Amida Digitrend Open Sapphire V2: Future of Luxury Watches

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Key takeaways

• AMIDA has revealed the Digitrend Open Sapphire V2, a timepiece limited to 150 pieces worldwide featuring a proprietary jumping-hour module and a full sapphire hood.

• The watch introduces structural updates including a new black PVD/DLC-coated steel internal framework and a fully lumed display for night legibility.

• Pricing is set at 5,150 CHF on an Alcantara strap and 5,500 CHF with a metal bracelet, with online availability beginning immediately on June 16, 2026.

Immerse yourself in the world of AMIDA. This year, the brand invites you to experience something truly unique: to step inside the mind of creative designer Matthieu Allègre – in other words, to explore the creative dimension of AMIDA.

While Clément Meynier leads the brand’s strategic vision, the Beau-Rivage suite has been entirely reimagined to recreate the designer’s real working environment.

You are thus invited to enter this singular creative universe – one that has captivated you since the brand’s relaunch in recent years.

Clément Meynier and Matthieu Allègre, the two cofounders of Amida

(GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) – AMIDA today reveals the next step of its journey: the Digitrend Open Sapphire V2. Born from the desire to continue the legacy of the 1976 icon, this timepiece is the evolution of the Open Sapphire concept.

Limited to 150 pieces, it features our proprietary jumping-hour module encased in a new black PVD internal framework, and, for the first time, a fully lumed display – made possible by a full sapphire hood that allows light to reach all the way to the core. These elements combine to create the design from the future we were promised.

The Visionaries Who Never Gave Up

The space-age aesthetic was preserved by a small, dedicated group of visionaries who refused to let the dream of mid-century design fade into history.

AMIDA honors this persistence. We recognize a community that treats this design language as a roadmap for the future. This is no distant nostalgia to be viewed from afar.

The Open Sapphire V2 was designed to validate this belief. It creates a physical continuity between the eras, proving that the organic curves and mechanical audacity of the past were never obsolete – they were simply waiting for the right moment to shine again.

We built this watch to offer a totem of dedication for those who are an active part of the ‘Historical Correction.’ It is their tactile proof that the timeline is finally moving in the right direction.

A Designer’s Duty: Materializing The Change

AMIDA co-founder and creative director Matthieu Allègre dismisses the definition of a heritage archive. For Allègre, the brand is an active tool for change. A way to physically retrieve the “Lost Future.”

“The mid-century design movement gave us a baseline of audacity that was abandoned too soon. My role is to pick up from where AMIDA left off,” says Allègre. “We do not look back to copy the past. We look back to resume the work.”

With the Open Sapphire V2, Allègre believes we are getting closer to a Historical Correction: “We are finally building the machine they dreamed of making, but couldn’t.”

Engineered To Evolve The Past

The Digitrend Open Sapphire V2 translates the concept of evolution into structural reality:

The Transparent Shield (Sapphire Hood): The traditional metal shell is replaced by a complex sapphire hood. Machined from a single block of sapphire, it acts as a transparent shield, protecting the movement while allowing light to flood the internal architecture from every angle.

The Internal Framework (Structural internal): With the interior now visible, the design must extend inward. A new DLC-coated 316L steel internal framework forms a structured construct integrated into the architecture of the jumping-hour module. This deliberate, sculpted form replaces the hidden utilitarian parts of the past, ensuring that every internal component is a contribution to the aesthetic.

The Interface (Luminous Display): For the first time, the jumping-hour display is fully legible in the dark. Charged by light penetrating the sapphire hood, the BGW9 Super-LumiNova® indices ignite in the dark. Combined with additional luminous accents on the framework, the design continues into the dark. In the past, the Digitrend disappeared at night, but now it projects a “Nocturnal Form” that remains faithful to its design language.

The Open Sapphire V2 achieves founder Matthieu Allègre’s end goal, blending functional usability with an enhanced aesthetic presence—an evolution of an icon.

Technical Specifications

Model: AMIDA Digitrend Open Sapphire
Reference: LRD-05-Noir

Case:

Material: Stainless Steel (316L) with Sapphire top shell
Dimensions: 39.6 x 39.0 mm
Thickness: 15.6 mm
Lug-to-Lug: 39.0 mm (Wearability Note: The short lug-to-lug ensures an ergonomic fit on a wide variety of wrist sizes, despite the avant-garde silhouette.)
Water Resistance: 50 meters / 5 ATM

Display & Movement:

Type: LRD (Light Reflecting Display) with Prism Technology
Functions: Jumping Hour, Scrolling Minutes
Module: In-house developed Jumping Hour module
Base Caliber: Soprod Newton P024
Winding: Automatic
Frequency: 4 Hz / 28,800 VPH
Power Reserve: 38 Hours
Jewels: 25

Strap:

Material (top): Black Alcantara textile
Material (lining): Orange calfskin leather
Size: 125mm x 85mm
Lug Width: 22mm
Buckle Size: 18mm (pin buckle)
Markings: AMIDA logo and “from 1976 with love” on lining
Quick Release: Fitted with quick-change spring bars

Bracelet (Optional):

Material: 316L stainless steel
Construction: Screwless integration between fixed links for clean aesthetics and comfort
Link Mechanism: Internal springs for seamless articulation
Clasp: Butterfly deployant with engraved AMIDA plate
Adjustment: 4 full links + 1 half link per side (screw-in)
Length Range: Max 200mm (28 links), Min 132mm (18 links)
Engraving: Discreet “A” mark inside links for Amida signature
Quick Release: Double push-button quick-change system

Pricing & Availability

Price:
- Alcantara Strap: 5,150 CHF (excl. VAT)
- Metal Bracelet: 5,500 CHF (excl. VAT)
Special Edition: Limited to 150 pieces worldwide.
Availability: Online orders open immediately (June 16, 2026, 16:00 CEST).

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