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Vertigo Watches Hippocampus

$754In stock
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Case

Diameter
39mm
Thickness
12.5mm
Lug-to-lug
46mm
Material
Stainless Steel
Water resistance
300m

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Dial colour
Brown
Lume
Super-LumiNova C3 and BGW9

Movement

Caliber
Miyota 9039
Type
Automatic
Hacking
No
Hand-winding
No
Complications
Time only

Miyota

Miyota's no-date variant of the 9015 platform, eliminating the date complication for a cleaner dial design. At 4.0mm thick it is notably slimmer than the 9015, making it attractive for watches where case thickness matters. The absence of a date mechanism also means one fewer point of mechanical complexity, and many watchmakers consider it the most refined movement in Miyota's lineup.

Design language

Case shape
round
Dial style
standard
Bezel
rotating_unidirectional
Bracelet
metal_mesh_milanese

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The Vertigo Watches Hippocampus is an automatic watch, with a 39mm stainless steel case, 12.5mm thick, powered by the Miyota 9039 movement. Water resistance is rated to 300m, under a sapphire crystal. Manufacturer MSRP is $754. The dial color is brown.

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