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Unimatic Goes Poolside with Six New Limited-Run Tool Watches
Unimatic has built a particular kind of reputation over the past several years. The Italian brand’s limited-run tool watches tend to sell through fast, attract collector attention well beyond their price point, and stick to a minimalist design language that somehow never gets old. The latest release, called the Swimming Pool Collection, stretches across six new references split between the Modello Uno diver and the Modello Cinque field watch. Three dial colors are on offer: Crystal Blue, Infinity Mint, and Acqua Laguna, each featuring a shimmering, light-catching texture meant to evoke the surface of water. It’s a fitting summer concept. But what caught my eye here isn’t the colorway.
The Best Swiss Dive Watch Deal of the Summer Might Be This New Mido
Mido doesn’t make much noise. The brand tends to revisit its core watches every few years with small, sensible changes instead of chasing trends, and the Ocean Star has anchored its dive lineup for decades. So when a refreshed Mido Ocean Star 200 turns up running the Caliber 80, an 80-hour power reserve, and a Nivachron balance spring for under a thousand dollars, my reaction is a familiar one. Mido does this a lot. It keeps happening, and it keeps working.
The Citizen AQ4094-58L Is a Stealth Perpetual Calendar in Indigo Washi
Citizen is one of those brands almost everyone recognizes, even people who’ve never thought hard about watches. You’ve seen the name on a department store counter or in a magazine ad, attached to something affordable and easy to live with. That ubiquity is the whole point. It’s also what makes The Citizen line feel a little strange, since it sits at the top of a catalog most people associate with accessible, everyday pieces.
The Timex Marlin Jet Automatic Watch Gets an America 250 Edition
We’re into the stretch of the year where every brand with a back catalog has found a reason to wrap a watch in red, white, and blue for America’s 250th. Most of them land somewhere between tasteful and parade float. Timex just added one of its own entries with the Timex Marlin Jet Automatic America 250, and I went in bracing for the parade float.
Swatch Scubaqua Sea Wasp Review: An Affordable Dive Watch Built for Summer
Sometimes I don’t really care if a dive watch meets every technical requirement enthusiasts expect it to. Sometimes I just want to wear something cheap and fun. As a collector, I’ve spent plenty of time chasing military watches, purpose-built divers, and watches with depth ratings that far exceed anything I’ll ever need. I enjoy that side of the hobby, but it can make it easy to overlook watches that aren’t trying to compete on specifications alone. That’s what caught my attention about the Swatch Scubaqua Sea Wasp.
