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Luminox Built a Military Watch Unlike the Rest of Its SEAL Lineup
I’m a huge fan of the original Luminox SEAL watches. I’m talking about the super early ones that, for some reason, I feel I saw all over the place when I was younger. In fact, when Luminox sent over another dive watch to us for review not long ago, I found myself impressed, but in many ways hoping that the watch would lean more closely into the earlier Luminox designs. This new Luminox Navy SEAL Foundation 3220.XS.3228.NSF is a step in that direction, and it fills me with joy to see Luminox continuing to iterate in a space they’re clearly leaders within.
Seiko Expands the 5 Sports Field Affordable GMT With Two Military-Inspired Dials
Some watches take a few tries to figure out what they are. When Seiko dropped a GMT version of its 5 Sports Field watch back in 2024, the black dial felt a little safe, and the white dial that went global earlier this year leaned clean and modern. Both worked, but neither really leaned into the trench watch bones underneath. That changes now with two colorways that read like they were pulled straight from a surplus store rack. This is the new Seiko 5 Sports Field GMT HDB001 Khaki Drill and HDB002 Desert Sand.
The 5 Best GMT Watches of 2026 So Far
If you’ve followed TBWS this year, you’ve probably noticed a pattern in the GMT models we’ve decided to cover. I feel like the GMT watches worth talking about in 2026 are compact, practical, and priced for people who actually travel. Every pick on this list I’ve put together here wears at 39.5mm or under (one goes as small as 36mm), four of the five come in below $850, and each one earned real excitement from us when it crossed our desk the first time. (Just kidding… we don’t have a “news desk.”)
Frederique Constant Adds A GMT Watch To The Classics Runabout Limited Series
Water-themed watch releases almost always follow the same script and they can get corny fast. You get a bezel, a pile of lume, and a depth rating most owners will never test in anything deeper than a hotel pool. I guess sometimes, a brand remembers that most time spent on the water involves no diving at all. Think varnished teak decks and slow afternoons on an Italian lake (not a life I lead). That’s been Frederique Constant’s lane since 2009 with its biennial boat tribute, and the 2026 edition now gains a second time zone. Here’s a look at the new Frederique Constant Classics Runabout Automatic GMT.
Casio Drops Four Affordable G-SHOCK Watches With A Stealthy All-Black Look
Casio loves a colorway cycle. Since 2019, the 2100 series has been re-dressed in just about every palette imaginable, and most of those releases boil down to new paint on familiar hardware. Every so often, though, the brand goes back in and touches the parts that matter. This time the hands, the hour markers, and the dial surface itself all got redone. The result has now landed stateside as the G-SHOCK Luxe Black Collection, which covers the GA2100LXB-1A, GA2100LXB-1A9, GM2100LXB-1A, and GM2100LXB-1A9.
