13 Watches You Missed from Seiko, G-Shock, Christopher Ward and More

In January of 2024, relatively young watch brand Studio Underd0g discovered something: the brand’s signature bold, color-blocked watch design had been completely ripped off. Then, that same brand dropped another colorway of that rip-off watch. As a cheeky response to having their IP stolen, Studio Underd0g decided to “pull an uno reverse card” and “homage the homage.” Meet the Unoriginals — a pair of playful chronographs done up in avocado- and guacamole-inspired colorways. Of course, they’re not just a joke; each is fitted with a Bespoke ST-1901B Seagull manual-wound movement exclusive to Studio Underd0g, which can be made viewable through an exhibition caseback, should you customize it that way.

In 1797, Abraham-Louis Breguet established modern watchmaking with the first pocket watch to be mass-produced, relatively affordable and advertised in print. To celebrate its 250th anniversary, the brand he founded has created a wristwatch with a matching one-hand dial, following a 12-hour track marked every five minutes. The production is as close as possible to eighteenth-century methods, including hand engraving and heat-treating the blue steel hand.

Zenith delivered the Chronomaster Original Triple Calendar in a compact 38mm case that mirrors a version from 1969. The case is 18k rose gold, while the hands, hour markers and sub-dials are plated with the precious metal. It runs an El Primero automatic chronograph with a 1/10th second register, with an additional calendar complication displaying the date, day, month and moonphase.

At 47mm, this automatic flyback Panerai diver is a beefy watch, but it needs all that space for its bevy of military-inspired features and design cues. For instance, along with its rotating dive bezel and chronograph functionality, it has a “Time to Target” countdown function. It’s also good for a whopping 500 meters of dive depth, making this a real ocean-going contender. Furthermore, purchasing the watch grants you access to a three-day experience in the Italian Navy.

Christopher Ward has progressed the art of watchmaking again by intermingling the dial and movement in a never-before-seen way. The balance wheel lives on the face of the watch, alongside a two-hand running time dial. Built on the C12 foundation, it is a sporty look with an integrated bracelet, available in steel link or multiple rubber colors. The hand-wound movement, only the third in-house production for the British watchmaker, has a six-day power reserve. The dial comes in orange, white, black and blue.

The latest Frogman to join G-Shock’s luxe Mr-G lineup is the MRG-BF1000RG-3A, a serious dive watch with tactical styling, thanks to an olive strap and orange accents on the dial. Green extends to the back of the watch, with a colored caseback engraved with the Frogman’s classic mascot.

Mondaine’s signature dial is a Bauhaus masterpiece, used on the Swiss Federal Railways’ official clocks and watches. For the first time, the Cushion Collection’s rounded square case features an automatic movement, the Sellita caliber SW200-1. Equipped with a steel mesh bracelet and boasting 100m water resistance, it is one of the best bargains in the entire watch market.

Seiko updated the Presage Style 60s line with three new dial colors, including the Ice Green pictured here. For the third time since launching in 2021, the date window has moved, landing at 6 o’clock. It still runs on Seiko’s workhorse caliber 4R35 automatic movement, and two of the references, including the Ice Green, use the new Prospex five-link steel bracelet.

Longines debuted the Goldilocks 38mm Conquest Automatic in 2024. Now, it comes with a more comfortable rubber tropical pin-buckle strap. The new strap option is available for the green, blue and black dials, with the strap color matching the dial in each case. It is also available with the same color options in the 41mm case.

Rado’s polished-up Anatom collection ventures into luxury territory with a ceramic case and bracelet. A beveled sapphire crystal covers the entire top of the 32mm square case like a lid, creating a seamless surface that blends into the integrated bracelet, which consists of ceramic top links connected with stainless steel middle links. Lustrous rhodium-plated hands and indices create a brilliant contrast with the lacquered dial.

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Ace Jewelers is offering two exclusive dials in the Nomos Metro Neomatik, one 35mm and one 39mm. Both watches blend Dutch orange and sunflower yellow as a nod to Ace’s home country. Each comes on a black Horween shell cordovan leather strap with a winged clasp and quick-release pins. Only 50 of each watch is available.

Unlike the famous pocket knife, the Swiss Army Automatic dive watch is simple and straightforward. It has a three-hand dial with a date complication and a unidirectional bezel. Outfitted with a Sellita caliber SW200 automatic movement, SuperLuminova hands and hour markers and 100m water resistance, it is still useful for everyday wear and survival situations.

Olech & Wajs have reintroduced the P-104 Selectron, based on the brand’s “computer” watches from the 1960s, which featured slide rule bezels. Rather than a time track, the bi-directional bezel is marked with a logarithmic scale corresponding to another scale printed on the dial’s outer ring. It functions just like a slide rule, which was used to solve complex equations long before calculators were invented.