2023 Norqain Wild ONE Hakuna Mipaka Limited Edition

Here we have a special 2023 Norqain Wild ONE Hakuna Mipaka Limited Edition, One of 500 pieces, made to celebrate the successful partnership with wildlife Ambassador Dean Schneider, who runs the Hakuna Mipaka Oasis in South Africa, a place for rescued wild animal rehabilitation. The 42mm case is made of several components: a robust, lightweight proprietary black NORTEQ material cage outer layer secured with screws, a sand-coloured rubber shock absorber inner layer made with the sand from Hakuna Mipaka and a sandblasted Titanium container holding the movement and protected by the rubber shock absorber. A lug-to-lug length of 49mm and a case thickness of 12.5mm give the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the right side, a signed rubber-coated screw-down crown with deep knurling is protected by rubber crown guards. The smooth bezel holds a double domed sapphire crystal AR coated above a black stamped Lion fur textured dial, an outer minute chapter ring surrounds applied flat diamond cut skeletonised baton indexes tipped with Super-LumiNova X1 marking the hours, faceted skeletonised diamond cut minute and hour hands tipped with Super-LumiNova X1 are complemented an arrow pointed second hand, at 12 o’clock we have the Norqain motif and at 6 o’clock and applied Hakuna Mipaka logo. On the reverse a sapphire exhibition case back engraved with the details of the watch, “We need to learn to love them exactly the way they are and not the way we wish them to be!“ a poignant quote from Dean Schneider and printed Hakuna Mipaka logo “One of 500” in the centre, inside an automatic Norqain NN20/1 by Kenissi, 27 jewels, beating at 28,800 beats per hour, COSC Certified, fitted with the skeletonised Norqain signed rotor has the golden mirrored “N” logo applied to it. Kenissi is named after the ancient Greek Kenesis meaning movement, owned by Tudor, who in 2016 decided to develop and manufacture their own self-winding calibre under the name Kenissi, launching the first in collaboration with Breitling and later with Chanel; they are produced and developed in their factory in Le Locle Switzerland. The watch comes paired with its 22mm integrated black rubber strap with a Hakuna Mipaka pattern, and Norteq pin buckle, and the watch comes with its Norqain presentation box and paperwork.

This watch is sold with its original Norqain box and paperwork. It comes paired with its original 22mm integrated black rubber strap with a Hakuna Mipaka pattern and Norteq pin buckle. The watch is from February 2023 and is sold in worn condition, overall very fair condition, as you can see. The watch comes with its original Manufacturer's Warranty.

I have been fortunate enough to have sold a few Norqain watches and I am very impressed with the build quality and design on offer at their prices, this model specifically with their "Norteq" case and movement made by Kenissi, owned by Tudor. I would not hesitate to add this to your collection if you are a fan of the design, it certainly doesn't disappoint on or off the wrist!

Reference : NNQ3000QBX1A
Movement : Automatic Norqain NN20/1 by Kenissi
Age : February 2023
Year : 2023
Case Size : 42mm
Case Thickness : 12.5mm
Lug to Lug : 49 mm
Lugs : 22mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Black NORTEQ, Titanium & Rubber
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

NORQAIN was founded in 2018 by Ben Küffer. He has over 45 years of experience in manufacturing and ownership of Swiss luxury watches. Ted Schneider, whose family name owned Breitling for almost 40 years, and Swiss ice hockey legend  Mark Streit came on board as Co-Founders and Board members. Based in Nidau (Bienne), Switzerland, close to the Swiss watch industry. Jean-Claude Biver is an advisor to the board, bringing with him many years of knowledge and innovation to this young brand. Their motif carries the symbolism of a mirrored “N” end to end in the shape of the mountains found in the Swiss Alps. In 2020, they signed a long-term partnership with movement manufacturer Kenissi, which is owned by TUDOR.