THE LOVE STORY BEHIND MARÍNA

In the historic town of Banská Štiavnica (Slovakia), a young Andrej Sládkovič fell in love with Mária (Marína) Pišlová. Their love was real, but it was not destined to become a life together. Separated by circumstances, Sládkovič transformed his feelings for Marína into poetry. Written in 1844–1845 and published in 1846, Marína became one of the greatest works of Slovak Romanticism - a celebration not only of love for a woman, but also of beauty, youth and homeland. With approximately 2,900 verses, Marína is regarded as the longest love poem in the world. Almost two centuries later, the story of Andrej and Marína continues to live on.

The Biatec Marína Set was created as a tribute to that timeless story - two mechanical watches, united by one love.

I may abstain from your lips,

I may not be given your hand,

I may run far away in sorrow,

I may become unkind,

My lips may be dying of thirst,

I may be grieving in solitude,

I may entrap life in deserts,

I may not live in my life,

I may even obliterate myself: 

but I am incapable of not loving you!

Andrej Sládkovič — Marína, Stanza 41
English translation

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - SHARED FEATURES

EXCEPTIONAL DURABILITY - NANTEC TECHNOLOGY: Thanks to our NanTec technology, Biatec Marína cases will resist tough treatment with ease. This technology ensures that your watch will be nice and shiny even after several years of use. NanTec boasts an unprecedented Vickers Hardness of 600. This extra hardness allows for far more scratch resistance and wear comparing to standard stainless steel watches with Vickers Hardness of 200.

• Mechanical automatic movement: Sellita SW200-2 Power+ (65 hourse of Power Reserve) in top execution, fully decorated with perelage and blue screws and special rosegold plated rotor with two hearts
• Five-year warranty for both watches
• Front and back sapphire crystal with interior antireflextion coating
• Caseback with Biatec motto: "In search of perfection" and serial number 
• Sealing resistable against chemicals
• Onion crown
• Light silvery dial with printed elegant Roman numbers in black and "Nemožno mi ťa neľúbiť!" inscription and unique limited edition numbering in red color
• Blue Hour and Minute hand, Red floating heart as a second hand indicator
• Genuine Teju Lizzard strap in blue color and matching stitching
• Limited edition of only 100 paired sets
• Exclusive wooden white box for both watches including exclusive fountain pen

MARÍNA FOR HIM

• Bezel of the case: Highly polished stainless steel
• Case: brushed finish with polished edges and polished caseback
• Water resistance of the case: 100 meters | 10 ATM
• Case diameter: 40.00 mm (without crown), 44.40 mm with crown
• Case thickness: 11.15 mm
• Case lug to lug size: 48.00 mm
• Lug width: 20.00 mm
• Strap width: 20.00 mm tapering to 18.00 mm at the buckle
• Strap length: 120 mm (longer part with holes), 82 mm (shorter part without buckle)
• Buckle: 18.00 mm stainless steel, brushed with polished edges

MARÍNA FOR HER

• Bezel of the case: Highly polished stainless steel with 60 pcs of Moissanite stones*
• Case: fully polished finish
• Water resistance of the case: 30 meters | 3 ATM
• Case diameter: 36.00 mm
• Case thickness: 10.25 mm
• Case lug to lug size: 42.00 mm
• Lug width: 16.00 mm
• Strap width: 16.00 mm tapering to 14.00 mm at the buckle
• Strap length: 114 mm (longer part with holes), 82 mm (shorter part without buckle)
• Buckle: 14.00 mm stainless steel, highly polished 

A TIMELESS LOVE STORY, INCLUDED WITH EVERY SET

Every Biatec Marína set comes with a beautifully presented edition of Andrej Sládkovič’s Marína poem, allowing you to discover the timeless love story that inspired the creation of these exceptional watches.

Sweet desires, desires for love

I'm singing, with beauty enthused,

and within this response of my very soul

The whole world of mine is enclosed;

From the heights of the Tatras, she casts the light,

She flies out of the heavenly fires,

She has been moving my worlds;

She's been waving towards me from hundreds of lives:

But the centre, the element, the heaven, the unity

of all my beauties is her – my Marina!

Andrej Sládkovič — Marína, Stanza 1
English translation

*Moissanite is the most adequate form of replacement for a real diamond, while it even surpasses it in some properties, namely in brilliance (sparkle) higher by 18 percent. Its high hardness ranks moissanite among the hardest substances on earth, right behind diamond. It is made in a laboratory and its production process has a minimal ecological impact and does not negatively affect the landscape, as the mining of precious stones does. It is not the subject of bloody battles and the reason for enslaving people. Moissanite is highly resistant to dirt and scratches. Basically, it can only be scratched with a diamond. The color of the moissanites we use is DEF and the clarity is VVS1, the weight of all stones per one watch is approximately 1 carat.