13 Sep New Brand Announcement: NORQAIN
We are proud to announce the newest brand to join Orlando Watch Company: NORQAIN
At Orlando Watch Company, we are proud to call our home of amazing horological brands a truly unique experience. Each and every brand we carry offers something special to wear and to last a lifetime. This year, we have partnered with Norqain, which is fairly new to our industry, but is backed with generations of watch industry expertise to offer a well well made and innovated timepieces. Each year they have pushed the boundaries by developing new case materials and manufactured calibers. We are excited to bring this brand to you and to see what they have in store for the future.
NORQAIN, launched in 2018 by Founder & CEO Ben Küffer, alongside Co-Founders Ted Schneider and Mark Streit, proudly stands among the rare family-owned, fully independent Swiss watch brands. As an independent brand, NORQAIN passionately focuses on manufacturing innovative, high-quality watches without the pressure of shareholder profits, ensuring each timepiece aligns with the active lifestyle of our community. With true family heritage rooted in the watch industry, their expertise spans over four decades. This journey has inspired them to push boundaries and embrace innovation.
NORQAIN embodies Swiss craftsmanship beyond mere “Swiss made” inscriptions on watch dials. Aligned by a shared long-term vision for the Swiss watch industry, NORQAIN and our premium suppliers are dedicated to investing in the continuous enhancement of product quality and innovation. This commitment ensures that we provide our customers with timepieces of exceptional craftsmanship.
Supported by watch industry legend and NORQAIN’s advisor to the board, Jean-Claude Biver, NORQAIN aims to innovate, challenge the status-quo and spread the passion for mechanical watches in the age of digitalisation and smartwatches. Their mission is to support the movement of putting Swiss-made watches on the wrists of the young, young-at-heart and open-minded.
Best example: The Wild ONE collection, launched in 2022, is the epitome of high-performance sports watches, boasting a shock-absorbing case crafted from our exclusive NORTEQ® material. This carbon fibre polymer is not only six times lighter than steel but also 3.5 times lighter than titanium, offering superior durability and lightweight comfort for the active wearer.
Unique Dials
Shown: Left to right 1. Freedom Neverest Glacier with Black Glacier dial & golden cracks inspired by crevasses on Mt. Everest $4399. 2. Independence Wild ONE with Blue dial with 3-level laser-cut NORQAIN mandala-like pattern $5,490.
New Freedom Chronograph Collection for 2024
NEW NOVELTY LAUNCH FOR 2024: The Independence Chrono 8K Caliber
The new NORQAIN 8K Manufacture Calibre (NK24/1) developed in partnership between NORQAIN and Manufacture AMT. It’s a skeletonised flyback chronograph inspired by the world’s highest peaks, known as the “Eight-Thousanders”. Now available for pre-order or join our waitlist (Contact Us )
Be sure to stop on by to view the entire NORQAIN collection.
SAVE THE DATE for NORQAIN Launch EVENT: December 4th at Forward Slash Distilling Winter Park (event details to come)