A watch where three worlds of Mexico converge.
The Cobalto Model is built from the encounter between three cultural universes that shaped the soul of Mexico: Oaxaca, Puebla, and the Mayan world. Each one contributes not only aesthetics, but also a worldview— a way of understanding life, time, and the human spirit. Cobalto is not inspired by decorations… It is inspired by cosmovisions.
In Oaxaca, Zapotec culture conceived a universe where each person is born accompanied by a tona or nahual: a protective entity linked to an animal that symbolizes strength, destiny, energy, and character. This idea —that human beings and nature are united by a spiritual bond— became the conceptual foundation that inspired an entire aesthetic: Tonas Wood, The Watch of Mexico. Each greca is a fragment of Zapotec philosophy about identity and spirit.
- Iluit — Infinity
- Mariposa — Happiness
- Alas — Freedom
- Montaña — Greatness
- Coyote — Observation
- Hormiga — Work
- Templo — Adoration
The grecas carefully hand-painted on the strap and the case represent symbols such as infinity, freedom, happiness, and observation. Each greca—from the butterfly symbolizing happiness to the mountain evoking greatness—transforms time into a symbolic dialogue.
Talavera from Puebla is one of the most refined legacies of cultural fusion in Mexico. Its history was born from the encounter between:
- the Indigenous tradition of clay craftsmanship,
- the Arab techniques brought by potters who crossed the Mediterranean,
- the Spanish methods of enameling and kiln firing,
- and the Novohispanic sensitivity for symmetry and ornamentation.
From this union emerged a unique art: deep blue and pure white ceramics, where every brushstroke is an act of aesthetic discipline. Talavera is not just craftsmanship— it is a testament to how different cultures can create something sublime together. Cobalt blue became a symbol of elegance, devotion, and permanence. That is why Cobalto adopts it as its foundational color: a direct homage to this history of mixture, dialogue, and Mexican identity. Its blue is not a color… it is a legacy.
Mayan numeration is one of the most advanced systems to have existed in the Americas. Based on dots and bars, this system was not only mathematical: it was astronomical, spiritual, and cyclical. The Maya did not count time; they interpreted it.
Numeration was a way of understanding the order of the universe. By integrating Mayan numbers into the dial, Cobalto connects the wearer with a civilization that understood time as a reflection of the cosmos. Each number is a doorway into the idea that time is not linear, but cyclical, eternal, and connected to the sky.
Three worlds. Three visions of time. A hand-painted wooden piece where they all meet. Cobalto is not just worn on the wrist: it is worn as identity, as history, as cultural legacy.
