Watch Brand
Arethusa Watch Co
About Them
A Closer Look at Arethusa Watch Co
Arethusa Watch Co stands out because the watches feel considered rather than accidental. The HMS Arethusa, the name ship of her class (Arethusa light-cruisers), was commissioned by the Royal Navy on the 21st of May, 1935. Arethusa saw an active WWII campaign; beginning with her defense of Calais in 1940 and her involvement in the evacuations from French-Atlantic ports.
That matters because the best watches are not just objects; they carry a point of view. In June of 1944, Arethusa returned to French Atlantic waters for the Allied invasion of Normandy, where she formed part of Force "D" off Sword Beach and participated in the shelling of German artillery positions in Merville. The more you look, the more the small decisions start to become the reason the brand works.