Underappreciated #Mido (Swatch Group) released a 4 model lineup: the Commander Datoday. Bad name. But for $1100 bucks, with the Caliber 80 (I think it's the Powermatic 80 that Tissot uses), applied indeces and 40x10.7mmx50m resistance, what a nice daily driver. www.midowatches.com/en/commander...

It's #Bauhaus Friday and perennial featured brand #Mondaine has two new online exclusive models of the oddly not railroad Doppio. The concave dial is unique. You know I love me some tuxedo too! Ronda solar quartz. About $500. uk.mondaine.com/products/dop...

I'm a #Serica fanboy and this new Ref. 5330 seals it for me. That anthracite grey ceramic bezel with the red date at 3 o'clock--love it. 39x12.2mmx300m! SoProd M100. Mesh bracelet or white/red NATO (really pops). $2001 serica-watches.com/products/533...

Are smaller watches still "in"? #Farer thinks so and just dropped the two watch 35mm Cushion Case Collection. Textured pink/red or blue/green dial. With the steep sloping bezel and 10mm thickness, these will surely slip under a cuff. SW210-1 b. $1165 pre-order. usd.farer.com/collections/...

#G-Shock got the message and is now offering e 5600 models with cloth straps and a magnetic clasp. The pacemaker warning is a bit offputting. Other than that, and that they are currently Japan-only, I'm all in. Likely under $150. www.casio.com/intl/watches...

Movement nerds--if you haven't checked out Miyota's Manufacturing Excellence special site, then grab your beverage of choice (or whatever) and get ready to go down the rabbit hole: miyotamovement.com/manufacturin...

Texas' #Jack-Mason is introducing three versions of the new Palmera Skin Diver. Looks to be a compressor style with internal rotating bezel. The best color--an aged copper green--isn't available until they get 200 orders of the other two. Founder price $1049. jackmasonbrand.com/pages/born-a...

Not on my bingo card, #Junghans has entered the pro diver game with the Aquaris. 4 models w/500m resistance, X-1 lume and internal bezel. The blue or red are € 2,690; the black w/orange or green are € 2,790. I like the vintage broad handset better. monochrome-watches.com/junghans-aqu...

#Luminox has a new Navy SEAL 3587 Chrono Diver. Why a chrono diver? You can time two events at once (bezel & subdials). 45mmCARBONOX; 80g. Always-on Luminox Light Technology. RONDA 5030.D quartz movement,with 200m resistance. Hi contrast sand and black colorway. $845 luminox.com/products/nav...

New to me #Mezei Watch Company. Great looking dials with nice dimensions and cool engraving on the back and sides. Miyota 8215 is dependable. At about $500 this seems like a solid buy especially for a little more on the Milanese bracelet. mezeiwatchcompany.com/online-store...

My condolences to the employee at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science who has to set this clock ahead this morning. But my grandnephews appreciate you ⏰ share.google/kAQG9qdx80iD...

The #Isotope Moonshot Thunderclap isn't like any other chronograph I've seen. Blasted grade 5 Ti case with purple pushers and signature subdial moon disks. Features the brand's first telemeter scale. Lume ⚡ on back. Bold design for sure. LE of 30 only. $3284. isotopewatches.com/products/moo...

#Bremont releases The Altitude MB Meteor x Felix the Cat, a 500 piece LE black pilots watch. 42mm matte black DLC case. Felix running away with the number 6 – a nod to fighter-pilot jargon “watch your six". BB14-AH, built on a LJP with 68hr power reserve . $6850 share.google/9sEDCM1kG3mq...

#Unimatic has another collab: with Nigel Cabourn and The Armoury. VH31A movement w/sweeping seconds. Cerakote green case w/navy blue dial and faux old radium on the hands and indices. 300m resistance. I like the color combo. $920 (I know it’s pricey for quartz). www.unimaticwatches.com/ut5-tanc-a/

Just learned about this company and field watch, the #Mudita Radiant. Winner of a 2026 IF Design Award. Great minimalist design. 6 colors, 3 sizes. I'd go white 37mm. Or green. SW 200 Elaboré. $699. Mudita Store | Mudita Radiant share.google/DxTDtTekNyqu...

#G-Shock? Yes. 5600? Check. 24mm? Uh, yup! A $110 fully functional Nano ring G-Shock is ridiculous, right? Of course, but man do I want a yellow one! 🚖 www.casio.com/us/watches/g...

The countdown has begun! From April 14th to 19th, the Villa Sarasin in Geneva will host Time to Watches. #Elka is the first to my inbox with their new digital brochure including smaller 36mm versions of the N , D, and S Series. Nice catalog! heyzine.com/flip-book/80...

#Hanhart has released a grade 5 Ti Desert Pilot version of the classic 417ES flyback bicompax chrono. Two sizes: (39 or 42mm). Both 200 piece LEs and both $4,518. Steve McQueen liked it and so do I, especially in this material and color. www.watchbuys.com/store/pc/Han...

#Kurono has a diver...but I'm just so confused. It's like an #Omega Alaska Project got run over by a vintage #Seiko and then stopped by #Breguet for coffee. I think i should hate it, but I don't. Thoughts please! $2,700 (orders open today) kuronotokyo.com/pages/2026-k...

So MTA's new dual-power train stopped running on either today, leaving me stuck in the tunnel to Grand Central Terminal for over an hour. But the guy next to me kept beeping and I got to see a vintage 1990s Casio Data Bank calculator watch, DBC‑32D. (He's not letting his son set alarms anymore).

The #Vulcain Skindiver Nautique rarely appears on dive watch top ten lists and I didn't know why. 38mm x 12.2mm with 200m resistance and an ETA 2824 movement. Great vintage looks. And now an LE with a meteorite dial. $2520. Should be considered if you're diver hunting. vulcain.ch/products/ski...

Finally, not a tool at all, but art on the wrist. #Resssence x Terumasa Ikeda release the Type 9 IKE. Nothing else like it. Hand painted. Stunning colors. I cannot read it. But that’s not the point…I guess? $44,200 ressencewatches.com/pages/type-9...

Sticking with real tool watches, the #Nodus Obscura 2 is one for film photography fans. A patented bezel lets you match f-stop and exposure based on the Sunny 16 rule. 38mm, 100m resistance, this is a great looking photography travel companion. $650/$725 (Black DLC). www.noduswatches.com/obscura

Now for order, the #Buhlmann Decompression 02 Diver. A genuine tool watch, this is a full dive chart (with decompression stops, surface intervals and fly/no-fly indicator) in a great looking package (applied indeces and polished elements). Reliable SW300. $4790. www.watchangels.ch/en/watches/b...

#Citizen adds a desk diver to the popular Tsuyosa lineup: the Shore. It retains the angular integrated look, but with a unidirectional aluminum insert dive bezel, bigger indices, a lollipop seconds hand and 100m resistance. $495 blue, $550 green. www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/produc...

This NY weather must be making me cranky. The new #Hamilton Jazzmaster Open Heart (3 dial colors) is a no for me. I think it ruins an otherwise clean looking watch. I don't need to see a Hamilton branded Powermatic80 through the face. $1400 on a bracelet. www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-int/jazzm...

Another day, another jump hour. Nothing against #Duckworth-Prestex, but enough already. Anyway, this Marcato just doesn't do it for me, especialy with the hour window at 9 o'clock. SW300. If you like it, there are 3 100-piece LE colors. Pre-order for $2200. duckworthprestex.com/collections/...

Sorry for another bandwagon review but everyone is talking about the new #IWC Portugieser. Fully blacked-out 41mm made of a Ti alloy called Ceratanium. Matte black case, crown, pushers, dial, subdials, hands and strap. Smoked sapphire caseback. 1,500 piece LE. $14,600. www.iwc.com/us-en/watche...

#Tutima has released a grade 5 Ti Patria small seconds with a fantastic light blue dial. Unfortunately it’s too big as a dress watch (41mm) and also for my wrist (and wallet @$10k). Since I can’t find it on the Tutina site, here’s the Monochrome article: monochrome-watches.com/tutima-patri...

Missed #Bauhaus Friday so how about Sunday? #Mondaine has released the classic Swiss Railways day date watch in 40mm. Ronda quartz, so with 100m resistance only 7.5mm thick. I like the signed crown too. About $320 give or take. uk.mondaine.com/products/cla...

Yes there are much more important things going on in the world than wristwatch news. But hoping for a better tomorrow, here's an article from Teddy that made me feel good: teddybaldassarre.com/blogs/watche...

Look what I found at my mother's house! Are you kidding?! So, should I try to replace the battery on my own, or just take it to a repair shop? I've never dealt with a tuning fork movement before.

For you New York City metro area folks, the Intersect independent watch show is tomorrow in Mid-Town Manhattan. I'm sorry that I can't go because I really like the lineup and it's the best opportunity to try on these indy and micro brands IRL: www.intersectwatchshow.com

The #Fossil watch glory days were not my era, so this doesn't mean much to me. But the Y2K Big Tic is back, with its digi running seconds on the analog face. Not my thing, but all four watches are $195; pocket watch is $170. If you want one, they are LE's so... www.fossil.com/en-us/produc...

#Honda fans you are in luck! Sort of. The 90’s dashboard inspired Ana-Digi is back but only in very limited numbers. Hard to find the website so here’s the article from Hiconsumption. I already see them on the secondary for $570, which is waaaay to much hiconsumption.com/watches/hond...

We start this glorious Friday with…a list. 8 “budget” field watches for under $1k. Not sure that under $1k is necessarily “budget”, but you get the idea. I think they missed by not including the #Timex Mk-1 which is about $300 (or less on sale). hiconsumption.com/watches/best...

007 fans, here's the truly complete guide to the James Bond moview watches from Teddy Baldassarre teddybaldassarre.com/blogs/watche...

There's a good argument that #Raymond-Weil has upped its game as much as any swiss watch manufacturer over the last few years. And they've done it again. Three new 39mm tuxedo dial small seconds Millesime models. Steel bracelet or strap. $2495/$2295. LOVE! www.raymond-weil.com/en-us/collec...

The #Timex Marlin Chronograph isn't new, but this ice-blue dial is. At 40x12.5mm with 50m resistance and quartz powered this is going to be a looks amazing, grab-n-go daily wearer. Not a platinum Daytona, but it's not supposed to be. And at $239 hard to go wrong. timex.com/products/mar...

Been a while old friend... #wristcheck #bell&ross

A new #StudioUnderd0g x Time&Tide duo: the Burny Pepperoni and Classic Cheese bicompax chronos. The Burn has a burn orrange dial and black PVD case/bracelet & leather strap. The Classic is just a leather strap. $925/$825. Go for the Pepperoni pizza.timeandtidewatches.com

The iconic #Nivada F77 MKII is a go-to affordable Royal Oak alternative. Now it comes in four stone dial options. Sorry, but I'm not a stone dial fan. That's just me though. $1360. nivadagrenchenofficial.com

#Krayon releases the 2nd edition of the Anyday, which displays the whole month in full at once. 18K rose gold; two-tone anthracite grey dial. Weekends show in gold; four dots connect last month with the next. 39x9.5mm. Gorgeous! But $125k, so for me, not Anyday soon www.krayon.ch/anyday-rg.ph...

According to #Minus-8, the Diver 2.0 Ti Black PVD is nearly sold out. I won the grey one a few months ago. From experience: the bracelet, legibility, wearability and bezel action all punch way above their weight. At $598, it's worth considering for sure www.minus8watch.com/products/div...

From #Trafford: the Daytripper Season 2! 39 x 12mm, 100m resistance, excellent lume & quick-set hour hand make this a great daily/travel watch. Pre-orders open Wednesday, February 25th at 10am CT. Limited run of these 4 colors at $799 will be gone fast! www.traffordwatchco.com/collections/...

You wanted a 38mm no-date #Orient Bambino? Well, you got 5 of them: white, ivory, green, brown, and grey (LE/3300)! In-house F6524; 40hr x +25/-15spd. 20mm brown or grey calf leather strap. $400. (Having a hard time finding the online store but start here) orient-watch.com/en/orient/co...

#Alpina has released its first solar-powered collection: the Extreme Solarmetre. Alpiner Extreme (read Royal Oak) aesthetics with their new AL-140 calibre x LJP. A full charge lasts 10 months in total darkness. But these won't be in a drawer. 5 colors. $1,313. alpinawatches.com/pages/solarm...

Another entry in the Year of the Jumping Hour but from an unexpected source: #MeisterSinger. The Panthero has a distinctive face with still only a single hand, but this one off center and tracing a minutes track. The hour is in a porthole at 12. $7599. meistersinger.com/en/product/p...

Thank you #SCOTUS (wow--never thought I'd be writing that sentence!) Also, #ChristopherWard released a 150-piece LE skelotonized verison of the Twelve X--the Black Shadow. Black DLC 41mm steel case. Twin-barrel CW-001 & COSC. But $6250? Mmmmm... #notariffs www.christopherward.com/int/watches/...

#RZE is back with a Type-A dial version of its Ti Resolute pilot watch. 3 colors with RZE’s signature grainy dial texture. The yellow is a stand out. Miyota 8250/100m resistance. $499/$699 strap/bracelet. Not on their site yet so here’s Fratello’s take: www.fratellowatches.com/introducing-...