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The New F-91WF: Casio Gives Its Iconic Affordable Watch a Recycled Cloth Strap
For as long as the F-91W has existed, one small ritual has followed it around the enthusiast world. You buy the cheap little Casio, you wear it for a while, and then you pop off the resin strap and thread the case onto a NATO or a fabric band you grabbed for a few dollars. Whole communities have formed around the practice, including a subreddit with thousands of members devoted to exactly this. So there’s something almost funny about Casio deciding, after decades, to sell you that modification straight from the factory. That watch is the new Casio F-91WF.
Maen Adds Three Natural Stone Dials to the Manhattan 37 Ultra-Thin
Stone dials used to live on the top shelf. Piaget built much of its 1970s identity on slabs of lapis, tiger’s eye, and onyx, and for decades a natural mineral dial meant a precious-metal case and a price to match. That exclusivity has loosened lately, with hardstone and meteorite turning up on more accessible watches, though usually as limited runs or one-off specials. A smaller brand known for angular integrated sports watches has decided to skip the limited-edition route entirely. Maen has folded three natural stone dials into a standing part of its lineup with the new Manhattan 37 Ultra-Thin Stone Dial collection.
Solar-Powered and Retro-Sized: TAG Heuer Formula 1 Zandvoort Editions
Splitting a limited edition into two versions isn’t out of the ordinary, but the timing gives this one some added context. Later this month, Zandvoort hosts the final Dutch Grand Prix before the circuit leaves the Formula 1 calendar, and TAG Heuer is marking the occasion with two Formula 1 Solargraph Zandvoort editions. One comes on a vivid orange rubber strap, limited to 1,500 pieces. The other, available exclusively online and limited to 1,000 pieces, swaps the color for a sandblasted steel bracelet.
This Affordable Timex Takes on One of the Most Iconic Watch Designs Ever
Timex has spent the last couple of years working its way through some very familiar corners of watch design. Weโve seen a Seamaster-style diver, a tricolor chronograph borrowing the Zenith El Primero layout, and enough Rolex-adjacent divers to establish a pretty clear pattern. Most of these releases have landed somewhere in the territory between homage and flattery. With the new Q Timex Marbella, the brand is taking on one of the most recognizable integrated sports-watch designs around.
Farer Belzoni 35mm Review: A Microbrand Watch That Makes the Case for Going Smaller
Back when Farer announced its new 35mm Cushion Case collection in March, I came away from the initial press images feeling pretty positive about the whole thing. The 35mm diameter never concerned me much, especially with a case shape like this, and I was far more interested in seeing how that fully polished case and the dial treatments would come across once they were off a screen and on the wrist.
