Krayon's Magnolia makes the sunrise display look beautiful

The scattered pink petals against black onyx are beautiful. I like the Krayon Anywhere Magnolia considerably more when I look at the whole dial than when I zoom in and start trying to understand every scale. The complication is interesting, but the color and the amount of black space are what first catch my attention. I'd give this 102 out of 120 bezel clicks.

This version of the Anywhere is reference C030-55, limited to 15 pieces in platinum. Krayon's dated release material establishes the November 10 announcement in Detroit time, following its Geneva embargo. This is a source-based first look. I haven't seen the watch in person, and I wouldn't pretend to know how the painted dial looks moving under ordinary light.

The petals are part of the display

The black onyx dial carries miniature hand-painted magnolia petals, with the densest scattering near the lower half. Krayon links the subject to the magnolia tree opposite its manufacture in Neuchâtel. I can enjoy the finished design without needing to feel any particular connection to that tree. The pale pink against the black is enough to interest me.

Two moving petal indicators show sunrise and sunset on the 24-hour scale. The sun indicates the hour on that outer display, while conventional central hands tell the time. Date and month are grouped at six. It is a lot of information, but the dark center gives the small painted details space rather than filling the entire dial with decoration.

I would still need to learn the indications properly. I like complicated calendars and unusual displays, but I don't confuse liking them with immediately knowing how to set or read them. The sunrise and sunset calculation is a mechanical feature; this page doesn't imply GPS, an electronic location update or an automatically traveling home setting.

A surprisingly manageable case

For all that mechanism, Krayon specifies a 39 mm case measuring 9.5 mm thick. Those are proportions I find appealing for a dress watch. The case and pin buckle are platinum, with a hand-stitched black alligator strap. Water resistance is 30 meters, so I would keep its use fairly conservative.

The hand-wound C030 has a stated 72-hour reserve, runs at 3 Hz and contains 55 jewels. Krayon lists 432 components. The number of parts wouldn't raise my rating by itself; I care more that the complication fits into a watch whose face and dimensions I like. The decorated dial is already asking for attention, and I'm glad the case doesn't have to become enormous to carry it.

There is no verified USD price or current allocation in the sources checked here, so it stays off the dollar-price plot. My practical questions would be the exact local quote, how the chosen location is set and serviced, and how easily the two petals can be distinguished as the light changes. Those would be worth answering before the dial completely distracted me.