Stone dials are everywhere right now, and whenever the watch industry collectively decides that a material is having its moment, things can get repetitive pretty quickly. Still, Brewโ€™s new Retrograph Stone Blend Automatic caught our eye because thereโ€™s a nice, coherent idea behind the dial.

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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. Weโ€™ve 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.

The Unimatic UT1-PD Dive Watch Pairs 300M With Seiko Quartz Toughness

There’s a short list of brands whose watches I’ll admire no matter what’s ticking inside, and UNIMATIC lands near the top. The Milan studio has spent years refining a single visual language: matte surfaces, thoughtful color accents, and a stripped dial that reads like it was drawn by someone allergic to clutter. Its latest piece keeps that formula intact while pushing further into the rugged end of the catalog, with a 300-meter depth rating, individual testing for depth and accuracy, and MIL-STD-810H certification. This is the UNIMATIC Modello Uno UT1-PD.

The Seiko 145th Anniversary Goes Full Purple, From Budget Diver to GPS Astron

Seiko’s 145th year has played out like a slow reveal, one new release at a time. Back in February, the brand leaned on gold to stand in for its past. In May, it reached for the Seiko Blue it settled on in the 1960s to represent the present. Now comes the third act, a run of six limited editions built around a single traditional dye and pitched, a little grandly, as the brand’s future. The shade tying them together is Edo Purple.

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