Marcu Initial

The Marcu Initial is a 40 mm Grade 5 titanium dress watch with a Marcu JM01 hand-wound movement. At a list price of $70,885, it costs more than 97% of the 273 titanium dress watches in production.

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Price

≈$70,885 (CHF 59,000)

Material

Titanium

Grade / type

Grade 5

Water resistance

30 m

Type

Dress

Case diameter

40.0 mm

Thickness

13.1 mm

Origin

Switzerland

Movement

Manual-winding; variable-inertia balance with gold screws and adjustable stud, flat hairspring, 18,000 vph, 19 jewels; German silver plate and bridges with hand polishing and Cotes de Geneve

Caliber

Marcu JM01 (37 x 4.6 mm, developed with independent constructor Eric-Jean Weber)

Power reserve

50 h

Complications

Time only

Colour

Grey

Finish technology

Natural finish

Caseback

Sapphire

Nickel-free

Unconfirmed (bracelet, strap, or clasp hardware not confirmed)

Bracelet / strap

Alcantara strap with pin buckle

Crystal

Box sapphire, anti-reflective

Display back

Yes

Dial

Hand-textured brass "pine needles" dial in steel blue, anthracite grey or gold; polished steel hands tipped with diamonds (flame-blued on the gold dial)

Dial colours

Grey Blue Gold

Availability

Offered

Status

Current (limited edition of 33, 11 per dial; ordered through the Geneva atelier)

Not published

Reference, Lug-to-lug, Weight, Hardness, Construction, Surface treatment, Matching bracelet, Lume

High confidence Verified Sep 2026 Source: Marcu (maker, collection) / Marcu (maker, Initial) / Monochrome

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