Marvin M109.54.43.64 open heart watch

While doing my research on another great affordable timepiece from this manufacturer, the M108 automatic model, I came across this beautiful Marvin M109 open heart watch.

Clearly inspired by the well-known Edox Class Roayle Open Heart square watch, this model also features a round cut-out at 12 o’clock providing an unobstructed at its balance wheel.

Of course, some sorts of snobs may find this solution cheap, calling it a ‘poor man’s tourbillon’, however I don’t see anything criminal in this concept. It’s just another means of decorating the watch, making the dial look more fascinating.

Like most of Marvin’s product, the watch offers highly-legible and well-balanced dial layout. However, in this particular case they a little bit overdid it with the over-sized Arabic numerals for the minutes and seconds indication. And can anyone please tell me why the “40″ mark is colored red?

The watch is powered by the Sellita SW 200 automatic movement, which is a slightly improved clone of the well-known ETA 2824 caliber featuring an extra ruby and about four hours more of power reserve. The movement is neatly packed inside a 41×41 mm stainless steel case PVD plated with pink gold and offering a WR rating of 5 ATM.

The brand is still unavailable in the United States and about 90 per cent of the rest of the world, but you can try to find an authorized dealer in your country at the company’s official web-site.

Marvin M109.54.43.64 open heart watch specification :

Price range: N/A
Movement: Sellita SW200, automatic, 26 jewels
Complications: N/A
Power reserve: 42 hours
Case material: Stainless steel with pink gold PVD coating, transparent case back
Case size: 41×41 mm
Case height: N/A
Dial: Black and gray
Water resistance: 50 m
Strap: Black leather
Crystal: Sapphire