At the time of writing, Watches and Wonders is taking place, with luxury watch brands from around the world showcasing a bevy of new models. And while this annual event is typically a moment for brands to push boundaries, experiment, and surprise enthusiasts, Tudor seems to have taken a far more conservative route in recent years.

So when Tommaso took the leap of faith to launch his own brand, it was to bring a complicated watch to the wrists of consumers without costing over a hundred thousand euros (at minimum). After a year of research, he learned, unfortunately, that releasing a debut watch at under a thousand euros with a grand complication like a perpetual calendar or minute repeater was literally impossible, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t do the next best thing: A watch with a lot of great com