Erebus Twenty Four: Time, Rewritten
There are plenty of watches that claim to do things differently. Fewer actually do. And then along comes the Erebus Watches Twenty Four, which does not just tweak the formula, it flips it on its head.
At first glance, it is a tidy, well proportioned field watch. Clean dial, sensible sizing, nothing to scare the horses. But give it a few seconds and you realise something very odd is happening. This is not your standard twelve hour affair.
Credit - Erebus
A Complication You Rarely See
The headline act here is the genuinely unusual 24 hour complication. Not a GMT. Not a 24 hour hand tucked away as an afterthought. This is the main event.
At midday, the dial quite literally changes its mind. The numerals transition from 1 to 12 into 13 to 24, then flip back again at midnight.
Yes, you read that correctly. The dial itself is dynamic.
It is a mechanical party trick that has not been widely seen in decades, and certainly not packaged inside a modern field watch.
The result is a “true” 24 hour experience that forces you to engage with time differently. Afternoon is not just “3”. It is 15. Evening is not 8. It is 20. You are not just reading time, you are thinking in it.
And that is where this watch gets interesting.
Not Just Novelty
It would be easy to dismiss this as a gimmick. It is not. Because unlike many quirky complications, this one actually changes how you interact with the watch on a daily basis. It nudges you into military time without the usual mental maths. No second hand, no bezel, no conversion. Just glance and go.
Mechanically, it is driven by a custom modified Miyota 9039, a solid, high beat Japanese calibre that has been reworked to handle this unusual display. That matters. Because pulling off something like this without turning the watch into a fragile science experiment is half the battle.
Field Watch, But Not As You Know It
What makes the Twenty Four particularly compelling is the contrast.
On one hand, you have a very traditional field watch setup. Offered in both 38 mm and 40 mm case sizes, it keeps things wearable and versatile, whether you prefer something compact or a bit more wrist presence. Add to that a choice of ten different dial colours, and suddenly this quietly quirky piece becomes surprisingly broad in its appeal.
On the other, you have a complication that feels borderline experimental. It should not work. But it does. In fact, the simplicity of the case and layout is exactly what allows the complication to shine. There is nothing else competing for attention. No rotating bezels, no subdials, no clutter. Just time, presented differently.
Specification
CASE: 38mm or 40mm
COLOURS: 10 to choose from
LUG TO LUG: 45mm
LUG WIDTH: 20mm
THICKNESS: 11.6mm
WEIGHT: 71g
CROWN: 7mm
GLASS: Flat Sapphire with AR Coating
LUME: BGW9 Super-LumiNova®
STRAP: ‘Colour matched leather PLUS EXTRA military style strap
WATER RESISTANCE: 50 Metres
MOVEMENT: Custom Miyota 9000 series
INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY: Two Years
INCLUSIONS: Erebus branded watch case, polishing cloth and warranty card
Winding Things Up
Microbrands love to talk about innovation. Most of the time, that means a new dial colour and a slightly different handset. This is not that.
The Erebus Twenty Four is genuinely trying something new. Or more accurately, something old that has been almost entirely forgotten and brought back with a modern twist. With ten colour options and two sizes to choose from, it is also far more accessible than its unusual complication might suggest.
Is it for everyone? Absolutely not.
If you like your watches predictable, this will feel strange. If you enjoy a bit of mechanical theatre on the wrist, this might be one of the more interesting releases of the year. And in a sea of samey field watches, that alone makes it worth paying attention to.
