Concordia - Automatic - Kraken

The young French house, created in 2014 in Paris, returns to the front of the stage by offering a tool watch cut out for exploration. The stork brand, which is based on timeless designs and unfailing durability, unveils the Concordia Automatic, designed and assembled in France.

Appreciative of the uniquely rich watchmaking traditions of France, Charlie Paris wishes to maintain this formidable heritage by combining both traditional and modern styles: each element has its importance, and the superfluous has no place.

It’s a capable watch with good specs that looks good both at home, at the office, or under the waves at the Great Barrier Reef. It can do all of these things well while being comfortable to wear. It’s an under-the-radar type of sports watch, and that’s the kind of watch I’m into. 

While the Concordia is a watch infused with a mature elegance for such a young brand,  this is a seriously robust timepiece.

The watch is equipped with the automatic three-hand date movement from the Swiss manufacturer SOPROD, a real must for a watch in this price range. Charlie Paris reaffirms its mission to make high-end watchmaking accessible with its creations designed and assembled in France.

The Concordia is equipped with a SoProd movement recognized for its reliability and which is also the most " French " of Swiss automatic movements since its bridges and plates have the particularity of being machined in France!

Matthieu Tordeur's watch will have to meet extraordinary specifications to accompany the explorer in these white deserts: water resistant to 300 meters with its screwed crown and its screwed case back, non-magnetic shielded, readability at all times , thanks to the use of Super LumiNova and reliability through the use of mechanisms whose reputation is second to none.

The Concordia doesn't just look luxurious. Aesthetically, it presents aquatic features with a "diving" inspiration. Of course, its technical characteristics are worthy of the best watches on the market. And in addition to precision and technical performance, the Concordia is characterized by great resistance combined with its resolutely elegant appearance.

It can be hard to get excited about “another dive watch” from “another microbrand,” but the latest Concordia Automaticfrom French-based Charlie Paris is not your typical offering. The stealthy aesthetics, Swiss automatic and comfortable depth rating push it above familiar Seiko powered divers that currently flood the market.