Jisa Shaji
Every watch we hand-paint begins with a story. Sometimes it starts with a myth, sometimes with a real moment, and sometimes with a gesture that an entire nation understands.
This month, five bespoke watches arrive — each one drawn from a different world, painted by hand, and limited in number. From a symbol of national unity to the surface of the moon, here is what inspired them.
Canvax UAE Unity — Three Fingers, One Nation
Three fingers raised — Win, Victory, Love.
Introduced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai), the gesture has become one of the most recognised symbols in the UAE. The three fingers form the letters W, V, and L:
- Win through ambition
- Victory through resilience
- Love for the country and its people
It is a salute that carries weight and meaning far beyond its simplicity — and it is the heart of this watch.
This hand-painted dial of the Canvax UAE Unity brings that spirit to life in vivid detail. The iconic three-finger salute takes centre stage, surrounded by the symbols that define a nation: a golden falcon, an Arabian oryx, a desert camel, the Dubai skyline rising behind palm fronds the red, green, white, and black of the UAE flag woven through every element.
The design speaks to what unity looks like when it matters most. In recent times, the UAE demonstrated this clearly — when aerial threats were intercepted by national defence systems, life continued, families stayed safe, and a country stood together. That resilience, that quiet strength, is what this watch carries on the wrist.
The Canvax UAE Unity is available now at iflwatches.com, priced at $790.
Technical Specifications
- Case: 40mm black matte stainless steel
- Bracelet: Integrated stainless steel
- Movement: Miyota 9015 automatic, 24 jewels, 42h power reserve
- Crystal: Anti-reflective
- Water resistance: 100 metres
- Weight: 139g
Crimson Lotus Concept — A Fox Spirit in Irezumi
Between the shrine gates and the festival lanterns, a fox spirit slips through the crowd.
The kitsune of Japanese mythology are guardians, shapeshifters, tricksters — protectors of sacred places who blur the boundary between the human and spirit worlds.
Crimson Lotus Concept Dream brings that mythology to life through irezumi, traditional Japanese tattoo art. A fierce figure in a stylised fox mask is surrounded by flowing crimson fabric, with Japanese kanji reading 紅蓮の夢 (Guren no Yume — “Dream of the Crimson Lotus”) framing the left side of the dial.
The Crimson Lotus is limited to just 10 pieces worldwide and is available now at iflwatches.com, priced at $13,990.
Technical Specifications
- Case: 41mm stainless steel, smooth bezel
- Bracelet: Integrated stainless steel
- Movement: Automatic, ~70h power reserve
- Crystal: Sapphire
- Water resistance: 100 metres
Bulova Super Seville Space Golfer — One Giant Swing for Mankind
On February 6, 1971, astronaut Alan Shepard pulled out a makeshift six-iron on the surface of the moon and hit two golf balls into the void.
Bulova Super Seville Space Golfer captures that spirit in hand-painted pop-art style — an astronaut mid-swing on the lunar surface, vivid splatters of red, green, and yellow scattered across a deep blue cosmos like stardust confetti.
The Bulova Super Seville Space Golfer is limited to 100 pieces worldwide and is available now at iflwatches.com, priced at $1,290.
Technical Specifications
- Case: 37.5mm stainless steel, TV-shaped
- Bezel: Fluted / coin edge
- Movement: Bulova Precisionist NM10, 262kHz
- Crystal: Anti-reflective sapphire
- Water resistance: 30 metres
- Bracelet: Integrated president-style stainless steel
- Features: Date at 3 o’clock, smooth sweeping second hand
Citizen Tsuyosa Punch — The Monkey Who Held On
In July 2025, a baby Japanese macaque was born at Ichikawa City Zoo and abandoned by his mother within days.
Zookeepers gave him a stuffed orangutan plushie that became his surrogate and constant companion. Named Punch, the little monkey captured hearts around the world.
This hand-painted dial of the Citizen Tsuyosa Punch captures that bond — a young snow monkey clutching his orange plushie against weathered rocks and trailing ivy beneath a soft blue sky.
Citizen Tsuyosa Punch is limited to 50 pieces worldwide and is available now at iflwatches.com, priced at $890.
Technical Specifications
- Case: 37mm stainless steel, cushion-shaped
- Movement: Caliber 8210 automatic, 21 jewels, 42h power reserve
- Crystal: Anti-reflective sapphire
- Water resistance: 50 metres
- Bracelet: Integrated stainless steel
Casio Edifice Urban Dreams — Love on a City Wall
The world’s most famous beagle lies on his iconic red doghouse while the city explodes around him in colour.
Bold graffiti lettering spells out LOVE above the scene, with hearts and bursts of green, orange, pink, and yellow filling every corner of the black dial of the Casio Edifice Urban Dreams. The result is a playful tribute to street art and everyday joy.
The Casio Edifice Urban Dreams is limited to 200 pieces worldwide and is
available now at iflwatches.com, priced at $790.
Technical Specifications
- Case: 39mm stainless steel
- Movement: Seiko NH35A automatic, 24 jewels, 40h power reserve
- Crystal: Sapphire
- Water resistance: 100 metres
- Caseback: Exhibition / see-through
- Bracelet: Integrated stainless steel
- Features: Date at 6 o’clock
