anOrdain & Paulin — Glasgow’s Design-Led Watch Brands Explained

Paulin aren’t just a watch brand.
A single wall clock explains how Paulin, anOrdain, and Scottish design thinking really work.
From the GEO wall clock to the Mara dive watch and Modul, this is a design-led Scottish brand where typography, materials, and graphic thinking come first.
A look at Paulin, their relationship with anOrdain, and why good design matters in horology.

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00:00 I ordered a......
00:12 Not Just a watch brand
00:40 Yes - Intrinsically linked to anOrdain
01:09 This is the GEO wall clock
01:55 It's not a clock it's a typeface inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
02:21 You design your own clock
02:50 Screen printed in Glasgow by Matthew Rich (Hacienda Poster Fame)
03:33 The OH No collaboration with OH no Type Company
03:55 Good Design, mirroring anOrdain & another Jobsian reference
04:59 anOrdain enamelers extraordinaire, Joy & clarity in everyday objects
05:43 anOrdain do have some stock availability right now
06:14 The Paulin Mara
Check Mike's Paulin Mara deep dive out here (recommended)
👉https://youtu.be/Hlh6-mkgMTY?si=5I7lY56JE_gK9VlR
👉https://www.youtube.com/@Mike.thiswatchthatwatch
08:36 The Paulin Modul
10:21 Sister Corita Kent & Saul Bass inspiration
10:47 The wall clock opened the door to two amazing brands
11:26 Christmas Jawa - is this an easter egg?

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