Héron Continental
Montreal-based Héron has launched the Continental, a new collection of three vintage-inspired "Go Anywhere, Do Anything" sports watches. Drawing inspiration from mid-20th century exploration timepieces, the Continental aims to blend classic aesthetics with modern durability and wearability for everyday use. The watches feature a hardened steel case, a sandwich dial construction, and are powered by a Miyota automatic movement.
- Price: $630
- 37mm case
- 11mm thickness
- 43mm lug-to-lug
- Miyota 9039 automatic movement
- 100m water resistance
- 42-hour power reserve
The case and beads-of-rice bracelet feature a scratch-resistant coating, allowing for more worry-free daily wear.
The sandwich dial construction has cut-out numerals revealing lume underneath, with raised 3D "Lume-Blocks" at the quadrants.
The "Alpine Adventure" (black dial) has orange accents, the "Jet-Age Journey" (blue dial) has a deep blue sunray finish, and the "Great Expedition" (cream dial) features "old radium" lume.
The Miyota 9039 movement is a slim, no-date caliber with a custom Héron rotor.
The beads-of-rice bracelet has highly polished central links and brushed outer links, with a dual-button deployant clasp and a micro-adjustment system.
The design is inspired by iconic watches such as the Rolex Explorer ref. 1016, Omega Railmaster, and Universal Genève Polerouter.
The cream dial version features "Old Radium Super-LumiNova" for a warm look, complemented by orange dots at the cardinal positions.
The Miyota 9039 movement operates at 28,800 vph and has 24 jewels.