The Power of Color: A New Dial Shade Joins the echo/neutra Rivanera Collection

I got my start in the watch industry in the pre-owned and vintage arena. With that entry point, the foundation of my horological knowledge was based largely in the traditional sector (think the big three, Cartier, Heuer, Omega, and the like). As my career path has led me to watch journalism, my appetite has expanded exponentially, but I have to confess: more traditional brands are still my safe space if you will. In my years contributing to Worn & Wound, I’ve been pushed out of my comfort zone in the most rewarding way – discovering a vast world of watchmaking beyond traditional brands that regularly energizes and surprises me.

So, once again, a brand came across my virtual desk that was new to me despite being a staple at Worn & Wound: echo/neutra. As I scrolled through the stories on the site, I landed on one by Zach Kazan from 2024 detailing the launch of the collection that’s expanding today, the Rivanera, and I immediately noticed his sentiments on the element of surprise, “those moments of surprise, seeing or reading about a watch that you didn’t expect or couldn’t have conceived of.”Just like his first impressions of the echo/neutra Rivanera collection two years back, I too am surprised by how instantly drawn I was to this model in its latest incarnation. Today, the Ros’Antico joins the lineup, bringing both a liveliness and a softness to the collection with a simple touch of color. The surprises continue with how profoundly color can ignite a new personality within a collection. Previously executed with dials spanning a neutral palette of the usual suspects – black, white, and silver – the Ros’Antico presents a new energy thanks to a warm antique pink hue.

In the classic Rivanera version, contrast is at the forefront thanks to more use of color. Here, blue accents punctuate the dial across the hands, indices, and small seconds register at 6 o’clock. The look is topped off with a final touch of color on the blue Saffiano strap. Alternatively, the Rivanera Piccolo variation takes a more subtle and pared down approach with its signature, ultra-clean dial layout lacking hour markers. This layout really allows the Ros’Antico hue to be the star of the show, and the shade is brought to even greater depths with a textured finish. This more minimalist look is complete with a neutral brown Alpine Calf leather strap. Both models retain the lightweight Grade 5 titanium build we’ve seen in past editions, giving this dress watch a discrete sporty flair. Each version also reprises the same case proportions, 27mm x 40mm for the standard Rivanera and 26mm x 33mm for the Rivanera Piccolo. The movements powering the models also remain unchanged with the Rivanera housing the manually wound ETA 7001 and the Rivanera Piccolo housing the automatic Sellita SW1000.

Both models join echo/neutra’s permanent catalog today with the Rivanera Ros’Antico priced at $1,810 and the Rivanera Piccolo Ros’Antico ever so slightly higher at $1,980. For more information, you can head over directly to echo/neutra.