Nereide Tigris - 4521543S
Nereide Tigris celebrates the ancient trade routes that for centuries connected East and West through Venice, a crossroads of cultures, commerce, and knowledge. Its dial is crafted from genuine Tiger's Eye, a natural gemstone prized for its warm golden hues and distinctive chatoyancy, whose appearance shifts with the light, making every timepiece truly one of a kind. The stainless steel case and tungsten bezel enhance its sporty character and exceptional durability, creating a refined balance between the expressive beauty of natural stone and the performance of a modern dive watch.
CASE MATERIAL: 316L Stainless Steel
DIAL: Natural Tiger's Eye dial, 0.4 mm stone disc mounted on a brass base
DIMENSIONS: Ø42mm, lug to lug 49mm
MOVEMENT: Automatic Cal. Sellita SW200-1 Swiss Made
CRYSTAL: Sapphire Glass with anti-reflective coating
LUMINOUS MATERIAL: BGW9 Super-LumiNova®
BEZEL: Tungsten insert, 120 clicks
CROWN: Screw-Down
WR: 20ATM (= 200mt)
STRAP: Rubber Band
All orders include free shipping. Here are the average delivery times:
- EU Countries: 1-2 business days
- United Kingdom: 2-3 business days
- USA: 2-3 business days
- Other Countries: 2-5 business days
If the watch does not meet your expectations, it can be returned within 14 days. Any refund will be processed in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.
The Routes of Antiquity
In the 1st century AD, Pliny the Elder described India in his Naturalis Historia as one of the Roman world's primary sources of gemstones, spices, and precious materials. His writings remain among the most valuable accounts of the trade routes that, through the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean, fostered a continuous exchange of goods, cultures, and knowledge between East and West.
From India to Venice
In the centuries that followed, Venice inherited this legacy, establishing itself as the Mediterranean's leading commercial hub. Through its merchants, precious stones and valuable materials from the East reached Europe, transforming the Serenissima into one of the world's great centres of trade. It was along these very routes that Tiger's Eye also made its way to Venice, inspiring Nereide Tigris, a tribute to a journey spanning nearly two thousand years.
Tiger's Eye is a variety of quartz formed over millions of years through slow geological processes. Its distinctive fibrous structure creates chatoyancy, an optical phenomenon that gives the stone remarkable depth while changing its appearance as the light shifts.
The golden and amber bands running across its surface are not the result of artificial treatments, but of the natural arrangement of mineral fibres. Every slab displays a unique pattern, making it impossible to reproduce two identical dials.
Transforming Tiger's Eye into a watch dial requires an exceptionally delicate manufacturing process. Each slab is carefully oriented according to the natural direction of its fibres to enhance its characteristic chatoyancy.
The material is then cut using waterjet technology to preserve its integrity before being thinned to approximately 0.4 mm. Finally, it is polished and meticulously finished before the indices and remaining details are applied.
Before final assembly, every dial undergoes a meticulous polishing process designed to enhance the natural depth of Tiger's Eye without altering its surface.
It is at this stage that the stone's characteristic chatoyancy reaches its fullest expression, revealing reflections that shift with the angle of the light. Only once this process is complete are the indices and other details applied, preserving the unique character of the natural stone.
Tiger's Eye is a variety of quartz formed over millions of years through slow geological processes. Its distinctive fibrous structure creates chatoyancy, an optical phenomenon that gives the stone remarkable depth while changing its appearance as the light shifts.
The golden and amber bands running across its surface are not the result of artificial treatments, but of the natural arrangement of mineral fibres. Every slab displays a unique pattern, making it impossible to reproduce two identical dials.
Transforming Tiger's Eye into a watch dial requires an exceptionally delicate manufacturing process. Each slab is carefully oriented according to the natural direction of its fibres to enhance its characteristic chatoyancy.
The material is then cut using waterjet technology to preserve its integrity before being thinned to approximately 0.4 mm. Finally, it is polished and meticulously finished before the indices and remaining details are applied.
Before final assembly, every dial undergoes a meticulous polishing process designed to enhance the natural depth of Tiger's Eye without altering its surface.
It is at this stage that the stone's characteristic chatoyancy reaches its fullest expression, revealing reflections that shift with the angle of the light. Only once this process is complete are the indices and other details applied, preserving the unique character of the natural stone.
Technical Specifications
Our dive watch, water-resistant to a depth of 200 meters, takes its name from the Nereide submarine, a marvel of Venetian naval technology. This timepiece is engineered to endure strong stresses, making it particularly well-suited for water sports enthusiasts.
Ø42 mm, lug-to-lug 49 mm, total thickness 12.5 mm
Natural Tiger's Eye dial, 0.4 mm stone disc mounted on a brass base
Swiss Made Sellita SW200-1 Automatic
316L Stainless Steel
Tungsten, Polished and Scratch-Resistant with a Hardness of 9/10 on the Mohs Scale
Sapphire with anti-reflective coating
Swiss-Made BGW9 Super-LumiNova®
20 Atmospheres (200m/656ft)
A surface in motion
Tiger's Eye reveals its true character through light. As the wrist naturally moves, reflections travel across the stone's veins, accentuating its depth and creating an ever-changing visual effect. This characteristic, known as chatoyancy, gives the dial a sense of natural movement that arises not from decorative finishes, but from the stone's internal structure itself.
Sansovino Bracelet
The submarine Nereide, which inspires the entire collection, is depicted submerged in the engraving at the center of the caseback, to remind how this watch doesn't compromise on underwater performance, retaining the ability to dive up to 200m deep and the rotating bezel that allows monitoring of dive times.
The Legacy of Nereide
The engraved caseback depicts the submarine Nereide, from which the collection takes its name. A symbol of engineering and exploration, it reflects the spirit shared by every Nereide timepiece. Just as Venetian merchant ships once carried precious goods from the East, the Nereide represents another chapter in Italy's maritime heritage, both united by the ambition to venture beyond the horizon.
