Included strap — Nylon strap · Negro · without logo · gold buckle
“Whoever wears it likes things plain and clear. And is always ready to head out”
— Swell Manifesto · Groundswell
What we know about the 131, stated plainly. And what is not yet settled, stated just as plainly.
A round 42 mm steel case plated in 24 K gold: the proportions of a pilot’s watch, legible at a single glance. The large, fluted crown turns easily even with cold fingers. On the reverse, a sapphire caseback reveals the mechanical movement
Red lacquer over a grained base that can just be sensed beneath, and a fumé gradient that deepens towards the edge: alight at the centre, like an ember. Eleven two-digit numerals and a faceted baton at every hour, applied in gilt metal. At 9 o’clock, the flat small seconds, snailed with concentric grooves, here carries a copper hand that beats six times a second
Ascua was the name of the aerobatic team founded at Manises in 1956, flying four Sabre jets. Others followed, and for forty years the Patrulla Águila filled the sky with red and yellow smoke, until its farewell in June 2025. In October 2026, for the first time, it was four Eurofighters that trailed that smoke over Madrid. The Ascua wears the red of an ember, glowing from within
