Cypher Watches · Paddock '74
Paddock '74
Ref. CYPH-PADDOCK74-GPP
“A stark black-and-white tri-compax panda face — the same contrast that has marked racing chronographs since the 1970s — built for a watch named after the McLaren M23, the car that carried Emerson Fittipaldi and James Hunt to back-to-back world championships.”
Price
₹9,974 incl. taxes · regular ₹17,999 · Batch 3 pre-order, ships Aug 2026
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Case
39mm
316L Surgical Grade Steel
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Movement
Meca-Quartz
Seiko VK64
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Crystal
Sapphire
Scratch-resistant
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Water resistance
100m
Swimming OK
The Story
“A stark black-and-white tri-compax panda face — the same contrast that has marked racing chronographs since the 1970s — built for a watch named after the McLaren M23, the car that carried Emerson Fittipaldi and James Hunt to back-to-back world championships.
The Paddock '74 is Cypher's debut and the watch that put the brand on the map: 500 pieces sold out a week before its official 10 April 2026 launch, then 1,000 more inside a month, entirely on pre-payment with zero cancellations. Founder Sufiyan Mulla built the brand on radical spec transparency — not 'meca-quartz' but Seiko VK64 by name, not 'stainless steel' but 316L, not 'luminous' but C1 SuperLuminova. Inside the 39mm case sits that VK64 chronograph under double-AR-coated sapphire, with a laser-engraved caseback individually numbered up to 5,000 pieces and 100m of water resistance. Named for the McLaren M23 that dominated the 1974 Formula 1 season, it is proof that an Indian micro-brand chronograph under ₹10,000 doesn't have to cut a single spec.
Specifications
Case
Movement
Dial & Strap
5000
Pieces worldwide
About the maker
Cypher Watches
Founded 2025 · Mumbai · Sufiyan Mulla
Cypher is a Mumbai spec-first disruptor built on one question: what's the maximum specification you can fit into a watch under ₹10,000 without cutting a single corner? Founder Sufiyan Mulla rejects marketing euphemism entirely — every listing names the exact component, Seiko VK64 rather than 'meca-quartz', 316L rather than 'stainless steel', C1 SuperLuminova rather than 'luminous'. The debut Paddock '74 chronograph sold out 500 pieces a week before its official launch and another 1,000 within a month, entirely on pre-payment with zero cancellations. Motorsport in inspiration, radically transparent in execution — the newest proof that Indian micro-brands can compete on specification, not just story.
“Spec-first. Always.”
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₹9,974 incl. taxes · regular ₹17,999 · Batch 3 pre-order, ships Aug 2026
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