Launched in 2017, Reservoir has gained a firm footing on the indie scene with its fascination for measuring instruments found on the dashboards of cars, planes, and even submarines. Old-school manometers, altimeters, speedometers, tachometers and gauges of all sorts are a constant source of inspiration for the brand that displays time with jumping hours and […]
Popeye-themed watches are all the rage these days, seemingly popping up everywhere from brands big and small. Recent examples include the Bamford London Popeye GMT Limited Edition and Reservoir’s own x LabelNoir x Popeye Watch, which also features retrograde minutes and jumping hours. These complications are a speciality for the brand and seen on (almost) […]
Since its inception in 2015, Reservoir has carved a niche with its distinctive retrograde and jumping complications. The brand draws inspiration from the realms of automobiles, aviation, and diving, infusing precision, functionality, and aesthetics into each collection, each with its unique theme and design elements. One standout collection is the Airfight, which was known until […]
Reservoir is a relatively new brand founded in 2017, but it really established itself using unconventional dials with jumping hours and retrograde complications. Following the Sonomaster Chronograph from last year, the brand now has a pilot variant with design elements inspired by a mid-century American warplane, the P-51 Mustang. A bi-compax layout with two retrograde […]
The Black Sparrow Collection will be the second series of Reservoir watches inspired by the cockpit instruments of vintage aircraft. The previously released Reservoir Airfight featured a signature retrograde minute hand, a jumping hour and a power reserve indicator. The Black Sparrow models lose the power reserve indicator and offer a different esthetic, supported by […]
From the very beginning, Reservoir Watches has created a very strong identity for its watches. Most of them are inspired by dashboard instruments, whether sourced from vintage classic cars, modern supercars, submarines or aeroplanes (as well as VU meters). However, it’s not only design because the brand has invested time in creating a very cool […]
Cartoon or comic book characters are serious business these days in watchmaking. And if you’re thinking that it’s only inexpensive brands recurring to cartoon characters to enliven their dials, we invite you to take a look at how some of the most revered names in watchmaking have incorporated iconic figures from popular culture on the […]
Manometers, altimeters, tachometers, oil gauges and dashboard counters are François Moreau’s muses when it comes to designing watches for his Parisian-based Reservoir watch brand. The brand’s instrument-driven watches welcomed a more complicated chronograph model earlier this year. In true Reservoir style, the chronograph borrowed design elements from another instrument, this time associated with analogue musical […]
Reservoir Watches are inspired by good ol’ utilitarian manometers, gauges, counters and other measuring instruments for the simple reason that they are precise, easy-to-read instruments and just the kind of tool you might need on your next adventure. The Reservoir Hydrosphere is a dive watch with a unique personality that looks nothing like the usual […]
Reservoir Watches (based in Paris) is one of the coolest brands to have emerged recently from the independent scene. Founded in 2016, Reservoir developed (together with Telos) a jumping hours/retrograde minutes module powering a range of watches inspired by car culture and old measurement instruments. The GT Tour now comes in a skeleton version, revealing […]