This NORQAIN x NHL Chronograph Is the Rare Sports Collab That Actually Works
NORQAIN has been steadily building momentum in the modern sports watch space, and the brand is now entering a new chapter with its first official partnership release with the NHL. This move has felt like a natural progression for some time. Back in 2020, NORQAIN collaborated with the NHLPA on a limited edition Wild One, and with former NHL star Mark Streit as a co-founder, the brand has always had a genuine connection to the sport.
That history makes this new collaboration with the NHL feel almost inevitable. The Adventure Chrono 41mm NHL Limited Edition is the first result, adding a hockey-inspired layer to one of NORQAIN’s core chronograph platforms.
Sports league watches can range from loud, fan-driven statements to more restrained designs that incorporate subtle thematic details. NORQAIN has clearly taken the latter route here, using the Adventure Chrono as a foundation and introducing a handful of NHL-specific touches that feel integrated rather than overpowering.
The result is a watch that celebrates the partnership while staying true to NORQAIN’s sporty, everyday character. For collectors who care about both watches and hockey, it represents an appealing meeting point between the two worlds.
The Basics
Case: 316L stainless steel, 41.00 mm diameter, 15.00 mm thickness, 48.90 mm lug to lug, 20.00 mm lug width.
Crystal: Double anti reflective, scratch proof, double domed sapphire crystal.
Movement: NORQAIN calibre N17 (Sellita SW500 base), automatic chronograph, 62 hour power reserve, 4 Hz, 25 jewels, personalized NORQAIN oscillating weight.
Water resistance: 100 meters.
Strap options: Black NHL puck rubber strap (Ref. N1500.17S05.W01.R01) or stainless steel bracelet (Ref. N1500.17S05.W01.S01).
Price: USD 5,490 on rubber strap, USD 5,690 on steel bracelet.
Availability: Limited to 1,917 pieces, available through NORQAIN boutiques, authorized retailers, and the NORQAIN website.
The Juice
NORQAIN’s Adventure Chrono 41mm NHL Limited Edition is basically the brand’s familiar sports chronograph dressed up for hockey fans, and it works better than it sounds on paper. Instead of feeling like a generic logo edition, it adds enough specific details to be interesting without turning into pure merch. It is the first watch from NORQAIN’s formal partnership with the NHL, and you can tell they were careful not to lean too heavily on the branding. The NHL tie in mostly shows up in the dial texture, the face off style small seconds, the subtle logo at 6, and the puck infused strap, rather than a giant shield slapped across the front. That restraint makes the watch easier to wear if you like hockey but do not necessarily want your wrist shouting it.
The dial is where most of the personality sits. NORQAIN uses a white base with a scratched, ice like finish that immediately separates it from the standard Adventure Chrono and gives the surface some welcome texture. It keeps the watch clearly in sports territory without feeling loud or contrived. The small seconds at 9 o’clock are framed like a face off circle, complete with a pair of rotating crossed sticks as the indicator. It is a playful detail, but because it is confined to one sub dial, it does not take over the whole design. At 6 o’clock, the chronograph hour counter picks up a light grey NHL logo that you notice on closer inspection rather than from across the room, which feels like the right level for a piece like this.
Practical touches remain intact. You still get a day date window at 3 o’clock, so the watch behaves like a daily wearer rather than a stripped back limited edition that sacrifices usability for aesthetics. Applied indexes and hands with lume keep things legible, and the red accents on the chronograph hands introduce just enough color to break up all the white and black. The inner scale with its timeout marking at 200 is more of a visual wink than a tool, but it fits the overall idea without complicating the readout.
Case, Strap, and Wearability
Case side, nothing dramatic has changed, and that is to the watch’s benefit. The 41 mm stainless steel case keeps the same proportions and overall shape as the standard Adventure Chrono, which means it wears like a contemporary sports watch with a bit of wrist presence but not an overwhelming footprint. The unidirectional bezel with a black aluminum ring underlines the tool watch intent, and the screw down crown and 100 meter water resistance make it easy to treat this as an everyday piece. NORQAIN’s customizable side plate is still there if you want to add a name, date, or leave it clean.
The strap is where the theme becomes more literal. The black rubber option incorporates material from a hockey puck, which is a clear nod to the partnership and will either be a fun detail or unnecessary, depending on how much you care about the sport. It does at least feel in keeping with the rest of the concept rather than tacked on. If that feels a bit much, the steel bracelet version tones things down and lets the dial do most of the talking. In either configuration, the watch reads as a sports chronograph first and a collaboration piece second, which is probably what will keep it interesting after the initial launch moment has passed.
Movement, Caseback, and Final Thoughts
Inside, the watch uses NORQAIN’s calibre N17, an automatic chronograph based on the Sellita SW500 with a branded rotor, a 62 hour power reserve, and a 4 Hz beat rate. It is a sensible, proven choice for this kind of watch and matches the positioning as a modern, everyday sports chronograph with day and date. The open caseback with NHL referencing text and the “ONE of 1917” inscription is straightforward and gets the limited edition message across without turning the back into pure decoration. The edition size tied to the league’s founding year is a neat enough hook, and it is the kind of detail that will matter more to fans than to spec hunters.
Overall, this is not a watch that is trying to convert someone with zero interest in hockey, and that is fine. It makes the most sense for people who were already paying attention to NORQAIN and also follow the NHL, and within that lane it feels relatively balanced. The brand avoided the most obvious collaboration pitfalls by keeping the design language consistent with the rest of the Adventure line and letting the hockey elements live in specific, contained areas. If you fall into that overlap of watch enthusiast and hockey fan, this is a release that feels considered rather than rushed, and it shows how NORQAIN plans to handle this new partnership going forward. Learn more about it here.
