It is probably fitting that the inspiration for the latest watch from GoS is a sword. It is equally fitting that the sword in question is a Viking one that was found in a village called Fuller\u00f6, just outside the famous unversity town of Uppsala (the Uppsala University was established in 1477). The area around Uppsala, including places in addition to Fuller\u00f6 such as Valsg\u00e4rde, Vendel and G\u00f6d\u00e5ker, have long been an area of archaeological interest for its traces of Viking settlements and graves.<\/p>\n The \u2018Fuller\u00f6 Sword\u2019 after which this new watch is named was found in 1969 by archaeologist Professor Greta Arwidson<\/a>, herself from Uppsala<\/a>, during a dig in the village. The sword\u2019s surface, still very much visible, was decorated with an intricate pattern-welded core. This pattern has formed the inspiration for Patrik Sj\u00f6gren and Conny Persson\u2019s latest hand-forged Damascus steel dial project.<\/p>\n The stainless steel case is 41.5mm x 49.5mm (thickness of11mm) with water resistance of 50m. With a mix of polished and satin-finishing on the case, both the black enamel-filled bezel and case back have the GoS Viking braiding pattern. The crown is polished with bead-blasted grooves and hand-polished bevels. It has an integrated crown guard and double gaskets.<\/p>\n The Fuller\u00f6 sword\u2019s pattern-welded core inspired Damascus steel dial is hand-forged by Conny Persson using essentially a similar technique to that used by the Vikings. They combined two different types of steel which were made into rods, twisted, and forged together. Persson has added a layer of nickel between each layer of steel but increased the number of rods from four to seventeen layers in every rod. Patrik Sj\u00f6gren finishes the dial in three options \u2013 Midnight Blue, Raw Steel, or Glowing Steel.<\/p>\n The index ring is made from solid sapphire crystal with hour markers created by machining the inner chamfer and the minute markers on the outer chamfer. The ring is secured onto a recess in the dial and at twelve points \u2013 twelve spaces for twelve hours. The hour and minute hands are polished white rhodium-plated.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/horologium.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025gosfullerosword1.jpg\")
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Partially set into the case and seen basically around the sapphire ring is a clear white luminescent circle that is partially set within the interior of the case, below the index ring. Recessed into the case, the LumiCast<\/a> ring has a specially developed Super-LumiNova that is used for the V\u00f6lund collection. In the dark, this lumed circle shines orange, the colour choice a nod to the forging process of steel.<\/p>\n