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Christopher Ward Is Openly Trolling Tudor With Its New Biscay Dive Watch
Christopher Ward has never been particularly shy about poking at the traditional Swiss watch industry. With its new C60 Trident Biscay collection, though, the brand has made the target unusually obvious. The accompanying campaign uses the headline โMock Tudor,โ ostensibly referencing the architectural practice of making modern buildings look older than they are. Sure. We get it.
Timex Took Another Pass at the Affordable Continental Chronographโand Most of It Works
Timex didnโt wait very long to revisit the Q Timex Continental Chronograph. The 40mm version arrived earlier this year, and the brand has already followed it with three new 36mm references. At first glance, this looks like another case of Timex offering more sizing options. Look closer and the smaller case is only part of the story.
The New Timex Expedition Pioneer Shows How Far the Collection Has Come
Timex has added another mechanical watch to the Expedition Pioneer lineup, and at first glance, the interesting part is how far the Expedition name has traveled. For a long time, Expedition was easy to understand. These were affordable Timex field watches built around simple outdoor utility. The Expedition Pioneer series has gradually stretched that definition, bringing in titanium cases, automatic movements, GMT functionality, sapphire crystals, and 200 meters of water resistance. The new Expedition Pioneer Automatic continues that shift, this time with a stainless-steel case and prices starting at $429.
Jack Mason Extends the Canton Automatic Watch With a Day-Date
There’s a specific kind of dial that rewards a second look under raking light, where the texture does more work than the color. Jack Mason is betting on exactly that with its newest release. The dial carries a milled guillochรฉ pattern, each line machined individually rather than pressed in with a hydraulic stamp, and it’s crowned by a curved day-of-the-week arc at twelve and a date at six sitting under an internal magnifier. All of it lands on the Jack Mason Canton Day-Date.
This Limited Nodus Dive Watch Uses Sapphire for More Than the Crystal
There are plenty of ways to make a limited-edition dive watch look different. New colors are easy. Changing the dial material is increasingly common. Nodus and Holme & Hadfield took a cooler route with their new Sector II Dive H&H Edition, and most of the change happens within a few millimeters of vertical space above the dial.
