Zelos · Microbrand · Singapore

Zelos Skyraider Titanium

Discontinued · 2018 · Pilot

Zelos Skyraider in titanium, Atmosphere Blue dial with small seconds at 6, front and display back, on brown leather strap
Photo: Zelos
  • Zelos Skyraider in titanium, meteorite dial, front and display back, on brown leather strap
From $899 to $1,099
  • ETA 6498-1
  • 42.5 mm × 13 mm
  • Sapphire crystal
  • 50 m water resistance

Movement

Caliber
ETA 6498-1
Type
Hand-wound
Tier
Upper
Complications
Small seconds
Frequency
18,000 bph
Power reserve
46 h
Hacking
No
Accuracy (factory)
—
Modifications
Decorated: Côtes de Genève on the main plates, anthracite PVD finish, turbine-engraved ratchet wheel, circular-patterned crown wheel, blued screws, Zelos logo and "1 of 200" engraving

Case

Diameter
42.5 mm
Lug to lug
50 mm
Thickness
13 mm
Lug width
22 mm
Material
Titanium (Grade 5)
Hardening
—
Water resistance
50 m
Crown
Push/pull
Case back
Display
Bezel
—

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Shape
—
Anti-reflective
—
Lume
Super-LumiNova BGW9 and C3 (also on the crown logo)

Bracelet

Bracelet
Not offered

Straps

Strap 1
Leather, Horween Chromexcel brown leather (fitted)
Strap 2
Canvas, Military grey canvas with Horween leather backing (included as a second strap)

Weight

Head only
—
On bracelet
—
On strap
—

Prices

VariantConfigurationTypePriceUSDAs ofSource
Atmosphere Blue—Msrp899 USD$8992026-10-21link
Meteorite—Msrp1,099 USD$1,0992026-10-21link

Variants

NameDialStatus
Atmosphere Blueblue, fading to black at the edges (stamped turbine pattern)Limited
Meteoritegrey (Muonionalusta meteorite)Limited

About this entry

80% of key specs known. Missing: weight, hardening, AR coating.

The first Skyraider, a flieger built around the hand-wound ETA 6498-1, listed by Zelos on 16 December 2018 in CuSn8 bronze or Grade 5 titanium ("GR5 Titanium") with three dials (Atmosphere Blue, Meteorite, Skeleton). This file is the titanium case with the two solid dials; the bronze case and the skeletonised versions (a skeletonised movement in place of the dial) are separate models, as are the 2020 Skyraider 2 (42mm, new case) and the 2025 Skyraider 40. All six original listings are sold out and in Zelos's Discontinued Models collection. Zelos: the non-skeleton movements are engraved "1 of 200" to denote the exclusivity of the series; the 200 appears to cover the whole non-skeleton series (both metals and dials), so no edition size is recorded per model. Spec list: 42.5mm, "13mm thick" (not stated whether that includes the crystal), 50mm lug to lug, 50m "without screw down crown for easy winding", lume BGW9 and C3 with a lumed crown logo; 22mm lugs, no date, no hacking, push/pull crown and display caseback per SeriousWatches; sapphire front and exhibition back per aBlogtoWatch. Crystal shape and AR coating not stated. Small seconds at 6 (photos). Zelos decorates the 6498-1 with Côtes de Genève and an anthracite PVD finish on the plates, a turbine engraving on the ratchet wheel, a circular pattern on the crown wheel and blued screws; no grade is stated. Zelos quotes 44h and "18800bph" for the movement (ETA: 46h, 18,000 A/h). Atmosphere Blue is a stamped turbine-pattern dial fading from blue to black at the edges; Meteorite is cut from the Muonionalusta meteorite. Sold with two straps (Horween Chromexcel brown leather and military grey canvas with Horween backing), wooden box and leather travel roll. Prices are the store's default "sg" option on the sold-out listings; each listing also has an "hk" option (a country-pricing app, labelled "mlveda_country") at a higher price ($1,299; Meteorite $1,599), not recorded. The listings are titled "launch special"; aBlogtoWatch gave launch prices of $699 (Atmosphere Blue) and $899 (Meteorite). Weight not published.

Last verified: 2026-10-21. Edit or correct this entry.

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