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What makes Tsovet’s SMT-DW42 GMT Kinematic worth talking about –– by Gear Patrol Studios.

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For years, Tsovet has proudly built elegant, stylish watches. The brand’s new SMT-DW42 GMT Kinematic offers aficionados a sophisticated companion that will keep up with any adventure. A versatile stainless steel case and 20mm stainless steel bracelet supplement the high-tech and striking SMT-DW42 GMT Kinematic, which is exactly the kind of watch you (or a very fortunate giftee) will be excited to wear every day.

The Backstory

Tsovet: Inspired by Aerospace and Beyond

Over the years, Tsovet has crafted a vast catalog of stunning, accessible watches. Its designs are especially tantalizing given their affordable price point: a majority of the brand’s sleek and distinct models retail for $400–$550.

The core of Tsovet’s mission is to create products that “make a lasting impression.” Humbly self-described as “utilitarian,” Tsovet cites “the design details of industrial and aerospace design engineers of yesteryear” as having an outsized influence on its work.

The new SMT-DW42 GMT Kinematic reiterates these influences in a stylish wristwatch made to last for years to come.

The Gist

The SMT-DW42 GMT Kinematic is Powered By Your Body

The heart and brain of Tsovet’s new Kinematic is a hybrid autoquartz movement that combines mechanisms of automatic movements with quartz technology, essentially removing the need to wind or charge the watch.

To achieve near-perpetual power, the movement harnesses the natural movement of your arm to convert kinetic energy into electrical energy, which is stored and used on demand. Put simply: as long as you wear the watch (and well after), it will stay running. Moreover, having eschewed the silver-oxide cells found in typical quartz watches, Tsovet’s newest model negates the need to replace batteries.

Boasting a sapphire lens, stainless steel case and bracelet, plus 20 ATM water resistance, the watch has everything you need to explore the entirety of every new day from the moment you reach to put it on. With its instant-start function and overcharge prevention, powering the watch is as simple as strapping it to your wrist. And should your adventures find you circling the globe, thanks to its practical rotating bezel and added GMT time hand, it’s easy to track up to three time zones with the Kinematic.

Our POV

The SMT-DW42 GMT Kinematic is an Ideal Every-Single-Day Watch

Dependable, unique and as tireless as you are, the SMT-DW42 is a timepiece you’ll never want to take off. It’s part EDC, part showstopper but entirely striking, approachable style. In combining autoquartz technology with an intelligent and efficiently practical design, Tsovet has created a watch that will stay charged so you can take charge.

Made for those who can imagine a world beyond their own timezone, the SMT-DW42 will make a great gift for movers, shakers and everyone in between.

Price: $450