel dial-making in-house, and pair it with modern, thoughtful design.
Led by creative director Lewis Heath, the brand assembled a team of typographers, enamellers, and industrial designers — not just watchmakers and started from the dial up.
Their early models, especially the Model 1, made waves for offering real Grand Feu enamel at accessible prices — and doing it with taste, restraint, and originality.
Today? anOrdain is one of the most respected names in the modern indie scene — and their waitlist proves it.
Let’s start with the obvious: the dials.
anOrdain produces its own vitreous enamel dials — meaning powdered glass fired in a kiln at 800°C, fused to a metal base, and then polished by
hand. No two are the same. Colors range from deep oxblood to fog gray to vibrant green — all with that liquid glass depth that enamel delivers like nothing else.
Key models:
Movements are usually Swiss (Sellita SW210, SW300), sometimes modified in-house. But the real value is above the plate — the dial, case
finishing, and design cohesion.
Because it does something most brands pretend to do — make real things, with real craft, in-house, at a scale that’s actually sustainable.
Each dial takes days to make. The typography is designed by their team, not pulled from a font library. The hands are custom. The packaging is
elegant but minimal. And the entire vibe is collector-first, flex-never.
Add that to the fact that prices are (relatively) reasonable for the level of craft, and it’s easy to see why anOrdain pieces sell out instantly.
Not much — and that’s part of the story.
anOrdain builds watches in small batches and has paused new orders at times just to avoid overloading their production team. You’ll find:
On the pre-owned market? Prices are climbing — especially for discontinued colors and early serial numbers.
anOrdain is one of the only new brands I’d call legit collectible in today’s indie scene.
I’ve sold a few — and every time, it’s like handling a pocket-sized art object. The enamel, the type, the weight… it just feels different. In a sea of
cookie-cutter microbrands, they carved out a lane. And they’re owning it.
If you appreciate craft more than brand cachet? You’ll get it. Instantly.
Delray Watch is always on the lookout for unique anOrdain watches — especially Model 1, Model 2, and Fumé dial models.
If you have an anOrdain watch you’re ready to sell or trade – reach out. We’re always buying.
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