Micromilspec and Black Badger return with Broken Hour, a GMT that looks like it survived a skirmish and kept time anyway. The fractured hour hand, gouged GMT hand, and blasted-open date are not gimmicks. They are props from a parallel narrative that arrives with the watch in a 12-page printed comic, placing the object inside its own fiction.
Built on Micromilspec’s Dualtimer platform, the watch keeps its feet on the ground. The Sellita SW330-2 runs at 4 Hz with a 56-hour reserve, driving hours, minutes, seconds, date, and a true 24-hour GMT hand. A QuadGrip dive bezel, screw-down crown, sapphire crystal, and 20 ATM water resistance speak to practical intent. The microblasted 42 mm steel case sits 12.5 mm high, toolish without theatrics.
The dial carries the Black Badger mischief with control: white ground, orange chapter ring, and Super-LumiNova that makes the chaos legible in the dark. Those “damaged” hands and the “blasted” date aperture are designed artifacts, not random scratches. They suggest a watch repaired in the field – imperfect, honest, and more interesting for it.
The package is self-aware. As James Thompson puts it, “We built the world first, then asked what these characters would wear.” That choice lends the piece a coherence some collaborations miss. The earlier Project Sabotage hinted at this direction; Broken Hour sharpens it without abandoning function. Under the costume, it remains a proper Micromilspec GMT.
Delivery includes the 12-page comic by Norwegian artist Henri, with story by Micromilspec and character work by Thompson. It offers an origin, then invites doubt – a neat mirror to the watch itself, which is both instrument and evidence.
Sales follow a one-time 24-hour window: May 29, 18:00 CET to May 30, 18:00 CET at micromilspec.com. All orders during the window will be honored; after that, no repeats. Pricing starts at USD 1,950 on the orange rubber strap or USD 2,200 on the matching microblasted steel bracelet.
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