About this watch

Behrens Inventor Series Apolar Blue 42mm BHR020 Behrens are doing some seriously impressive stuff in the independent space, and if you've not heard of them yet, you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to dig a little deeper into their innovative, and frankly unbelievable value, watches. Founded in 2012 in Shenzhen, in a short 14 year timespan they've developed a huge amount of in-house manufacturing, allowing them to create unique concepts and architectural displays unheard of at these price points. This particular reference is known as the Apolar, and is part of their Inventor Series. Nominated for the Best Calendar and Astronomy category at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) in 2020, it utilises a stainless steel case measuring in at 42mm, with beautifully notched lugs, and a thin, polished bezel. It's just 12.5mm in thickness, which is very impressive indeed when you look below the sapphire crystal and see just how much is packed within this moderate case size. So what are we looking at? Well firstly, the time telling display is the two discs at 6, with then hours on the left, and minutes on the right, which are read by using the two arrows between them. A seconds h…