Minase Mastercraft J3

Minase Mastercraft J3 in black, white and beige

The new Mastercraft J3 brings Minase’s hand-finished casework to a smaller three-hand watch with slim and elegant proportions. Its 37mm stainless-steel case measures 9.9mm thick, and combines circular brushed upper surfaces with mirror-polished details produced using the Sallaz technique. The grained dial features a raised outer track, paired with faceted markers and hands with blue luminous material. The Mastercraft J3 is available in three neutral dial executions: white, beige and black. Powering the watch is the automatic Miyota caliber 90S5 offering 42 hours of power reserve – the first Minase powered by a Japanese movement. The watch is supplied with either calfskin, rubber, or a tapered steel bracelet, all attached through the brand’s one-touch release system.

The watch is supplied with either calfskin, rubber, or a tapered steel bracelet, all attached through the brand’s one-touch release system

Tech Specs: Minase Mastercraft J3

Movement Miyota caliber 90S5, automatic, 42-hour power reserve

Functions Hours, minutes and central seconds

Case Stainless steel, 37 x 9.9mm; sapphire crystal; water-resistant to 50M

Dial White, beige or black Light Sand dial with grained finish, faceted markers and blue luminous material

Strap Embossed or crocodile-pattern calfskin, rubber strap or stainless-steel bracelet; one-touch quick-change system

Price USD 2,050 on leather; USD 2,080 on rubber; USD 2,500 on steel bracelet

Norqain Independence Skeleton Titanium

Norqain Independence Skeleton Titanium

Norqain gives its three-hand Independence Skeleton a Grade 5 titanium case for the first time. The new 42mm model is covered in black DLC weighing just 82 grams making it considerably lighter than its stainless steel counterparts. The black openworked dial and movement are contrasted by red-gold-plated hands and hour markers filled with white Super-LumiNova. Norqain’s automatic caliber NB08S is COSC certified with 41 hours of autonomy. A black rubber strap with a milanese-style pattern is supplied with the watch, with a choice of either a black DLC-coated titanium pin buckle or folding clasp.

Norqain’s automatic caliber NB08S

Tech Specs: Norqain Independence Skeleton Titanium

Movement Norqain caliber NB08S, automatic skeletonized movement, COSC certified, 41-hour power reserve

Functions Hours, minutes and central seconds

Case Black DLC-coated Grade 5 titanium, 42 x 11.8 x 48.75mm; sapphire crystal and caseback; screw-down crown; water-resistant to 100M; total weight of 82 grams

Dial Black openworked dial with red-gold-plated hands and indexes filled with white Super-LumiNova

Strap Black rubber strap with Milanese pattern; black DLC-coated titanium pin buckle or folding clasp

Price CHF 4,500 with pin buckle; CHF 4,810 with folding clasp

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe 70th Anniversary

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe 70th Anniversary Limited Edition

Blancpain celebrates the Bathyscaphe’s 70^th anniversary with a 300-piece limited edition based on a landmark model from 1968. The watch preserves the original’s historical 37.4mm diameter case and is fitted with a steel bezel containing a black ceramic insert. The sunburst gray dial bears Blancpain’s mid-century logo, accompanied with arrow-shaped seconds hand, white-gold baton minute and hour hands, indexes, and vintage-colored Super-LuMinova. The stainless steel watch houses the automatic caliber 1150 with a 100=hour power reserve. It is water resistant to a dive-ready 300 meters and comes with a chocolate calfskin strap.

Read more about the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe 70th Anniversary Limited Edition here.

Tech Specs: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe 70th Anniversary Limited Edition Ref. 5903 1110 63A

Movement Blancpain Manufacture automatic caliber 1150, 100-hour power reserve

Functions Hours, minutes, seconds and date

Case Stainless steel, 37.4 x 12.3mm; 46.5mm lug-to-lug; steel bezel with ceramic insert and lacquered numerals; sapphire crystal and caseback; water-resistant to 300M

Dial Sunburst meteor gray with 18K white-gold baton indexes and baton hands, both treated with vintage-colored Super-LumiNova

Strap Chocolate calfskin strap with pin buckle

Price CHF 13,800

Availability Limited to 300 individually numbered pieces

Mido Ocean Star 200

Mido Ocean Star 200 Ref. M026.930.11.011.00

The latest Mido Ocean Star 200 sees a new black-and-white palette centered on a textured white dial. Black is used for the outer minute track, polished indexes and diamond-cut hands, while two touches of orange appear in the tip of the central seconds hand and the stamped “Caliber 80” inscription on the dial. A black day-date display remains at 3 o’clock. The 41mm stainless steel case is fitted with a unidirectional aluminum dive bezel and is water resistant to 200 meters. The watch is powered by the automatic Mido Caliber 80, supplying 80 hours of autonomy. Its steel bracelet incorporates a quick-change system and a folding clasp with a diving extension.

Mido Ocean Star 200 Caseback

Tech Specs: Mido Ocean Star 200 Ref. M026.930.11.011.00

Movement Mido Caliber 80, automatic, Nivachron balance spring, 80 hours of power reserve

Functions Hours, minutes, central seconds, day and date

Case Stainless steel, 41 x 11.7 x 47.03mm; unidirectional rotating bezel with black aluminum insert; sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides; screw-down crown; water-resistant to 200M

Dial Grained white with black flange, polished black indexes and diamond-cut hands with white Super-LumiNova; orange-tipped seconds hand; black day-date display

Bracelet Stainless-steel bracelet with quick-change system, folding clasp and diver’s extension

Price CHF 800

Glashütte Original Senator Chronograph and Senator Chronograph Navigator

Glashütte Original Senator Chronograph

Glashütte Original introduces two new Senator Chronograph models, recast in a slimmer 41mm stainless steel format. The first is the classical Senator Chronograph featuring an embossed silver dial with blue-coated solid-gold Roman numerals and blued hands. On the other hand, the Navigator model draws inspiration from 1940s pilot’s watches, using a matt black dial with sword hands,  luminous Arabic numerals and white chronograph indications. Both watches adopt a cleaner two-counter arrangement and retain the Panorama Date at 6 o’clock. The Senator Chronograph and Senator Chronograph Navigator are powered by the automatic caliber 37-24, an integrated column-wheel flyback chronograph with 70 hours of power reserve. Alligator, synthetic and steel bracelet options are available and use a tool-free changing system.

Glashütte Original Senator Chronograph Navigator

Tech Specs: Glashütte Original Senator Chronograph and Senator Chronograph Navigator

Movement Glashütte Original manufacture caliber 37-24, automatic integrated column-wheel flyback chronograph, 70-hour power reserve

Functions Hours, minutes, small seconds, Panorama Date and flyback chronograph with central seconds and 30-minute counter

Case Stainless steel, 41 x 12.9 x 48.5mm; sapphire crystal and caseback; water-resistant to 50M

Dial Finely embossed galvanic silver with blue-coated solid-gold Roman numerals and blued hands; or matte black with luminous Arabic numerals and white-lacquered timing hands for the Navigator

Strap Blue or black Louisiana alligator leather strap, sand-colored synthetic strap or stainless-steel bracelet; tool-free quick-change system

Price EUR 15,900 on strap; EUR 16,800 on stainless-steel bracelet

Czapek & Cie Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue

Czapek & Cie Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue

Limited to only 38 pieces, Czapek’s new Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue presents the caliber SXH7 through a sapphire dial that transitions from a clear center to a deeper blue on the perimeter. The fume transition is made by altering the concentration of metallic coating deposited underneath the sapphire. Pale-blue blocks of Super-LumiNova mark the hours, with the small-seconds subdial at 4:30. Visible through both sides of the 38mm steel case, the automatic SXH7 features seven openworked bridges, a reversed escapement, micro-rotor made from recycled platinum, and offers 60 hours of autonomy. A dark blue nubuck strap is the standard issue, with a milanese steel bracelet also available as an alternative.

Czapek & Cie Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue on the wrist

Tech Specs: Czapek & Cie Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue

Movement Czapek caliber SXH7, automatic skeletonized movement, 60-hour power reserve

Functions Hours, minutes and small seconds

Case Stainless steel, 38 x 10.8 x 42mm; sapphire crystal and caseback with internal anti-reflective treatment; water-resistant to 50M

Dial Blue fumé metallized sapphire with hand-applied light-blue Super-LumiNova indexes and small seconds at 4:30

Strap Dark blue nubuck strap with stainless-steel pin buckle; Milanese steel bracelet also available

Price CHF 28,800 before taxes

Availability Limited to 38 pieces