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Christopher Ward Takes On Rolex and Omega With Its New Chronograph
Look at the new Christopher Ward C63 Sealander Chronograph in white and tell me you didnโt immediately think of a Rolex Daytona. I did. And I think Christopher Ward knows exactly what they’re doing here. The new C63 marks the return of a mechanical chronograph to Christopher Wardโs regular lineup after roughly six years away. The brand has made chronographs before, including the C9 Single Pusher and C1000 Typhoon, though the complication never became a major part of its catalog. This time, Christopher Ward has built one around the recently updated Sealander and given it a very recognizable face.
Can This New Legendary Bulova Military Watch Compete With the Hamilton Khaki Field?
Bulova is returning to one of its World War II-era military designs with the new A-11 Jimmy, a 37mm automatic field watch based on the Type A-11 watches the company produced for the U.S. military beginning in 1942. It arrives in early October and coincides with Jimmy, the upcoming Jimmy Stewart biopic for which Bulova served as a material-heritage partner. The movie connection isnโt really what I care about, though.
Citizen Is Coming for the Rolex Datejust With Its New Affordable Automatic Watch
The Tsuyosa has become a broad and deeply well-received collection for Citizen. I’m not surprised at this point. What started as a straightforward 40mm automatic has since branched into smaller cases, new dial treatments, upgraded movements, and increasingly elaborate bracelets. With the new Tsuyosa 60 37mm, several of those developments finally land in one watch. And I think the result pushes the Tsuyosa closer to Rolex Datejust territory than it has been before.
The Benrus Type 3X Takes the Brandโs Military Watch Formula Somewhere New
Benrus has spent several years revisiting the Type I and Type II, watches originally produced to U.S. military specifications during the 1970s. The new Type 3X goes in a different direction. It asks what that basic idea might look like if Benrus designed the watch today. There are two versions, but I think the green Type 3X is easily the more interesting of the pair.
Caravelle by Bulova Sea Hunter Review: Can It Compete With Seiko and Citizen?
Caravelle was never really on my radar when I got into watch collecting. In fact, my first exposure to the brand came shortly after meeting my fellow Broke Watch Snob, Kaz. At the time, he had this orange quartz Caravelle that had been gifted to him, and somewhere in that conversation he mentioned the brandโs connection to Bulova. I remember thinking that little bit of history was pretty cool, then more or less moving on.
