The rectangular dress watch has been a stubbornly exclusive club for the better part of a century. Cartier’s Tank and Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso split most of the membership between them, and almost everyone has been checking out the third seat.
echo/neutra, the Italian outfit operating in Averara in the Dolomites since 2018, has spent the last few years making the real case for that chair with Rivanera. Now do one thing this horology room will probably never allow. Color it pink.
Antique Rose, Not Salmon
The word here says it all. Ros’Antico combines rosa and antico, Italian for antique rose, and that muted, matte pink is exactly what hit the phone.
Salmon dials have been everywhere lately, so chasing that wave would have been an easy move. The echo/neutra has warmed and dusted instead, a shade that feels more leaning.
Two Sizes, Two Personality
The Ros’Antico treatment beats both Rivaneras, but they are very different beasts under the hood. The standard model measures 27mm by 40mm and uses the ETA 7001 hand-wound. There is a small seconds register at six o’clock, a railway minute scale, and those electric blue hands that beat hard in pink.
The Piccolo measures 26mm by 33mm and rotates on the Sellita SW1000 automatic, 6-date, and finely textured Grain de Riz guilloché dial with muted black accents. But here’s the kicker. Smaller costs more, because automatic movements and hand-made guilloché exceed the size of the raw case in the price ladder.
Featherweight by Design
Both cases are sandblasted Grade 5 titanium with sharp Rivanera angles and mirror-polished bevels, covered in sapphire on the front and back. The standard case weighs 21 grams, and is just 5.9mm tall.
Specification Sheet
Brand:echo/neutra
Model:Rivanera Ros’Antico (Classic) / Rivanera Piccolo Ros’Antico
Case Size:27mm x 40mm (Classic) / 26mm x 33mm (Piccolo)
Dimensions:5.9mm (Classic) / 6.9mm (Piccolo)
Case Material:Grade 5 titanium
Crystal:Sapphire, front and display caseback
Dial:Antique pink words, blue (Antique) / antique pink Grain de Riz guilloché, black accents (Piccolo)
Movement:ETA 7001 Elaboré, manual (Classic) / Sellita SW1000 Elaboré, automatic (Piccolo)
Energy conservation:42 hours (classic) / 46 hours (Piccolo)
Activities:Hours, minutes, small seconds (Classic) / hours, minutes, day (Piccolo)
Water Resistance:30m
Lug Width:20 mm
Belt:Green Saffiano leather + black rubber (Classic) / Brown Alpine calf leather (Piccolo)
Case Weight:~21g (Classic)
Origin:Swiss made, made in Italy
Pricing and Availability
The Rivanera Ros’Antico runs $1,810 (€1,490) for the classic and $1,980 (€1,640) for the Piccolo, both of which are now part of the permanent echo/neutra lineup instead of a numbered run.
echo/neutra Rivanera Ros’Antico
echo/neutra drops the classic warm pink dial on its brutal titanium Rivanera, offered on the hand-wound Classic and the pricier automatic Piccolo.
