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O&HoraPictor engraves beneath the enamel for Submarine Canyon

The 20-piece DUET edition layers deep blue Grand Feu enamel over hand-engraved silver and offers three steel case sizes.

Hen & Mills Editorial · 4 min read · 30 August 2026

• O&HoraPictor's Submarine Canyon pairs deep blue Grand Feu enamel with hand engraving cut into a silver dial base by its artisans.
• Buyers can specify a 36mm, 38mm or 40mm steel case, each fitted with sapphire crystal and rated to 50 metres.
• The 20-piece edition starts at US$2,892, using Sellita's manual SW200-2M Power+ movement with a 65-hour reserve and accuracy of plus or minus 12 seconds daily.

O&HoraPictor has taken a restrained route with the DUET Submarine Canyon. The watch uses deep blue Grand Feu enamel over a hand-engraved silver dial base, letting reflected light expose the carved pattern beneath the colour. Buyers can choose a 36mm, 38mm or 40mm steel case, and the edition is limited to 20 pieces.

The design sits within the independent studio's DUET series, but it does not split the dial into two enamel colours. Its pairing is material instead: glossy enamel across the centre and a brushed silver chapter ring around it. The same blue reads differently as the engraved cuts move from fine radial lines to brighter flashes under changing light.

O&HoraPictor published the exact product listing on 26 August 2026. The page makes the commercial offer unusually clear for a small-production enamel watch, with the edition size, movement figures, diameter choices, strap menu and order prices all presented together. It also supplies original close views of the finished dial, which show how much the engraved texture changes across the surface.

Blue enamel with engraving underneath

The dial starts with a flat silver base. Artisans cut the central texture by hand, one line at a time, forming a pattern that can resemble mountain grain from above and a sunburst from an angle. Grand Feu enamel then supplies the blue colour and characteristic glossy surface. Because the cuts are made by hand, the exact play of light varies between dials.

A broad silver ring frames that centre. O&HoraPictor repeatedly brushes the ring to establish a fine, even grain, then prints the hour and minute track onto it. Roman numerals occupy the quarter positions, with slender bars and Arabic five-minute figures filling the spaces between them. The typography is busier than a plain dress-watch track, yet the silver ground separates it cleanly from the blue centre.

A blue seconds hand is paired with hour and minute hands polished into long pen-like shapes. The hands reach well into their respective tracks, and the seconds hand nearly disappears against the enamel until it catches a brighter reflection. There is no date aperture to interrupt the engraving.

Three diameters, one architectural case

The 316L steel case is offered in 36mm, 38mm and 40mm diameters. That range lets buyers select the proportion without changing the dial treatment or movement. The 36mm version uses an 18mm lug width; both larger cases use 20mm lugs. O&HoraPictor does not publish a case thickness for this model.

There is no separate dial scale listed for the three cases, and the maker presents them as size options for the same model. The common visual ingredients remain the deep blue centre, silver ring, polished hands and printed track. Choosing the diameter is therefore a question of fit and proportion within one 20-piece release.

Concave polishing around the bezel draws the eye toward the enamel, while the downturned twisted lugs have several polished facets. The brand describes the lugs as taking cues from Roman columns, a reference echoed by the quarter-hour numerals. Sapphire crystal covers the dial and water resistance is rated to 50 metres.

The ordering page offers several strap constructions and colours. Choices include black crocodile, black Epsom, black goat and black pebbled leather, along with dark or light brown leather options. Three standard strap lengths are listed, and there is also a custom-length entry for buyers who need another fit.

A manual Sellita with an extended reserve

Submarine Canyon uses the manual-winding Sellita SW200-2M Power+. O&HoraPictor specifies a 65-hour power reserve and an accuracy rating of plus or minus 12 seconds per day. Those figures make the movement a practical match for a watch whose principal work sits on the dial side.

The absence of an automatic rotor also suits the deliberate character of the design. Winding becomes an occasional part of wearing it, while the extended reserve means the watch can be left for more than two days without immediately stopping. The brand does not make broader precision or finishing claims beyond the stated daily tolerance and reserve.

The movement is the same across all three case diameters. That keeps the choice focused on fit, and avoids turning the smaller version into a mechanically different model. It also means the 65-hour reserve and stated accuracy apply across the full edition.

Twenty pieces from US$2,892

O&HoraPictor lists the Submarine Canyon from US$2,892, with the ordering page showing a range up to US$2,965 as strap selections change. The watch is available to order now, and total production is limited to 20 pieces across the available sizes.

For the opening price, buyers receive the same engraved silver and Grand Feu enamel dial, steel case, sapphire crystal and manual Sellita movement. The variables are case diameter, strap material and strap length. With no separate allocation stated for each size, the sensible reading is that all configurations draw from the same 20-piece total.