Melbourne Watch Company Portsea Automatic Watch

Symmetrically appealing, the Portsea Automatic features a polished stainless steel case with polished silver hands to match. The black inner portion of the multilayered ceramic dial is textured with horizontal grooves that gleam at different angles. Around the dial are Arabic numerals in a friendly, legible font. Unlike traditional day-and-date windows, the Portsea has a unique triple calendar to set itself apart. It’s fitted with with two subdials: one at 9 o’clock for the day and the other at 3 o’clock for the month. Keep track of the date via the window at 6. Water resistant to 100 meters, the Portsea is made with Miyota 9122 26-jewel movement with a power reserve of 40 hours.

Founded in, you guessed it, Melbourne, Australia in 2013, Melbourne Watch Company first sprung onto the scene with the Flinders: a crowd-funded and community-designed timepiece that received enormous success. Since that launch, MWC has expanded its product line to include five more models, each offering a distinctly Aussie approach to traditional watch aesthetics. Every MWC watch is named for a notable location in the company's home of Melbourne—from Flinders Street Station to the Avalon Airfield.