Dennison and Collectability launch limited Oblique Edition watches for preorder

Dennison and Collectability turned their second collaboration into a collector’s sprint: a one-week preorder window, four watches, and a design that looks far more insider than its $790 price tag suggests. For anyone buying a gift for the person who already knows the difference between a good watch and a good talking point, this was the rare luxury piece that felt scarce without crossing into true trophy territory.

The 2026 Edition Oblique Collection opened for preorder from May 27 to June 3 and was sold only through Dennison’s official site. Once the window closed, the watches were not set to be reproduced, which gave the release the kind of deadline pressure that makes a gift feel considered rather than casual. Collectability also tied the launch to a giveaway for one watch from the collection, a smart bit of extra reach for a release that was already limited by design.

The collaboration came in four variations across two dial families, Oblique Enigma and Oblique Vector, each offered in stainless steel or gold PVD. Emmanuel Gueit designed the asymmetric reinterpretation of Dennison’s ALD cushion case, and the proportions stay refined at 35mm by 33.6mm and 6.05mm thick. The Enigma dial uses a blue-and-green two-tone layout, while the Vector leans into a radiating sector or starburst effect, which gives the lineup enough visual character to work as a gift for the friend who likes their watch with some design theory attached.

Inside, the watches use a Swiss quartz Ronda Cal. 1062 movement with an approximate six-year battery life. That matters for gifting: it removes the fuss factor that can scare off newer collectors, while still giving them a watch with pedigree, strong case design, and the kind of compact profile that wears like a carefully chosen object rather than a loud status piece. At $790 before taxes and any tariffs, it lands below the price of many automatic entry-luxury watches, which is exactly why it feels smart for watch-adjacent collectors who want discernment without a full haute-horology spend.

The story behind the collaboration has real collector charm too. John Reardon, founder of Collectability, met Dennison director Stephane Cheikh in Geneva during auction week after mistaking Cheikh’s Dennison for a Patek Philippe Golden Circle. That accidental encounter led to a second release from a brand first founded in 1874, once known for cases made for Rolex, Omega, and Jaeger-LeCoultre, then stepped out of the spotlight in 1967 before returning in 2023 and 2024. Dennison’s debut ALD collection even won a GPHG award, which helps explain why this collaboration feels less like a fashion exercise and more like a credible, giftable entry into serious watch collecting.