Closing Soon (within 14 days)
- Jacques Bianchi x Olympique de Marseille — JB200 — pre-orders open September 3, 2026 (13 days away), three-week window (closing approximately September 24). Originally covered August 19. Details.
Section 1 — Limited & Special Editions
Japanese
Grand Seiko — SBGA527
- Edition size: 50 pieces
- Price: $7,600 USD
- Availability: Exclusive to Ben Bridge Grand Seiko boutiques at Ala Moana Center and on Kalakaua Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii — hard region lock, not sold elsewhere
- What’s new: A new titanium everyday sport model built around a Pacific-Ocean theme linking Shirarahama Beach (Japan) and Waikiki Beach (Hawaii). 40mm High Intensity Titanium case and bracelet, medium-blue textured dial with a feathered wave pattern akin to Grand Seiko’s Sōkō Frost finish, box sapphire crystal, dial-side power reserve indicator, blued seconds hand. Cal. 9R65 Spring Drive, three-day power reserve, 100m water resistance.
- Source: Gear Patrol
Citizen — Eco-Drive One, ref. AR5065-54W
- Edition size: 250 units worldwide
- Price: $3,395 USD
- Availability: citizenwatch.com, available now; US market indicated, no other region lock stated
- What’s new: A 2026 limited-edition refresh of Citizen’s award-winning 2016 Eco-Drive One. 38mm black-finished brushed stainless steel integrated-bracelet case at just 3.88mm thick overall, green dial, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, foldover clasp, 50m water resistance. Runs a newer, even-thinner Eco-Drive 8826 solar quartz movement (1.0mm movement height) — among the thinnest solar watches made.
- Source: Gear Patrol
Swiss and Luxury
Czapek — Promenade Transparencies Aqua Blue
- Edition size: 38 pieces
- Price: CHF 28,800 / €31,700 (≈$40,300 USD, before taxes)
- Availability: Direct from Czapek Genève; available now; no stated region lock
- What’s new: Second colorway of Czapek’s fully transparent Promenade design, now moving into the permanent collection rather than staying a limited collaboration. 38mm/10.8mm steel case, blue fumé metallised translucent sapphire-crystal dial made by vapor deposition, hand-applied light-blue 3D Super-LumiNova markers. Calibre SXH7 — a fully skeletonized evolution of the in-house SXH5 — 152 components, 25 jewels, 60-hour reserve, recycled-platinum micro-rotor. Not on our standard brand list; included for meaningful coverage (Monochrome Watches, Fratello, SJX, Oracle Time).
- Source: Monochrome Watches
Blancpain — Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe 70th Anniversary, ref. 5903-1110-63A
- Edition size: 300 pieces
- Price: CHF 13,800 (≈$15,950 USD)
- Availability: Blancpain boutiques and authorized retailers; no stated region lock
- What’s new: A faithful reissue of the 1968 Bathyscaphe built exclusively at a compact 37.4mm diameter for this limited series (12.3mm thick, 46.5mm lug-to-lug) — smaller than the current standard Bathyscaphe. Ceramic bezel insert with lacquered numerals replaces the original hesalite, sunray-brushed “meteor grey” dial, modern 300m water resistance versus roughly 100m on the 1968 original, chocolate-brown leather strap with steel buckle, delivered in a Peli case. In-house Calibre 1150 automatic, silicon hairspring, 100-hour power reserve. Not on our standard brand list; included for meaningful coverage (Monochrome Watches, Fratello, SJX, Gear Patrol).
- Source: Gear Patrol, Monochrome Watches
American
No new limited editions from American brands.
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 directs 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
Citizen’s new release today (Eco-Drive One AR5065-54W) is a limited edition — see Section 1. Nothing new from Seiko’s standard lineup since last covered (August 16). Casio/G-Shock: nothing genuinely new — this week’s media coverage of the G-Shock GBA-950 and Edifice EFS-S660 are later pickups of references announced weeks earlier, not new models (as previously noted August 19).
Swiss and Luxury
Glashütte Original — Senator Chronograph & Senator Chronograph Navigator, refs. 1-37-24-01-02-61/-64/-71 and 1-37-24-20-12-61/-64/-71
- Edition size: Standard production, permanent collection, two model families in strap/synthetic-strap/bracelet options
- Price: €15,900 / $16,100 USD (strap versions) — €16,800 / $17,100 USD (bracelet versions)
- Availability: Glashütte Original boutiques and authorized retailers, immediate; no stated region lock
- What’s new: A cleaner, more compact redesign of the Senator Chronograph line — drops the 12-hour counter and integrated power-reserve display of the outgoing references. 41mm/12.9mm steel case, 50m water resistance, recessed subdials with “vinyl-record”-inspired finishing, flyback function. The Navigator variant adds aviation-styled luminous Arabic numerals versus the classical version’s Roman numerals. In-house Calibre 37-24 automatic column-wheel chronograph, 28,800 vph, 70-hour reserve, silicon balance spring. Not on our standard brand list; included for meaningful coverage (Monochrome Watches, WatchTime, aBlogtoWatch, Robb Report).
- Source: Monochrome Watches
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
Timex — Expedition Pioneer Automatic 41mm, refs. TW2Y87400 / TW2Y87500
- Edition size: Standard production, two configurations
- Price: $459 USD (TW2Y87400, stainless steel bracelet) / $429 USD (TW2Y87500, leather strap)
- Availability: timex.com, available now; no stated region lock
- What’s new: New stainless-steel-cased entry in the Expedition Pioneer Automatic line. 41mm case (48mm lug-to-lug, 14mm thick), black dial with luminescent markers, date at 3 o’clock, bidirectional rotating top ring, sapphire crystal with anti-glare coating, exhibition caseback, 200m water resistance. Battery-free Miyota 8215 automatic movement. The steel-bracelet version adjusts 150–205mm via deployant clasp; the leather version uses a Leather Working Group-sourced brown strap on quick-release spring bars.
- Source: Timex official (steel), Timex official (leather)
Timex — Expedition Field Post Titanium Automatic, ref. TW2Y90900
- Edition size: Standard production
- Price: $429 USD
- Availability: timex.com, available now in the US, UK, Canada, and Europe; no stated region lock
- What’s new: A black IP-coated titanium version of the Expedition Field Post Automatic, positioned as an accessible entry point into titanium mechanical watches. 41mm case (50mm lug-to-lug, 13.5mm thick), textured black dial with full Arabic numerals, Super-LumiNova on hands and markers, anti-reflective sapphire crystal, screw-down crown and caseback, exhibition caseback, 200m water resistance, brown leather strap on quick-release spring bars. 21-jewel automatic movement, up to 40-hour reserve, hand-winding capable.
- Source: Timex official product page, Notebookcheck
Bulova, Shinola, Weiss, RGM, Autodromo, Oak & Oscar, Vaer, and Luminox: nothing new since last covered.
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.
