Closing Soon (within 14 days)
- Jacques Bianchi x Olympique de Marseille — JB200 — pre-orders open September 3, 2026 (12 days away), three-week window (closing approximately September 24). Originally covered August 19. Details.
Section 1 — Limited & Special Editions
Japanese
No new limited editions from Japanese brands.
Swiss and Luxury
No new limited editions from Swiss and luxury brands.
American
Bulova — SHELBY® Racer Chronograph, ref. 98B452
- Edition size: 7,500 pieces worldwide, individually numbered on the caseback
- Price: $1,395 USD
- Availability: bulova.com and authorized retailers; no region lock. Bulova flagged this as final units on August 18, 2026 and states availability is not guaranteed — stock is going, but no fixed closing date has been published.
- What’s new: Not a new announcement — this reference was introduced in Fall 2025 as part of Bulova’s 150th-anniversary program and has not been covered here before, so it is written up now on the occasion of the brand’s final-units notice rather than as a fresh release. 43mm silver-tone stainless steel bullhead case with a grooved mid-case and a black tachymeter ring, blue-and-white Shelby colorway with white striping, Shelby Cobra logo set into the 3 o’clock register, anti-reflective sapphire crystal, 50m water resistance, striped HNBR rubber strap. Runs Bulova’s proprietary Precisionist quartz movement at 262 kHz, driving eight hands and 1/1000-second chronograph timing with a continuously sweeping seconds hand — the technical point of difference against a conventional Meca-Quartz or standard quartz chronograph in this price band. Caseback carries Carroll Shelby’s signature; the watch ships in a limited-edition box set with a 1:24 die-cast Shelby GT500 model.
- Source: Bulova official product page
Microbrand
No new limited editions from microbrand makers. Otsuka Lotec’s otsukalotec.base.shop still shows no new 抽選販売 (lottery) date since its last window closed August 2, 2026 — the site continues to direct visitors to its email newsletter for future schedule announcements. Kuoe Kyoto has posted no new release. echo/neutra remains in its stated summer closure (August 15–24, 2026; order processing resumes August 25) — no new drops.
Section 2 — New Standard Models
Japanese
Nothing new from Seiko, Citizen, or Casio/G-Shock since last covered (Citizen and Grand Seiko August 21; Seiko and Casio/G-Shock August 16).
Swiss and Luxury
Nothing new from Rolex, Tudor, Omega, Audemars Piguet, Zenith, Breitling, Panerai, Longines, Tissot, Mido, Rado, Hamilton, Swatch, or Nivada Grenchen since last covered. This remains a quiet stretch between Watches & Wonders Geneva (April 2026) and Geneva Watch Days (September 2–6, 2026).
American
Nothing new from Timex, Shinola, Weiss, RGM, Autodromo, Oak & Oscar, Vaer, or Luminox since last covered (Timex, August 21). Bulova’s new release covered today is a limited edition — see Section 1; its Marc Anthony Harmony trio was covered August 20.
Microbrand
Nothing new from Duxot, Kuoe Kyoto, Otsuka Lotec, Lorier, Nodus, Traska, Monta, Baltic, Zelos, Studio Underd0g, Brew, Halios, Christopher Ward, or Farer since last covered (Version Watches, Vario, and Boldr x Windup Watch Shop, August 20).
