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Jack Mason’s Strat-o-timer Has Rolex GMT Looks and Its Own Personality
The Rolex GMT-Master II with a meteorite dial has always been a pretty ridiculous watch to me. White gold, a red-and-blue ceramic bezel, and a dial cut from an actual meteorite. It’s a combination that works remarkably well, even if the price puts it firmly outside what most of us would consider reasonable. With Rolex discontinuing the reference earlier this year, Jack Mason’s latest Strat-o-timer GMT arrives with some familiar styling and a considerably more approachable price.
Rolex GMT-Master Fans May Want to See HTD’s New Affordable GMT
I have a habit of saving watches I come across on Instagram, usually with the intention of looking into them later. Most get forgotten almost immediately. The new HTD Aquatic GMT managed to hold my attention a little longer. The Rolex GMT-Master influence is obvious, especially with the Pepsi bezel, and I think that’s part of what initially drew me in. After digging into the details, there’s a little more to appreciate here.
Beyond Seiko and Citizen: Kiwame Tokyo’s Affordable Dress Watch
Seiko and Citizen tend to dominate the conversation whenever affordable Japanese watches come up. They’ve earned that attention, and I suspect most enthusiasts have owned something from at least one of them. But Japan has plenty of smaller watch companies worth getting familiar with, especially if you’re interested in designs that feel a little different from what’s available in the usual catalogs. Kiwame Tokyo is one of the newer names I’ve been following a lot this year, and its latest Kubo Momiji is a watch I think deserves a closer look.
Cartier Meets Casio in One of the Strangest Digital Watches of 2026
Somewhere between the Cartier Crash and the Casio F-91W, there’s apparently room for a $100 digital watch that looks like it spent a little too much time in the sun. It’s called the Crashio, and I think it’s one of the funniest watch designs I’ve come across this year.
Jacques Bianchi’s New Military Watch Has a Surprisingly Practical Twist
Jacques Bianchi Marseille is back with another collaboration involving former US Navy diver Brock Stevens, and this time, the focus is on combat diving. The new JB300 Professional builds on the pair’s previous release with a forged carbon case, a COSC-certified movement, and a handful of details developed around feedback from active military divers. I think there’s quite a bit here that deserves a closer look, especially if you’re into modern dive watches with a more specialized design.
