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Storm 47561/LB Zarex Laser Blue Watch - W87439
Ref. 47561/LB
Sits in Storm’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Storm watches we list, which start at £45.
Price range £45 to £270 across 57 Storm watches in stock.Storm's Zarex range has always leaned into architectural dial design, and the Laser Blue version builds its identity around the proprietary faceted mineral crystal that sits above two offset sub-dials. It does not behave like a flat glass: it acts closer to a prism, pulling blue iridescence across the dial face as the wrist moves, shifting in tone between direct and angled light in a way that changes how the watch reads from moment to moment. The twin-module layout — two independent Miyota movements each running on its own battery, horizontally arranged across the dial — makes the GMT function legible at a glance without a traditional 24-hour bezel or a rotated hand to decode. At 51.5mm lug to lug and 161 grams on the bamboo-link bracelet, it sits with real presence; this is a watch that announces itself on the wrist rather than disappearing beneath a cuff. The 22mm S-fold clasp holds the fit precisely and adjusts without tools across the multi-link band.
- Reference
- 47561/LB
- Brand
- Storm
- Collection
- Zarex
- Case size
- 40.5mm
- Lug width
- 22mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Tonneau
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- GMT, Dual display, Digital display
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 51.5mm
Learn more about Storm
Storm was founded in London in 1989 and spent the next decade doing something few watch brands attempt: treating the case as sculpture rather than a container for a dial.
The house style is immediately identifiable — mirror-polished steel, faceted and asymmetric cases, dials with no numerals at all, and a fondness for finishes that make the whole watch look like a single machined block of metal.
Some of the designs abandon conventional time display entirely, using rotating discs, hidden apertures or coloured mirror crystals that only reveal the time at certain angles. The Remi and Zorex lines have carried that idea for years.
The brand designs and produces its own watches rather than licensing the name, and sells through its own stores and jewellers, mostly in the UK and Europe.
Movements are quartz throughout. The point has never been the mechanics; it is that a Storm watch does not look like anything else in the window, which after thirty-five years remains a fair claim.
- 1989
- Founded in London as a design-led watch brand.
- 1995
- Mirror-finished steel cases become the house signature.
- 2000
- Opens its own retail stores.
- 2008
- Unconventional time displays enter the collection.
- 2019
- Thirty years of the same design language.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,792), Stainless Steel Watches (3,164), Blue Dial Watches (872), GMT Watches (228) and Tonneau & Cushion Watches (127).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
- One of Storm's more premium watches
Storm 47561/LB Zarex Laser Blue alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 47561/LB | R8853100011 | JWN01703 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £170 | £169 | £169 |
| Case size | 40.5mm | 40mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | — | 100m | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Will the glass scratch?
It can, over time. Mineral glass handles daily wear but will pick up fine scratches that sapphire would not.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedWhat size strap does it take?
22mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 51.5mm, which suits wrists from roughly 17.5cm (7 inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
How to size a watch to your wristIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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