MELAN
PRODUCTS
ΜΕΛΑΝ (MÉLAN) MEANS “BLACK” IN ANCIENT GREEK, IT IS A WORD ALSO USED IN MODERN GREEK BUT AS WELL ENGLISH AND ROMANCE LANGUAGES. A COMMON WORD DERIVED FROM "MELAN" IS "MELANIN" WHICH IS A FAMILY OF BIOMOLECULES THAT PROVIDE ORGANIC PIGMENTS IN MANY ORGANISMS AS WELL AS HUMANS.
THE WATCH INCORPORATES DETAILS RELATED TO ANCIENT GREECE SUCH AS THE NUMERALS, THE TEMPLE-LIKE HOUR MARKERS AND THE GREEK WRITING. THE CRYSTAL IS SCRATCHPROOF DOMED SAPPHIRE.
THE BLACK ENAMEL DIAL HAS ALL MARKINGS PRINTED IN WHITE.
THE APPLIED HOUR MARKERS ARE SILVER-PLATED FILLED WITH BRIGHT BGW9 SWISS LUME AND ARE IN THE SHAPE OF A TEMPLE'S "ΑΕΤΩΜΑ" WHICH IS THE TRADITIONAL PEDIMENT OR TRIANGLE BELOW A SLOPED ROOF. THE PILLARS OF THE "TEMPLE" ARE PRINTED IN NAVY BLUE AND ARE COMPLEMENTED WITH THE GREEK NUMERALS OF “Α” FOR 1’ O CLOCK, “Γ” FOR 3 O’ CLOCK, “Ε” FOR 5 O’ CLOCK, “Ζ” FOR 7 O’ CLOCK, “Θ” FOR 9 O’ CLOCK AND “ΙΑ” FOR 11 O’ CLOCK PRINTED ALSO IN NAVY BLUE.
ALL NUMERALS ARE IN THE CHARACTERISTIC ANCIENT GREEK STYLE AND ESPECIALLY THE “Θ” IS WRITTEN IN ITS EARLIEST FORM.
THE SMALL SECONDS SUBDIAL AT 6 O’ CLOCK IS RECESSED AND HAS MARKERS WHICH ARE ALSO IN THE FORM OF SMALL TEMPLES AND ARE COMPLEMENTED WITH THE ANCIENT GREEK NUMERALS OF “Ι” FOR 10 SECONDS, “Κ” FOR 20 SECONDS, “Λ” FOR 30 SECONDS, “Μ” FOR 40 SECONDS, “Ν” FOR 50 SECONDS AND “Ξ” FOR 60 SECONDS.
OVER THE SMALL SECONDS THE NAME “ΜΕΛΑΝ” IS WRITTEN IN WHITE PRINT.THE DIAL IS COMPLEMENTED WITH BGW9 LUMED SWORD HANDS.
THE BACK IS SCREW-DOWN WITH AN O-RING GASKET AND IT HAS A TRANSPARENT DISPLAY MINERAL CRYSTAL WINDOW SHOWING THE BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENT WORKING AND KEEPING PERFECT TIME.
THE CASE IS WATER RESISTANT UP TO 5 ATM.
THE CALIBER IS A HAND-WOUND MANUAL MOVEMENT INITIALLY DESIGNED FOR POCKET WATCHES IN THE 1950 BY LEGENDARY FIRM UNITAS.
THE SPECIFIC MODEL IS THE TY3620 FROM SEA-GULL (BASED ON THE 6498 UNITAS MOVEMENT) AND HAS BEAUTIFUL GENEVA STRIPS REFLECTING THE LIGHT IN ASTONISHING WAYS.
THE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED WITH THE NAME OF THE BRAND ON THE RATCHET WHEEL, SUPPORTED ON BOTH SIDES BY TWO DODECAGRAMS OR TWELVE-POINT STARS (FROM THE GREEK WORD "ΔΩΔΕΚΑ" (DODEKA) FOR TWELVE AND "ΓΡΑΜΜΕΣ" (GRAMES) FOR LINES) WHICH IS A TRADITIONAL ANCIENT GREEK SYMBOL. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RATCHET WHEEL THE ANCIENT SYMBOL OF "ΩΡΑ" OR "TIME" IS DEPICTED.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MOVEMENT “ΙΗ’ ΡΟΥΜΠΙΝΙΑ” HAS BEEN ENGRAVED INDICATING THAT THE MECHANICAL HAND-WOUND MOVEMENT HAS 18 RUBIES.
THE CALIBER RUNS AT 21,600 BEATS PER HOUR (SIX BEATS PER SECOND) POWERING THE SMALL SECONDS HAND IN A MESMERIZING SMOOTH CIRCULAR MOVEMENT.
THE BLACK LEATHER STRAP WITH WHITE STICHING AND QUICK-RELEASE SPRINGS, IS SUPPLE AND DURABLE AND HAS A SIGNED BUCKLE WITH THE NAME OF THE BRAND "ΟΛΟΝ". A SECOND BLACK WITH BLUE STITCHING SILICONE BAND WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.
EACH WATCH IS ASSEMBLED IN GREECE AND HAND-REGULATED TO EXTREMELY HIGH ACCURACY.
