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Timex’s New Affordable Dress Watch Borrows Its Best Ideas from the Cartier Tank
Between a string of solid archive-inspired releases and some super compelling takes on popular luxury silhouettes, Timex keeps finding ways to stay relevant in conversations that most people wouldn’t expect to include a Timex. The latest example is the 1976 Lexington Reissue, a rectangular dress watch that pulls from the brand’s mid-’70s catalog and lands at $149. If the shape looks familiar, that’s because it should.
Longines Redesigned Its Flagship Dive Watch From the Ground Up
We’ve always had a soft spot for the HydroConquest here at TBWS. It’s one of the Swiss divers we consistently recommend to anyone looking for something awesome in the lower four-figure range, and Longines has done a solid job of keeping the collection relevant over the years. Now, almost two decades after the original launch, the brand is rolling out what looks like the most significant update the HydroConquest has ever received. At first glance, this feels like Longines finally stepping into a more modern design language while keeping the value prop intact.
The Mido Commander Datoday Just Got a Seriously Clean Redesign
Mido has been on a quiet streak lately, putting out some genuinely interesting watches that have caught the attention of collectors who might not have given the brand a second look a few years ago. This Multifort 8 One Crown immediately comes to mind. The latest release is a different kind of play. The refreshed Commander Datoday is Mido’s bid at the versatile, wear-it-everywhere steel watch, and at just over $1,000, the positioning against more expensive watches is hard to miss.
One Of The Coolest Japanese Watches You’ll Probably Never See In Person
Credor has always been a bit of a black box to me. Seiko’s ultra-premium division tends to keep a low profile, releasing watches that most collectors outside of Japan rarely encounter in the wild. I’ve never had a chance to handle one in person, and I’m not sure that’ll ever change. Still, when something new surfaces from the brand, I think it’s worth a closer look. The Credor Kuon GCLX995 features a blue ceramic dial and the hand-wound 7R31 Spring Drive movement in a 39mm stainless steel case. It’s set to launch in Japan on April 24th, with broader global availability expected through select retailers.
Seiko Gave Its Most Important Dive Watch An Overdue Refresh
The Marinemaster name carries a lot of weight in the Seiko world, and it’s had an interesting few years. After resurfacing in 2023 with a set of compact skin divers that caught people off guard, the line returned to proper 300m dive watch territory in 2024 with the SLA077 and SLA079. Now, Seiko is refining that formula again with two new references: the Prospex Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver HBF001 and the JAMSTEC Limited Edition HBF002. Both draw from the same 1968 Hi-Beat 300m Diver (ref. 6159-7001) blueprint we’ve seen before, but the upgrades here are meaningful enough to consider.
