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This New Timex Automatic Might Make You Forget About Your Vintage Omega
As usual, Timex is wasting no time early in the year pumping out fun, genuinely interesting watches in the affordable space. This has become part of the routine. You open the site every now and then, not because you expect to be blown away, but because there is always a chance something new sneaks in and makes you stop scrolling.
Tissot Updates Its PR516 Automatic Watch With Two New Dial Colors
Tissot is adding two new dial colors to its PR516 38mm Powermatic 80, extending a collection that has been steadily regaining relevance since its return in 2024. This update doesn’t introduce a new case, movement, or configuration. Instead, it focuses squarely on color as a way to refresh what I think is one of the brand’s most approachable mechanical offerings.
Rdunae Field Watch RA02 Review: Military Watch DNA For Under $50
If you’ve spent any time reading TBWS over the years, you already know where my bias lives. British military watches have been a long-running problem for me. I’ve owned more than a few CWC pieces, lived with them, written about them, and kept circling back to the same design language over and over again. There’s something about those no-nonsense General Service watches, the ones that came out of real procurement needs rather than marketing exercises, that still gets under my skin.
Would You Spend Over $3,000 on an Orient Star Moon Phase? I Would.
I mean, I’m not exactly saying I have the cash handy, but anyway … Orient Star has added a new reference to its M45 Classic collection that clearly reinforces where the brand has been positioned for several years now. The Orient Star M45 F8 Mechanical Moon Phase Hand Winding pairs a traditional layout with a manually wound in-house movement, and pricing that sits firmly within familiar Orient Star territory. Still, once the conversation moves north of three thousand dollars, collectors tend to pause, myself included, and this release naturally invites that hesitation.
Citizen Introduces an Affordable 39.5mm Promaster Land GMT Watch for 2026
For 2026, Citizen USA has announced the Citizen Promaster Land GMT BJ7150-50W, a travel-oriented tool watch that stays firmly rooted in the brand’s utilitarian identity. The focus here is clarity, durability, and practical functionality, presented in a size that is likely to work for a much broader audience.
