Norqain Independence Wild ONE

Norqain has been riding a rising wave of popularity and accolades since its inception in 2018. But more recently, the young upstart Swiss brand has made gigantic strides, tapping visionary, marketing-genius and influential former executive, Jean-Claude Biver as an advisor. Shortly after making this announcement, the brand debuted the Wild ONE; their take on a modern adventure watch using an innovative and proprietary case material and a risky design language that, dare-we-say, is Biver's stock in trade!

This particular timepiece is the latest iteration of the Independence Wild ONE and features all the hallmark design cues of their flagship sports watch. The case is made up of 25 different components including a rubber shock absorber, a titanium movement cage and a NORTEQ case, the brand’s ultra-light, high-performance carbon polymer that strikes a very nice balance on the wrist. It measured 42mm in width, weighs 82 grams and its robust exterior is capable of withstanding an insane 5,000 g’s of inertial strain.

There’s no shortcuts in the case detailing, either. The screws securing the case components are shaped to follow the exact case curvature and Norqain’s proprietary material allows them to adorn the outer case in precise color tonalities such as the turquoise accents seen on this example's case flanks and surrounding its signed rubberized screw-down crown.

This iteration of the Wild ONE is the first to offer an open worked dial in substitution of the laser-etched ‘double-N’ logo presented in its first release. This striking piece features polished indices, a skeletonized dauphine handset, and matching turquoise accents throughoiut. Powered by Norqain’s self-winding, chronometer spec NN21 movement, the Wild ONE comes fitted with a vibrant color-matched textured rubber strap with a signed composite pin buckle.

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