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Section 1 — Limited & Special Editions
No new limited editions from Japanese brands today.
No new limited editions from Swiss and Luxury brands today.
Luminox — Volition America Continuum 250, ref. XS.3121.BO.VOL.N
- Edition size: Limited edition; exact production number not disclosed by Luminox or in launch coverage
- Price: $895 USD
- Availability: luminox.com, available now; no region-lock noted
- What’s new: A blacked-out tribute to America’s 250th anniversary built on the existing Pacific Diver 3120 platform — 44mm black 316L steel case, uni-directional rotating bezel, Swiss Ronda 515 quartz (5-year battery), 660ft/200m water resistance. The flag motif is worked into the dial through texture and light reflection rather than printed color, and a portion of proceeds benefits Folds of Honor, which funds scholarships for children of fallen service members.
- Source: Maxim
Studio Underd0g — Special Edition 02SERIES Mantis, ref. 02MAHE
- Edition size: Highly limited, not individually numbered; sold through a single ordering window
- Price: $1,200 USD / A$1,650 / £875
- Availability: Ordering window ran September 1, 2026 for nine hours and has already closed — sold out in London; limited remaining stock was available through Time+Tide Discovery Studios (Melbourne and New York) and Studio Underd0g’s D0ghouse community. Announced September 1, 2026 and missed in our prior posts; it is being caught up here, though the ordering window itself is no longer open.
- What’s new: A dial treatment using seven layers of X1 Super-LumiNova for a gradient-green day look that glows “radioactive green” at night, on the refined Gen-2 case paired with a dark forest green suede strap. Movement is upgraded to the Sellita SW200-2 M Power+, extending power reserve to 63 hours from 42 hours in the previous generation.
- Source: Time+Tide Watches
Section 2 — New Standard Models
Japanese
Casio G-Shock — G-STEEL GST-W1000 Series (ref. GST-W1000D-1A, GST-W1000AD-2A, GST-W1000D-3A)
- Edition size: Standard production, three colorways
- Price: Not yet announced
- Availability: Announced in Japan September 9, 2026; global launch expected October 2026, no formal region-lock stated
- What’s new: Replaces the G-STEEL line’s single-piece bezel with four separately finished metal components (straight hairline, circular hairline, mirror, and honing), plus a nano-processed dial texture that shifts under light. Bio-based carbon case (50 x 45.5 x 13.2mm, 138g) with steel bezel and bracelet, AR-coated sapphire crystal, 200m water resistance, Tough Solar (5 months without light, 22 months in power-save) with Multi-Band 6 radio and Bluetooth time sync across roughly 300 world cities, and a new Tough MVT.2 movement that auto-corrects hand position after impact or magnetic exposure.
- Source: Notebookcheck
Citizen — xC Hikari Collection Square 2way, ref. ES9503-01E
- Edition size: Standard production
- Price: ¥110,000 (~$704 USD)
- Availability: Japan-domestic release September 10, 2026 via citizen.jp; preorders open now. Announced September 5, 2026 and missed in our prior posts; it is being caught up here.
- What’s new: A women’s radio-controlled solar model in a 25mm Super Titanium case (7.8mm thick, 21g on strap) finished in amber-yellow Duratect, with a black textured dial and gold-faceted hour markers. Eco-Drive Cal. H060 adds multi-region radio reception (Japan, China, US, Europe), perpetual calendar, and 24-zone world time. The “2way” naming refers to a second interchangeable cowhide strap included in the box.
- Source: citizen.jp, Notebookcheck
Casio G-Shock — Mudmaster “Master of Horizon” Gold, ref. GG-B100XMH-5A
- Edition size: Standard production
- Price: $460 USD
- Availability: Newly available in the United States as of September 8, 2026 — this colorway previously sold overseas only, so the “new” claim here is regional availability, not a from-scratch model.
- What’s new: A gold-tone-bezel version of the existing carbon-core Mudmaster, with brown ion-plated pins, a brown resin strap and cage, and gold accents on the dial. Underlying spec is unchanged: carbon fiber-reinforced resin case, mud filter, shock-resistant caseback, Quad Sensor (altimeter/barometer, compass, thermometer, step count), Mission Log, Bluetooth sync, 200m water resistance.
- Source: Gear Patrol
Swiss and Luxury
Nothing new from Swiss and Luxury brands since September 5, 2026 (the Rolex “Four Seasons” auction pieces) — checked Rolex, Tudor, Omega, Audemars Piguet, Zenith, Breitling, Panerai, Longines, Tissot, Mido, Rado, Hamilton, Swatch, Nivada Grenchen, and Norqain directly; still a quiet stretch following Geneva Watch Days.
American
Timex — 1990 Moon Phase Reissue, ref. TW2Y99000
- Edition size: Standard production
- Price: $299 USD
- Availability: timex.com, available now; no region-lock noted
- What’s new: Newest entry in Timex’s Reissues line, reviving a 1990s moon phase and full-calendar dress watch. 37mm polished gold-tone steel case (10mm thick, 42.5mm lug-to-lug), cream dial with day/date sub-rings and a moon phase display, mineral crystal, 50m water resistance, brown crocodile-grain leather strap (Leather Working Group certified) on quick-release bars.
- Source: timex.com, Gear Patrol
Timex — Ironman Adrenaline, ref. TW5M74100 (Sand), TW5M74200 (Black)
- Edition size: Standard production, two colorways
- Price: $229 USD
- Availability: timex.com, available now; no region-lock noted
- What’s new: A cosmetic refresh of the existing Ironman ana-digi sport platform, swapping the original black-and-orange scheme for sand or black cases with toned-down white highlights. 46.5mm resin case, quartz hybrid ana-digi module (disableable digital display), unidirectional elapsed-time bezel, 50-lap memory, Indiglo backlight, 100m water resistance — no case, movement, or feature changes versus the outgoing version.
- Source: Gear Patrol
Timex — Peanuts Weekender Astronomy (Snoopy), ref. TW2Y84900
- Edition size: Standard production
- Price: $189 USD
- Availability: Pre-order now via timex.com, shipping November 2026; no region-lock noted
- What’s new: Latest Timex x Peanuts collaboration, rendering Snoopy as a constellation of stars on a deep blue dial rather than in an illustrated scene. 40mm low-lead brass case, quartz movement, crown-activated Indiglo backlight, cyclops date window at 3 o’clock, dark blue NATO-style leather strap (Leather Working Group sourced), 50m water resistance.
- Source: Gear Patrol
Microbrand
Micromilspec — Fieldmaster (not on our standard brand list — surfaced for meaningful same-day coverage)
- Edition size: Standard production
- Price: $2,995 USD (rubber strap) / $3,650 USD (titanium bracelet)
- Availability: Direct via the brand’s own site, available now; no region-lock noted
- What’s new: Debut Fieldmaster model from Norwegian tool-watch brand Micromilspec, developed over three years with feedback from 30 active-duty military personnel. 40mm Grade 5 titanium case, 11.2mm thick, Horage Calibre K3 automatic with a 100-hour power reserve, amagnetic silicon escapement resisting fields up to 15,000 gauss, ceramic Super-LumiNova indices, anti-reflective sapphire crystal, 200m water resistance. Offered sandblasted or in black “Gunpowder” DLC, on titanium bracelet or rubber strap.
- Source: Gear Patrol
