Since we launched this monthly roundup of the best “watch guy” watches back in October, we’ve used it mainly to spotlight the type of over-the-top, highest-of-high-end fare coveted by deep-pocketed collectors. This time out, though, we decided to expand the remit a little to acknowledge the breadth of excellent, wildly desirable new timepieces that don’t require taking out a second mortgage to cop.
Sure, we’ve got a couple eye-wateringly expensive pieces in here, but we also have a tool watch from a brand that many in the United States have never heard of given its lack of traditional distribution channels. That company, Sinn, makes some of the best purpose-built tool watches in the world, and one of its new divers costs less than $3,000. We’d argue that this is as serious a Serious Watch Guy watch as something like the new H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Perpetual Calendar, despite that piece’s list price of $54,900.
For the most part, we’re going to continue to use this column to concentrate on high-end timepieces, both to bring awareness to this segment of the market and because it’s fun. But it’s tough to ignore the increasingly impressive and diverse offerings on the lower end of the spectrum—which, to be fair, we do cover all the time—and that needs to be reflected here occasionally, too. Here are the most spectacular watch releases of the month.
Sinn U50 Hydro
Courtesy of Sinn
Founded in 1961 by Helmut Sinn, the German pilot’s eponymous brand makes a variety of divers, chronographs, and other field watches that pack a wealth of technologies and features despite relatively attainable prices. The brand’s new U50 Hydro is one such piece: Measuring 41mm, it’s filled with oil in order to increase water resistance to a whopping 5,000 meters. Powered by a quartz movement, it’s available in submarine steel in a matte finish with a matching bezel, submarine steel with a black Tegiment bezel, or an all-black version with a matching bracelet. Looking like the type of watch that a special operations unit would outfit its commandos with, the U50 Hydro—clocking in between $2,460 and $3,400—is proof that when done right, a battery-powered timepiece can be more interesting than a mechanical one.
Omega Constellation Meteorite
Courtesy of Omega
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