Maghnam dropped the embargo on the Mohareb New Generation yesterday, on 26th March, but the real debut comes in just a few weeks, when Sohaib Maghnam brings the watch to Watch Week Geneva, running 13th to 19th April 2026. The Palestinian-Jordanian engineer and designer has evolved his flagship model into two new colourways, Argent Crimson and Deep Blue, each available across three interchangeable configurations: Blades, Halo, and Wings. “Mohareb” translates from Arabic as gladiator or fighter, and every decision in this watch aligns with that character through architectural conviction, not theatrical gesture.
The Display Architecture
The Mohareb dispenses with a conventional dial in favour of a sculpted display built across two sapphire crystal apertures. In the signature Blades configuration, two polished 904L stainless steel blades flank a sandblasted central module, and the deliberate contrast between mirror-polished and matte surfaces creates immediate visual tension. A laser-engraved pattern on the top surface references a warrior’s battle scars, reinforcing the design grammar rather than adding decoration for its own sake. The bi-retrograde display divides neatly: the hours sweep a 120-degree arc across the lower section, with a large arrow hand traversing a scale that alternates classical and sculpted indices, while the minutes read vertically on a linear counter positioned toward the crown end. The Argent Crimson and Deep Blue colourways apply their accent tones selectively across both retrograde scales, giving each version a coherent chromatic identity throughout.
The MCR01-B Calibre
At the heart of the Mohareb sits the MCR01-B, Maghnam‘s proprietary calibre built on the Sellita SW210 platform. The SW210 is a solid 11.5-ligne hand-wound movement running at 28,800 vph with 19 jewels and a 42-hour power reserve, and Sohaib layers a custom-engineered retrograde module on top to drive both bi-retrograde complications simultaneously. That engineering task is genuinely demanding within an 8.6mm-tall case. Movement finishing on the MCR01-B includes Côtes de Genève on the bridges, anglage on all visible edges, cerclage, and sandblasting, alongside hand-applied coatings that add real dimensionality to the calibre’s architecture. A sapphire caseback exposes the layered construction, and the view of the SW210 base beneath Maghnam‘s proprietary retrograde module rewards anyone technically curious enough to flip the watch over.
The Case
The 904L stainless steel case measures 39.5mm in diameter, reaches 8.6mm at its thickest point, and tapers dramatically to just 3.5mm at the edges. CNC machining pushes certain case walls to as little as 0.28mm in thickness, a manufacturing tolerance that holds the total weight to 43.5 grams despite the steel construction. The three interchangeable modules attach via a secure locking system integrated into the caseback, and switching between Blades, Halo, and Wings configurations takes seconds. Furthermore, the polished-versus-sandblasted surface interplay across the case body directly echoes the same light-and-dark contrast expressed in the display, so the language remains consistent at every angle.
Ambition, Honestly Priced
The Mohareb New Generation carries a launch price of CHF 7,200 excluding VAT, and for an independent working at this level of technical and design ambition, that figure feels honestly calibrated. I will be in Geneva during Watches and Wonders, and seeing this piece in the metal is on my list. Sohaib Maghnam has spoken about wanting future generations to inherit his watches and love them as much as the original owner did. Looking at what he has built here, I find that aspiration entirely credible.
