Independent Watchmakers · 2026-06-12
ochs und junior’s Anno Sandblasted reduces the annual calendar to dots and gears
A rhodium-plated dial and a gold-leaf seconds hand give the minimal calendar a new texture.
By Chronolume digest · Original English summary · Based on ochs und junior; MONOCHROME

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What to know
The Anno Sandblasted uses perforations and moving dots to show the date, weekday and month without printed words. A sandblasted, rhodium-plated dial creates a restrained silvery surface, interrupted by a small piece of yellow gold leaf on the seconds hand. Grade 5 titanium cases come in 39mm and 42mm sizes.
The automatic ETA 2824-2 supplies a 38-hour reserve beneath Ludwig Oechslin’s annual-calendar mechanism. It accounts for thirty- and thirty-one-day months and needs its annual correction on 1 March. The maker announced this execution on 12 June 2026, followed by specialist coverage a week later. Both images show the sandblasted edition rather than an earlier coloured variant.

At a glance
| model | Anno Sandblasted |
|---|---|
| case | 39mm or 42mm × 11mm grade 5 titanium |
| movement | ETA 2824-2 automatic with Oechslin annual-calendar mechanism |
| powerReserve | 38 hours |
| waterResistance | 100 metres |