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Citizen Celebrates 50 Years of Eco-Drive with a Hand-Dyed Washi Dial
I’ve come close to pulling the trigger on a few of Citizen’s higher-end Eco-Drive watches over the years, and each time I talked myself out of it. Not because the watches weren’t impressive, but because the right one never quite lined up with the moment. Now, Citizen is making the decision a little harder. The brand has just announced “The Citizen” Eco-Drive 50th Anniversary Edition (ref. AQ4091-56W), marking five decades since it introduced the first solar-powered analogue watch back in 1976.
Christopher Ward’s In-House True GMT Is The Watch Fans Have Been Waiting For
Christopher Ward announced a True GMT movement back in 2023 and then went pretty quiet on it. Today the brand is finally following through with the CW-002 calibre and the watch built around it: the C63 Sealander True GMT. I’ve written about Christopher Ward a fair amount lately and I keep coming back to the same thought, which is that this brand is starting to feel genuinely unstoppable. They saw a gap, decided to fill it themselves, and here we are.
I Might Like This Timex More Than Any Limited Edition Speedmaster
Space-themed watches have a way of going sideways fast. As a Speedmaster owner, I’ve watched more than a few Swiss brands lean so hard into Apollo mythology that the watch itself gets lost somewhere beneath the marketing. So when Timex announced the Q Timex NASA, my first instinct was skepticism. What I didn’t expect was to find the execution this nice and restrained.
Seiko Just Upgraded One of Its Coolest Retro Watches With Titanium
When Seiko brought the Vanac name back last year, I was into it immediately. Itโs one of those slightly strange corners of Seiko history that collectors like to rediscover, very 1970s, very geometric, a little funky in the best way. The modern version leaned into that look with a sharply faceted case and integrated bracelet. I liked it, though I remember thinking two things at the time. The 41 mm case felt a touch large for the vibe, and titanium probably would have suited the design better than steel. Now Seiko has done exactly that.
The Tissot Visodate Returns to Its Roots, with a Cleaner Dial and a Sub-$1K Price
If you got into watch collecting sometime in the 2010s, there’s a decent chance someone pointed you toward the Tissot Visodate at some point. It was always one of my favorite recommendations for a new collector who wasn’t drawn to the standard dive watch path. It’s accessible, well-proportioned, Swiss-made, and genuinely elegant without trying too hard. The fact that Tissot has now refreshed it, and kept it under $1,000, is the kind of news that deserves more than a passing glance.
