An independent look at watchmaking

introducing IN-16

Retro-futuristic digital wristwatches. War era Limited edition of 999 pcs.

Hand-polished stainless steel case Ad-hoc crystals with sapphire coatingand anti-reflective coating

 
 
 

TECH

made in USSR 10,000+ hours of life time

, 100+ ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

, 320 mAh BATTERY, LI-ION

, up to 12 days AUTONOMY

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Ilya Gelfman

In 2014, Ilya Gelfman turned to the idea of releasing wristwatches under his own brand name. The idea that came to him was a retrofuturistic electronic digital watch, where the time is displayed via Nixie tubes (cold cathode neon readout tubes). The watch, named IN-16 Nixie, uses two vintage Nixie tubes manufactured in the 1980s. The design combines avant-garde, retro-futuristic, cyberpunk and postapocalyptic motifs, while the stainless-steel case is machined and finished to high watchmaking standards. In 2022, Gelfman IN-16 Nixie watch was nominated in the “Petite Aiguille” category of the GPHG Grand Prix of Haute Horlogerie de Geneve, the most prestigious award in the global watch industry.