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Christopher Ward Twelve Pic’n’Mix: A Titanium Automatic Watch in Six Flavors
Christopher Ward has spent the past year treating its own catalog like a sketchbook. The Bel Canto keeps mutating, the Twelve has been stretched and skeletonized and shrunk, and the brand seems comfortable letting its bestsellers absorb ideas that would have felt out of character a few years ago. Not everything has landed for me. Almost all of it has been well built, which is the harder half of the equation, and the newest entry shows up in six flavors as the Twelve (Ti) Pic’n’Mix.
Citizen Brings the Time Slip Dial to the Affordable Automatic Tsuyosa Shore
Last July, Citizen released a limited edition 37mm Tsuyosa with a smoked gradient dial and rose gold accents, and the enthusiast crowd christened it the “Time Slip.” It sold on vibe more than spec, and the pieces went out the door on the strength of a dial that looked considerably more expensive than the asking price. Citizen clearly took notes. A year later the same idea is back, bolted onto the sportier chassis the brand introduced in February. It’s the the Citizen Tsuyosa Shore limited edition, reference NJ0238-57E.
Hamilton Khaki Field Power Reserve: An Iconic Military Watch In Blue And Green
Back in September I spent some time working through whether Hamilton had gotten a little too chatty with the dial on its newest field watch. The complication itself made complete sense. The “Power Reserve 80 Hours” text sitting at six o’clock was the part I couldn’t settle on, since it felt like Hamilton explaining a joke it had already told well. The brand has since doubled the lineup, and that text now shows up on two more dials.
Timex Pushes Past Its Affordable Ceiling With the Deepwater Meridian 300 HEV Dive Watch
I feel like Timex has spent the last few years climbing out of the checkout-aisle bin and into territory that watch enthusiasts go crazy over. The Marlin, the Q line, and the Deepwater Meridian all pointed toward a brand that wanted to be taken more seriously. Now Timex is pushing that ambition into deeper water, literally, with a titanium case, a helium escape valve, and a 300-meter depth rating. It’s the most professionally kitted dive watch the brand has put its name on in a good while. Here’s a look at the newer Timex Deepwater Meridian 300 HEV.
Citizen Navihawk Review: The Affordable Chronograph Watch That Changed My Collection Plans
For the past several months, I’ve found myself drifting back toward the idea of building a “final” watch collection. It’s badโฆ I know. I’m getting close, and one of those remaining “12 slots” has been reserved, at least in my mind, for a traditional Swiss mechanical chronograph. I’ll leave that watch unnamed for now. It’s an expensive watch, and one I’ve spent plenty of time thinking about. Then Citizen sent over the new Promaster Navihawk for a short loan.
