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True North and Wind Vintage put their fourth chronograph into pastels

The Windtona IV “Dreamsicle” pairs pale orange with three differently coloured counters, a 37mm steel case and a 1,986-piece run.

Hen & Mills Editorial · 4 min read · 2 October 2026

• True North and Wind Vintage’s fourth collaboration brings a pale orange dial and pastel counters to their chronograph, in an edition of 1,986.
• The 37mm steel watch measures 13.8mm thick, with a domed sapphire-coated mineral crystal, steel bracelet and SII VK63 mecaquartz movement driving its chronograph.
• The Australian regional list price is A$826; the sale opens at 03:00 fixed AEST on 3 October, with one watch permitted per transaction.

A familiar three-register chronograph can change its mood substantially without changing its shape. True North and Wind Vintage’s fourth collaboration starts with pale orange, then places several different pastel shades around it, including a mint-coloured tachymeter bezel. It is an unusually cheerful treatment for a format usually associated with more restrained racing watches. Eric Wind publicly showed the new watch in a 23 September post, ahead of its October sale. The 1,986-piece edition is the True North x Wind Vintage Windtona IV “Dreamsicle”.

A thirty-seven millimetre chronograph in pastels

The 316L stainless-steel case measures 37mm across, 44mm from lug to lug and 13.8mm thick, with a 20mm lug width. Those dimensions establish a compact diameter alongside a relatively tall profile, which is worth considering together rather than treating the smaller width as the whole wearing proposition. The domed sapphire-coated mineral crystal contributes to that outline above the dial. Wind Vintage’s product description also specifies a sapphire-coated bezel, completing a combination whose appearance comes from several materials and colours around the steel case.

The maker’s front image shows the pale orange main dial inside a mint-coloured bezel, with three counters in light grey, yellow and pale blue. Their positions are conventional, but the differing backgrounds make the three areas visually separate. A blue Wind Vintage inscription follows the upper edge of the bottom counter, adding another colour within an already busy face. The main hour markers and hands remain metallic, with luminous areas providing a consistent detail across the dial rather than adding a fourth style of counter.

The colours separate the three counters

The counter at nine o’clock records elapsed minutes, up to 60, while the small display at six shows running seconds. The counter at three is a 24-hour indicator linked to the main time. It is therefore a day-and-night reference, with no claim of an independently adjustable second time zone. True North’s operating instructions set out that division explicitly. For a buyer attracted first by the pastel palette, the arrangement is a useful reminder that the three little dials have different jobs, despite their equally prominent positions.

The central seconds hand belongs to the chronograph, rather than continuously indicating the time. The upper pusher starts and stops timing, and the lower pusher resets it after stopping. Those instructions put the main timing action in the larger dial, with elapsed minutes collected on the left. The tachymeter bezel visible in the official images supplies an additional scale around the outside. Its mint background softens the visual impact of that scale, though the markings remain a dense ring of information above the more open main dial.

VK63 combines two approaches to timing

The movement is the SII VK63 mecaquartz calibre. Wind Vintage describes the arrangement as quartz timekeeping with a mechanical module operating the chronograph, explaining the hybrid character behind the familiar three-register display. This is a different proposition from a fully mechanical chronograph, and there is no reason to obscure that difference. The collaboration places much of its appeal in the dial and compact case shape, with the VK63 providing the operating basis beneath them. True North states that each piece is hand-finished and assembled at its Los Angeles studio.

The manufacturer specifies 50 metres of water resistance and supplies its Vintage Oyster bracelet, with the collaborator identifying stainless steel for both case and bracelet. The visible bracelet keeps the overall metal colour consistent with the case, leaving the pastels concentrated around the face. True North also lists compatible VRT leather straps separately and advises using curved strap ends. That gives owners an additional route for changing the watch’s appearance, while the included bracelet is the configuration used for the advertised edition and the prices below.

The fourth collaboration has two names

Wind Vintage presents the watch as the Vintage Rally Timer IV, while True North’s exact product page calls it Windtona IV “Dreamsicle”. Both pages identify the same fourth collaboration and the same pale orange watch, so the different naming does not describe two separate editions. The collaborator states a production run of 1,986 pieces and a special box with orange printing. True North’s description places Eric Wind’s preference for pale orange at the start of the design, giving the colour choice a specific explanation rather than relying entirely on a general claim of vintage inspiration.

True North x Wind Vintage Windtona IV “Dreamsicle” pricing and availability

Regional list prices are A$826; US$490; €605.95 (Germany); £521; CHF514; C$814; NZ$1,020; HK$4,488; S$799; ¥90,500; AMD208,700; AWG1,024; BSD572; BDT70,400; KYD476; CNY3,835; CRC261,800; CZK15,060; DKK4,755; DOP34,200; FJD1,289; GTQ4,372; HNL15,360; ISK69,800; INR55,100; IDR10,263,000; ILS1,764; JMD90,900; LBP51,190,000; MYR2,337; MVR8,842; PEN1,975; PHP36,000; PLN2,740; RON3,291; SAR2,148; KRW778,000; XCD1,538; SEK7,184; TWD18,249; THB19,252; UAH25,720; AED2,101; UYU23,053; VND14,861,000. The sale opens on 2 October at 1pm US Eastern time, which is 03:00 fixed AEST on 3 October. Orders are limited to one watch per transaction, with the maker stating shipment by 15 October. The prelaunch page currently has no active purchase availability. The edition contains 1,986 pieces and includes the steel bracelet and special box. True North lists a one-year international warranty and final sales for its limited Wind editions.

Colour earns the collaboration its place

The strongest part of Dreamsicle is the way it commits to the palette across the whole face. Pale orange alone would make a small change to a familiar chronograph, but the mint bezel and three differently coloured counters turn that change into the watch’s identity. The conventional indications give those colours a readable structure, and the 37mm diameter provides a compact frame around them. At A$826, the buying argument rests on wanting that particular combination, rather than seeking a mechanical chronograph or a novel timing display.