It has been a busy few days for Italian independent watchmaking. This includes Echo/Neutra releasing two new editions of its 1956 Chrono GMT, followed by Venezianico with the new Redentore Levius.
Named after the Basilica del Redentore in Venice, the Redentore collection represents Venezianico’s take on classical dress-watch elegance. Compact proportions and elegant dial designs have long defined the series, but the new Redentore Levius pushes the collection into even more high-end territory, elevating its materials, craftsmanship and mechanics.
The Redentore Levius is a notable release for three reasons. First, its case is crafted from Grade 5 titanium, bringing unusual lightness and a more contemporary character to an otherwise traditional dress watch. Second, the dial features an intricate hand-engraved guilloché pattern. And third, inside is a movement from the V Series — Venezianico’s proprietary family of calibres, previously seen only in some of the brand’s most ambitious creations, including the Redentore Utopia and Utopia II.
While the Redentore collection includes models starting at around €500, the Levius sits firmly at the top of the range — and among the most elevated watches Venezianico has produced to date — with a retail price of €4,750.
Lightweight Titanium Case, Intricate Guilloché Dial
While titanium is more commonly associated with tool watches, Venezianico has chosen to use the material for the first time in its Redentore collection. More specifically, the Levius features a Grade 5 titanium case, combining the material’s toughness with its naturally lightweight character. The entire watch weighs just 48 grams.
The case combines polished and brushed surfaces and features a signed crown protected by crown guards. The dimensions remain suitably compact for a dress watch, measuring 38mm in diameter, 44.2mm from lug to lug and just 8.9mm thick.
The dial is rendered in a deep blue, but the real focus here is the guilloché work, which occupies most of the available dial space. Named Zefiro, the pattern is created by artist Linda Renzetti using traditional hand-guilloché techniques, with flowing lines that Venezianico says evoke the movement of wind across the lagoon.
And that guilloché work really is the main attraction here. Everything else has been deliberately kept to a minimum, with little more than the Venezianico logo at the centre and a narrow peripheral ring carrying the hour markers. It allows the engraved pattern to take up as much visual space as possible and remain the focal point of the dial. There is no bracelet option for the Levius. Instead, the watch is paired with a handcrafted leather strap in a matching blue tone, complementing the colour of the dial.
V5000 Hand-Wound Movement
We have seen more and more brands from the microbrand and independent space mature to the point where off-the-shelf movements are no longer their only option. Christopher Ward has developed its own calibres, Yema has invested heavily in movement development, including a micro-rotor calibre, while Formex recently introduced an exclusive movement developed in collaboration with Horage.
Venezianico’s proprietary movement, first introduced in 2025, can be seen as its answer to this trend — another indication of how far the brand has moved beyond its early microbrand roots. Reserved for some of Venezianico’s more high-end creations, the V Series was manufactured by OISA, an Italian movement manufacturer whose history dates back to 1937.
The V5000 is a hand-wound calibre measuring just 3.5mm thick, helping the watch maintain its relatively slim 8.9mm profile. It beats at 25,200 vibrations per hour (3.5 Hz), offers a 60-hour power reserve and is regulated to an accuracy of ±3 seconds per day.
It is also a movement designed to be looked at. Visible through the exhibition caseback, the V5000 is decorated with radial Côtes de Genève, mirror-polished anglage and hand-applied micro-perlage.
