A focused look at Nereide 42 reference 3321511C, from its stated case proportions to its movement and published water-resistance rating.
The essentials
- House
- Venezianico
- Category
- Mechanical wristwatch
- Model family
- Nereide 42
A profile anchored to 3321511C
Case proportions in three measurements
An automatic calibre and sunray dial
Surface details and a published rating
Radial light inside, two finishes outside
The brass dial’s sunray finish comes from many engraved lines converging towards its centre. Outside it, the case sets polished horizontal surfaces against finely brushed vertical ones; the Canova bracelet repeats a glossy and satin contrast. Read a close photograph from dial to case to bracelet and the changes of reflection become easier to locate. The green face and steel exterior use different surface structures to direct the light.1
Keep the two glass components separate as well. The crystal over the dial is sapphire with an antireflective coating; the bezel insert is BK7 glass. “Glass bezel” does not describe the protective crystal, and “sapphire” does not identify every transparent-looking part. On reference 3321511C, those material boundaries are as useful to a precise description as its 42 mm diameter.1

