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    Venezianico

    Most Venezianico watches use a 20 mm lug width: 34 of the 81 Venezianico references with a listed width in our database (42%).

    Lug widths at Venezianico

    Venezianico collections

    The story · Since 2017

    The Venezianico story

    1. 2017 Founded in San Dona di Piave (metropolitan city of Venice), Italy by Alberto Morelli and Alessandro Morelli.
    2. 2017 The brothers launched the brand on Kickstarter as Meccaniche Veneziane; across three crowdfunding rounds they raised more than 800,000 US dollars.
    3. 2018 The Nereide GMT, a Swiss-made GMT in red and blue Pepsi colours with an ETA 2893-2 movement, reached full funding on Kickstarter within 30 seconds of launch and became the most successful Italian project on the site, with backers pledging 170,000 euros.
    4. 2024 Venezianico opened its Atelier, a 500 square metre workshop and boutique in the restored Palazzo Baradel in San Dona di Piave, the town where the Morelli brothers were born.
    5. 2025 After more than two years of development, Venezianico presented the V5000, its first proprietary hand-wound calibre, made in Italy by OISA and designed by Fausto Berizzi (formerly of Frederic Piguet, Lemania and Vaucher) with Andrea Menegazzo. It debuted in the 38 mm Redentore Utopia, 100 numbered pieces that sold online in seven minutes.
    6. 2025 As official sponsor of the 2025 Regata Storica in Venice, Venezianico made the Nereide Regata Storica 2025 Special Edition, two pieces with a light blue dial and an engraved caseback, presented by co-founder Alessandro Morelli to the two winning rowers of the Gondolini Uomini race.

    Firsts and innovations

    2025. The maker calls the V5000 its first calibre designed and built in Italy, from a registered proprietary design (no. 402025000000420); it is a first for the brand, not a claim of an industry first.

    FAQ

    What lug width do Venezianico watches use?

    20 mm is the most common (42% of Venezianico references with a listed width), followed by 22 mm and 18 mm.

    Do all Venezianico watches take the same strap size?

    No. Venezianico uses 3 different lug widths across its collections, so check your exact model or reference.

    When was Venezianico founded?

    Venezianico was founded in 2017 in San Dona di Piave (metropolitan city of Venice), Italy by Alberto Morelli and Alessandro Morelli.

    Help

    What is lug width?

    The gap between the two lugs that hold the strap, in millimetres. A new strap must match it exactly: 20 mm lugs take a 20 mm strap.

    Measure it in 30 seconds

    1. Take the strap off, or look at the back of it: many straps print their width.
    2. Measure the inside gap between the lugs with a caliper or a millimetre ruler.
    3. Round to the nearest whole millimetre. Most watches use 18, 20 or 22 mm.

    Strap, quick release or system?

    Most watches use spring bars, so any strap of the right width fits. Many smartwatches use their own band system instead, such as Apple Watch bands or Garmin QuickFit.