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Xeric And Worn & Wound Rework The Sector In Two Luminous Colourways

Night Vision and Highlighter put jumping hours, luminous colour and a custom quartz module into two compact 300-piece editions.

Hen & Mills Editorial · 4 min read · 27 August 2026

• Xeric and Worn & Wound reshape the Sector around separate retrograde hour and minute arcs, plus an hour hand that jumps.
• Night Vision uses brushed steel and green lume; Highlighter pairs black PVD with bright blue, pink, orange and green luminous accents.
• Each 36mm colourway is limited to 300 pieces at US$299, with the first 150 scheduled to ship in October 2026.

Xeric and Worn & Wound have given the Sector a new sector-inspired dial and two luminous colourways while retaining the model's double-retrograde display. Night Vision and Highlighter each use separate arcs for the hours and minutes, with an hour hand that jumps as it advances through the scale.

The collaboration was announced on 26 August 2026. Both versions share the same compact 36mm by 37mm case and a quartz movement fitted with a custom double-retrograde module. Each colourway is limited to 300 pieces, with the first 150 of each scheduled to ship in October 2026.

Reading time along two arcs

Instead of placing hour and minute hands on a common central axis, the Sector assigns each measure to its own curved track. The retrograde hands travel across their scales and then return to the beginning. The hour indication adds a discrete jump, turning what could have been a purely graphic layout into a display with regular mechanical-looking action.

Time setting is handled by push buttons on the face rather than a conventional crown. The architecture allows the case to keep its unusual geometry and maintains a clean perimeter around the display. Beneath it sits a Miyota quartz movement combined with the custom retrograde module, an approach that makes the specialised indication possible at the collaboration's sub-US$300 list price.

The two editions share the same layout but take opposite approaches to colour. Night Vision uses a brushed 316L stainless steel case, a black base and green luminous details. The high-contrast palette makes the separate scales easy to distinguish, while the green light treatment gives the watch its name without changing the underlying display.

The dial treatment also helps explain the Sector name. Both scales are divided into clearly marked zones, and the colour is assigned to functional parts of the display rather than applied as an all-over finish. At a glance, the eye can separate the shorter hour track from the longer minute track before following the retrograde hands across them.

Highlighter uses a black PVD-coated case and pushes the accents further. Bright blue, pink, orange and green appear across the dial as luminous details. Where Night Vision is organised around one strong luminous tone, Highlighter treats the dial more like a set of marked-up graphics.

Compact cases, deliberate limitations

Both watches measure 36mm across, 37mm long and 10.25mm thick. That keeps the broad retrograde layout inside dimensions that should wear compactly, without reducing the scales to decorative slivers. A silicone strap continues the casual, highly graphic character of the design.

The crystal is mineral rather than sapphire, and water resistance is rated to 3 ATM. Those are clear trade-offs within the price and concept. The collaboration puts its emphasis on the animated display, the unusual setting system and the two distinct colour treatments.

The decision to use quartz also fits that priority. The Miyota base and custom module make the complication visual and accessible, while the limited runs give the collaboration a defined scope. The technology is used openly in support of the display.

There is also enough separation between the editions to make the choice meaningful. Night Vision's exposed steel and concentrated green lume are the quieter option. Highlighter's black case and four-colour luminous palette make the display read as a bolder design object. Neither changes the dimensions, movement or production number, so the preference comes down to how strongly the wearer wants the graphics to announce themselves.

Because the setting controls sit on the face, the interaction is part of the visual architecture too. They appear as deliberate elements rather than a crown added to the side of an irregular case. That detail ties the practical operation to the design and keeps the compact 37mm length from being interrupted by a conventional protruding control.

Pricing and availability

The Xeric x Worn & Wound Sector Retrograde Night Vision and Highlighter are each limited to 300 pieces and carry a US$299 list price. Worn & Wound says the first 150 pieces of each colourway are due to ship in October 2026.

The Australian-localised storefront currently displays A$423. Australian buyers should treat that converted figure as a storefront display rather than a durable Australian list price, and confirm the final amount and stock status when ordering.

At launch price, the appeal is straightforward: an uncommon way of displaying the time, a genuinely compact case and two colour treatments that make the same mechanism feel notably different. The Sector does not pretend to be a traditional complication. It turns the behaviour of a retrograde display into the centre of the design.