Mona's Frankton Field pays tribute to a daring wartime mission

The Frankton Field celebrates the wartime canoe raid known as Operation Frankton, a British commando mission on the Gironde estuary in 1942. Mona translates that story into a restrained military-style watch. Its black dial has white Arabic numbers, luminous minute markers and a neat seconds hand, with a dark green strap echoing the outdoor origins.

The 39 mm 316L stainless steel case is topped with flat sapphire, and the watch is rated to 100 metres. Mona uses a Swiss Sellita SW100 automatic calibre, while dial finishing, printing and assembly are carried out in the brand's Bordeaux workshop. The result uses an established Swiss movement but puts local workmanship at the centre of its identity.

Mona outlined the Frankton Field in its own November 2024 editorial note. This is archive coverage for the French-watchmaker collection, rather than a claim of a new October 2026 release.