Monday 21 September 2026
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Featured · Timex
Timex gives its Meridian 200 a helium escape valve
Two 44 mm Deepwater Meridian automatics pair a 200-metre rating with an automatic helium valve, one on steel and the other on HNBR rubber.
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SQUALE · 21 SEPTSquale's Galeazzi Artiglio brings a Wet Indicator to 600 metresA 500-piece diver marks a century since Roberto Galeazzi's patent, with a blue dial, crystal-printed DRASS emblem and a no-date ETA automatic.
TIMEX · 21 SEPTTimex and Jacquie Aiche put rose quartz in the ÉclatTwo 24 mm rectangular watches share a crystal-lined case and an eye motif, but choose different dial materials and very different colour schemes.
CITIZEN · 21 SEPTCitizen gives two high-accuracy watches handmade washi dialsA crimson upper plate over Tengujoshi and white, gold-flecked Unryushi paper distinguish two limited editions powered by Citizen's five-seconds-a-year Eco-Drive calibre.05RADO · 21 SEPTRado puts a gold dial and black diamonds in its anniversary Integral06BENCH · 20 SEPTThere is no universal danger zone for changing the date07SPINNAKER · 20 SEPTSpinnaker hands the Spence 300 dial to a painter for Underwater Dancers08BENCH · 19 SEPTHow a jumping-hour display spends its energy09RESSENCE · 19 SEPTRessence turns its rotating dial into a maze you can only solve at noon
The Bench
How watches actually work
BENCH · 20 SEPTThere is no universal danger zone for changing the dateThe familiar warning about changing a watch between nine and three is useful, but it is not a law of mechanics. The unsafe hours belong to the calibre, not the clock face.
BENCH · 19 SEPTHow a jumping-hour display spends its energyAn instantaneous hour change stores energy and releases it to move a display disc. The jump must be quick and reliable without taking too much torque from the movement.
BENCH · 18 SEPTWhy two meteorite dials never show the same patternThe visible lines in iron meteorite come from crystal structures that formed during extremely slow cooling. Cutting angle, etching and the parent material make each dial different.In focus
Seiko, still the entry point
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