At WICKED WATCH CO. nothing is made without a thought.
The red dial has its inspiration from the bird: "Northern Cardinal" hence the name of our red dial in fumée style.. CARDINAL
Since we name our dive watches after birds, this was very matching and furthermore it is my wife's favorite bird. So its a win-win situation.
This model has a very strong connection to my hometown Basel, Switzerland. The name BASEL is somehow connected with the BASILISK Dragon. There are quite few rumors and legends. These stories date back hundreds of years.. and you can find BASILISK dragons all over the city of Basel.
We tried to create a green colored dial with similar color twists like the mythical creature has.. In some angles, the green looks almost black.
As we all know, the PHOENIX raises from the ashes of its predecessor. The ancient Greeks and Egyptians described the mythical bird, as a magnificent creature that was a symbol of renewal and rebirth.
If you follow us since the beginning, then you know our journey has started more than 2 years ago, when we started to develop our watch. In late 2019 we tried our luck on Kickstarter with W TIMEPIECES and PEARL DIVER. We sadly failed... But just like the PHOENIX, we raised from the ashes of W TIMEPIECES and everything became WICKED!
We changed the suppliers, went on the field, and did more research, not on Alibaba, that is said. The design was recreated into something more unique, we produced more samples, checked the quality of different suppliers and so on.
Our Magpie variation is named after the local bird in Switzerland (Europe). They are known to "steal" shiny things from people such as watches, rings or different jewelry. The bird itself has different shapes of black, paird with a mostly white belly. With our black forged carbon dial and the white marker (bgw9) combines this features. The reason why we called it is a personal story with them, when I was younger, a naughty magpie was stealing my gold necklace (that I got for my birthday) from the balcony. I was very sad at that time and haven't forgotten about it.
COMING SOON