Akrone C-03 Horizon 39mm

Akrone is a French brand that assembles and regulates its watches in Nantes, and the C-03 is its pilot's watch, here at 39 mm in Grade 2 titanium, 11.15 mm thick and 46.5 mm lug to lug. The Horizon Black version has a gunmetal DLC case and a sandwich dial with a heavier dose of Super-LumiNova BGW9 than the basic C-03, on every index, with redesigned black and white hands. The other dials are Austral and Carbon Fury. Inside is the Swiss Soprod P024 automatic, which Akrone adjusts in its workshop to an average of minus 4 to plus 6 seconds a day across six positions. It is rated to 100 m with a push-in crown rather than a screw-down one, so Akrone asks owners to check it sits flush against the case. The watch weighs 72 g on its FKM rubber strap, and a titanium bracelet is offered as an option.

Written 28 September 2026 from Akrone.