Furlan Marri
- Founded
- 2021
- Based in
- Geneva, Switzerland
- In our catalog
- 3 watches from $710 to $3,033
Furlan Marri arrived in 2021 with a simple pitch: watches that look like the elegant chronographs of the 1940s, with sector dials and domed crystals, at prices that made collectors take notice. It sold out its first run quickly and has since moved into mechanical watches and even a perpetual calendar.
History
The brand was founded by Andrea Furlan, a Geneva-based designer, and Hamad Al Marri, a collector. Their first watches used mecaquartz chronograph movements (quartz timekeeping with a mechanical chronograph module) in cases and dials inspired by mid-century Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin designs.
They followed with mechanical models, the Disco Volante line, named after the flying-saucer case shape of 1950s watches, and in 2023 a one-off perpetual calendar for the Only Watch charity auction, developed with movement designer Dominique Renaud and watchmaker Julien Tixier. A production version, the Perpetual One, followed.
Signature models
- Mechaquartz Nero Sabbia: An affordable chronograph with a vintage dial and a mecaquartz movement.
- Blue Sector: A mechanical three-hand watch with a sector dial in blue.
- Disco Volante: A slim, saucer-shaped case with a wide, flat bezel, borrowed from 1950s dress watches.
What it's known for
Furlan Marri dials have multiple finishes, layered printing and applied indices, and the cases are compact.
Price and positioning
Furlan Marri watches cost from about $700 for a mecaquartz chronograph to around $3,000 for the Disco Volante, with the perpetual calendar higher. For the look of a 1950s Geneva dress watch without the risks of buying vintage, there are few better places to start.
Furlan Marri watches in our library
- Furlan Marri Mechaquartz Nero Sabbia ($710)
- Furlan Marri Blue Sector ($1,517)
- Furlan Marri Disco Volante ($3,033)