anOrdain is a Glasgow workshop of about 30 people, 6 of them enamellers, that fires its own vitreous enamel dials onto copper or silver and cases them on Swiss calibres. The decision it forces is the wait, since a build slot costs £350 plus VAT to reserve and the slots on offer run to December 2031, with porcelain dials the exception at 9 months.
Checked 20 September 2026 · list prices on the maker's site that day unless marked street
anOrdain was founded in Glasgow in 2016 and makes its watches in a purpose-designed factory on the city's southside, about 30 staff of whom 6 are enamellers. The dials are the business. Vitreous enamel is fired onto copper for the Model 1 and Model 2 and onto silver for the Model 3, in fumé, plain and porcelain finishes, then cased in 316L steel, polished on the Model 1 and Model 3 and brushed on the Model 2, under a sapphire crystal with a three-layer anti-reflective coating, every model rated to 50 m. It sells direct only, and not from stock. A buyer pays a non-refundable £350 plus VAT to reserve a production slot, confirms the specification and pays the balance just before the slot comes up. The movement is a menu on 4 of the 5 lines, a Sellita SW210-1 hand-wound, a La Joux-Perret G101 automatic, or the A1, which is the G101 decorated in-house, each step adding to the price; the Model 1 Porcelain offers only the two automatics, and the Model 3 Method runs a Sellita SW300 with no option. On the maker's own sterling feed the automatic adds £320 to a Model 1 and the A1 adds £640, the most useful figures here for anyone weighing the movement against the wait.
At $2,446 the Model 1 costs a good deal more than Halios asks for vitreous enamel on silver in the Universa II, $1,095 in batches, and a good deal less than Atelier Wen's Ancestra at $5,850; Lundis Bleus, which also fires its own enamel, starts at CHF 3,500 in Neuchâtel. The money over Halios buys enamel fired by the maker in Britain, and gives up any chance of the watch this year. Lug width follows the case, 16 mm on the Model 1 and its fumé version, 18 mm on the Model 1 Porcelain and the Model 2, 20 mm on the Model 3.
On 19 September 2026 the slots offered ran from January to December 2031, and the porcelain dials were the quick ones, quoted at 9 months. Prices on the maker's site are sterling plus VAT at home and dollars for US visitors, and the dollar figures are the ones used here. The Model 1 comes in 35, 38 and 41 mm and the Model 2 in 36 and 39.5 mm; the table carries 1 size per line, so a buyer choosing a different size should ask the brand for that lug-to-lug rather than read it here. Warranty is 5 years.
Founded2016
BasedGlasgow, Scotland
AssembledDials enamelled and watches built in the brand's purpose-designed factory in the southside of Glasgow (about 30 staff, six enamellers); movements Swiss (Sellita, La Joux-Perret)
Read the table by dial. Plain enamel on copper is the Model 1 (Parisian Blue, Iron Cream, Oxblood, Teal) and the Model 2 (White, Racing Green, Flax); fumé enamel is the Model 1 Fumé in Blue, Payne's Grey, Plum and Green; glazed porcelain is the Model 1 Porcelain; enamel on silver is the Model 3 Method in Aqua and Lichen. Two models have no published dimensions and are not in the table: the Model 1 in its medium hand-wound specification at $2,446, which is the Parisian Blue row by another name, and the Model 2 Porcelain Large at $2,535 (£1,855 on the feed), whose page carries no case figures.
Ø38 mm · automatic · 50 m · $2,446 · Cheapest · build slot · 3 movements
anOrdain Model 1 (Parisian Blue)
38 × 42 mm · ref 40 × 47
MovementSellita SW210-1 hand-wound, LJP G101 automatic, or A1 decorated G101
Case38 mm
Lug to lug42 mm
Thickness10.1 mm
Lug width16 mm
Water resistance50 m
CrystalSapphire, three-layer AR
BezelFixed, polished
LumeNot stated
Case materialPolished hardened 316L steel
Price$2,446 (US price on the maker's site)
The anOrdain to reserve first, at $2,446 (£1,790 plus VAT at home), and at 42 mm lug-to-lug in the 38 mm small size the one for the smaller wrist. The movement is the buyer's, Sellita SW210-1 hand-wound at this price, La Joux-Perret G101 or the A1 for more. Halios puts vitreous enamel on silver in the Universa II for $1,095 at the same 38 mm; the anOrdain is 6 mm shorter and $1,351 more, and the $1,351 is Glasgow enamel and a slot in 2031. Iron Cream, Oxblood and Teal cost the same.
Ø36 mm · automatic · 50 m · $2,630 · Field · only model with lume
anOrdain Model 2 (White)
36 × 43 mm · ref 40 × 47
MovementSellita SW210-1 hand-wound, LJP G101 automatic, or A1 decorated G101
Case36 mm
Lug to lug43 mm
Thickness11 mm
Lug width18 mm
Water resistance50 m
CrystalSapphire, three-layer AR
BezelFixed, brushed
LumeSuper-LumiNova on thermally treated steel hands
Case materialBrushed 316L steel
Price$2,630 (US price on the maker's site)
The field watch at $2,630 (£1,925 plus VAT), and the only anOrdain with lume stated. It is a field watch by name and a dress watch by rating, 50 m on a 36 mm case 43 mm lug-to-lug; the large is 39.5 mm and the feed runs to £2,745. Serica's 7505 is $1,290 at 35 mm with 200 m and a COSC certificate; Vertex's M36 is £1,792 before VAT at 36 mm with 100 m. The anOrdain is the one with the enamel dial, and the one you wait for. Racing Green and Flax are the same price.
Ø38 mm · automatic · 50 m · $3,006 · Porcelain · 9-month queue
anOrdain Model 1 Porcelain
38 × 46 mm · ref 40 × 47
MovementLJP G101 automatic or A1 decorated G101
Case38 mm
Lug to lug46 mm
Thickness11 mm
Lug width18 mm
Water resistance50 m
CrystalSapphire, three-layer AR
BezelFixed, polished
LumeNot stated
Case materialPolished 316L steel
Price$3,006 (US price on the maker's site)
The porcelain dial at $3,006 (£2,200 plus VAT, £2,520 with the A1), white glazed porcelain by the brand's in-house artist, and the one line quoted at 9 months rather than a slot in 2031. Automatics only, La Joux-Perret G101 or A1. Against the Parisian Blue it is 4 mm longer, 0.9 mm thicker and $560 more, and 46 mm lug-to-lug on a 38 mm case is a different fit from 42 mm. The Model 2 Porcelain Large is $2,535 on the feed with no dimensions published. The trade is $560 and a longer case for the shorter wait.
Ø38 mm · automatic · 50 m · $3,675 · Fumé enamel · no lug-to-lug published
anOrdain Model 1 Fumé (Blue)
MovementSellita SW210-1 hand-wound, LJP G101 automatic, or A1 decorated G101
Case38 mm
Lug to lug—
Thickness—
Lug width16 mm
Water resistance50 m
CrystalSapphire, three-layer AR
BezelFixed
LumeNot stated
Case materialPolished 316L steel
Price$3,675 (US price on the maker's site)
The fumé dial at $3,675, with the feed running £2,690 to £3,645 across 3 sizes and 3 movements; the gradient is what the $1,229 over the Parisian Blue buys, since case and movement menu are shared. The feed gives no lug-to-lug or thickness for the fumé; the plain Model 1 at 42 mm and 10.1 mm is the same case, and a buyer should confirm that with the brand before reserving. Atelier Wen's Ancestra puts grand feu fumé enamel on hammered silver for $5,850 at 38 mm and 46 mm. Payne's Grey, Plum and Green are the same price.
Ø39 mm · automatic · 50 m · $5,048 · Enamel on silver · Sellita SW300
anOrdain Model 3 Method (Aqua)
39 × 46 mm · ref 40 × 47
MovementSellita SW300 automatic
Case39 mm
Lug to lug46 mm
Thickness10.45 mm
Lug width20 mm
Water resistance50 m
CrystalSapphire, three-layer AR
BezelFixed, polished
LumeNot stated
Case materialPolished 316L steel
Price$5,048 (US price on the maker's site)
The top of the range at $5,048 (£3,695 plus VAT), and the one line where the enamel goes onto silver rather than copper. It is the thinnest automatic anOrdain at 10.45 mm and the only one on a 20 mm strap, on a Sellita SW300 with no menu. Atelier Wen's Perception v3 is $4,850 at 40 mm with a guilloché dial by a named workshop; Lundis Bleus fires enamel in Neuchâtel from CHF 3,500 on the same SW300 base. The anOrdain is silver enamel from Glasgow, and a slot in 2031. Method Lichen is the same price.
anOrdain is for the buyer who wants a vitreous enamel dial fired by the maker, on a Swiss calibre, at $2,446 to $5,048, and who is prepared to pay £350 plus VAT now for a watch that arrives in 2031, or in 9 months if it is porcelain. The Model 1 at 42 mm lug-to-lug in its small size suits a wrist under 6.5 inches; the Model 1 Porcelain and Model 3 at 46 mm want 6.75 inches or more. Look elsewhere if you want the watch this year, since Halios ships enamel in batches at $1,095 and Kurono Tokyo sells in timed windows at $1,850; if you want more than 50 m, since every anOrdain is a dress rating and Fears's Redcliff gives 150 m at £2,458; or if a bracelet matters, since every line ships on a strap.
Where it sits against the field
At $2,446 the Model 1 sits between Serica's 1174 Parade at $1,760, a 35 mm COSC dress watch, and MONTA's Noble 38.5 at $1,895 on a Sellita SW300 base, both of which publish full dimensions and ship from stock; the anOrdain gives up the certificate and the availability for the dial. On enamel specifically the field is Halios's Universa II Vitreous Enamel Series at $1,095 on silver, Nodus's Unity at $675 on a Miyota 9015, Lundis Bleus from CHF 3,500 and Atelier Wen's Ancestra at $5,850, and anOrdain is the one that fires its own in Britain at a stated 50 m. Against the other British makers, Fears's Brunswick 38 at £2,875 is a hand-wound La Joux-Perret in a cushion case and Vertex's M36 at £1,792 is a Sellita field watch; neither has an enamel dial, and both can be bought this month. The high-end ranking places the Model 3 Method among the makers that do their own dial work.
Questions people ask
Where are anOrdain watches made?
Glasgow, Scotland. The dials are enamelled and the watches built in the brand's purpose-designed factory on the southside of the city, with about 30 staff including 6 enamellers. Movements are Swiss: Sellita SW210-1 hand-wound, La Joux-Perret G101 automatic, the in-house decorated A1 version of the G101, and a Sellita SW300 in the Model 3.
How long is the anOrdain waiting list?
The build slots offered on 19 September 2026 ran from January to December 2031, reserved with a non-refundable £350 plus VAT fee; the specification is confirmed and the balance paid just before the slot. The porcelain-dial models are quoted at 9 months. There is no stock and no retailer; anOrdain sells direct only.
How much does an anOrdain cost?
$2,446 to $5,048 as shown to US buyers on the maker's site: Model 1 $2,446, Model 2 $2,630, Model 1 Porcelain $3,006, Model 1 Fumé $3,675, Model 3 Method $5,048. At home the site shows sterling plus VAT, from £1,790 for the Model 1; on the feed the G101 automatic adds £320 to a Model 1 and the decorated A1 adds £640. Warranty is 5 years.
