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Damasko DK
Photo courtesy of Damasko, from damasko-watches.com product page · stand-in: Damasko DK30 (current calendar complication), DK105 discontinued; both are DK-series calendar watches with the same hardened steel case

DK

Damasko’s in-house-caliber chronograph line: the DK references run the brand’s patented A26 chronograph movement (the first chronograph caliber to ship from a German house outside Glashütte at this scale). 40mm ice-hardened-steel case shared with the DA/DC lines; the DK is the family’s most-engineered modern reference.

Year introduced: 20141 reference

References in this family

  • enthusiastmodernDamasko Cal. A26 -- in-house automatic chronograph, 28,800bph, 60h PR; used in DK105; ice-hardened stainless steel case and movement; German tool watch engineering40mm2014–presenteditorial
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Which ref to buy

The DK105 is Damasko's precision sports watch: icehardened steel case, scratchproof specification, but with cleaner dial and less aggressive proportions than the dive and field series. It occupies the Damasko position closest to a sport-dress watch.

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    DK105: icehardened steel in a cleaner sport-dress format, ETA 2824, for buyers who want the Damasko steel specification without the tool-watch aesthetic.

    The case for it:
    The DK105 is the Damasko for buyers who want the scratch-resistance specification in a watch they can also wear with a suit. The steel treatment is identical to the DA and DC series; the case is just less aggressively tool-watch.
    Consider instead if:
    The Sinn 556 I occupies a similar design position with broader secondary market recognition. The DK105 is the more extreme specification choice at a comparable price.
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Rankings last reviewed 2026-06-18. Editorial perspective only. Not financial advice.

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