The Horage journey first began back in 2009. While the brand’s first watch didn’t come for another six years, being a young, independent brand and designing your own in-house movements is no mean feat. Yet, in those years since its inception, Horage has created not one, not two, but three in-house movements, including the K-TOU - an in-house Swiss-made tourbillon costing less than CHF 10K. Madness! Fast forward to 2022. Horage first announced the Supersede GMT project nearly a year ago. Powered by the brand’s in-house K2 micro-rotor movement, the Horage Supersede is an “all-terrain” sports watch, following the age-old journey from the corporate board room to hiking trails and scuba diving.Horage hasn’t featured too often before on the pages of Fratello. I think that’s something that needs to change. I first came across Horage while writing for the fine chaps at Scottish Watches a few years ago. Rick posted a picture in the group WhatsApp, and that was that; I was in. The brand’s unique design style mixed modern tool-watch sensibilities with a unique sporty/industrial vibe. It’s tough to explain; kind of like how modern musical genres have all sorts of weird and wonderful mashed-up names. Alt Math Rock and Post-Indie Pop might be pretty self-explanatory, but how about CatStep, Ectofolk, or Kawaii Metal?How to classify the Supersede GMTIf I had to mash up some genres for the Horage Supersede, it’d be Math-Sports Tool Watch. Why? It is a tool watch at heart with its dive bezel and 200m of water resistance. Don’t forget the GMT and AM/PM indicators. So, where does the Math bit come from? Hear me out. The angled knurling of the bezel and the straight-edged shapes of the bracelet links have me thinking of graph paper. No, I wasn’t stretching to think of something tenuous; it popped into my head immediately (I’m weird, I know). I instantly had visions of being back at school, with Mrs. Mackay barking instructions from the front of the classroom. Were the lessons interesting? Not especially, but is math ever really fun? Thankfully, the Horage Supersede is significantly more interesting than my Year 9 math lessons, and pre-orders have opened once again with some interesting technical and aesthetic improvements.