Seiko has been timing world athletics events since 1964. For the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, they’re releasing a limited edition Speedtimer that actually looks worth buying.
The Watch # The Prospex Speedtimer Solar Chronograph in blue and gold colorway. The blue references the Tokyo skyline at dusk. The gold accents celebrate the championship medals.
Grand Seiko just claimed the accuracy crown. The new UFA (Ultra-Fine Accuracy) movement achieves ±20 seconds per year. Not per month. Per year.
That’s staggering for any watch using a mainspring.
Four months after the January increase, Rolex bumped prices again. This time by 4%, effective May 1st.
Two price increases in five months. That’s new territory even for Rolex.
The Math Adds Up Badly # That Submariner Date that cost €9,550 in December 2024? After January’s 5% jump, it was €10,030. Now it’s €10,430.
Tudor had a strong showing at Watches and Wonders 2025. Nothing revolutionary, but solid expansion of their lineup in directions that make sense.
Black Bay 58 Burgundy # This is the headline. A deep wine-red bezel on the 39mm Black Bay 58 platform. Tudor calls it burgundy, but it shifts between dark red and brown depending on lighting.
Cartier’s best announcement at Watches and Wonders wasn’t a Santos or a Panthère. It was a rectangular watch with no visible hands.
The Tank à Guichets is back. Originally introduced in 1928, this jumping hour complication disappeared from the catalog around 2005. Now it returns as part of the Privé collection.
Rolex dropped a bomb at Watches and Wonders. The Land-Dweller is real, and it’s more significant than anyone predicted.
What Is It? # The Land-Dweller is Rolex’s first entirely new collection since the Sky-Dweller launched in 2012. That’s 13 years between genuinely new product lines. When Rolex creates something new, they mean it.
Geneva transforms this week. Watches and Wonders 2025 kicks off today, and the rumor mill has been running hot for months.
The Confirmed Players # All the usual suspects will be there. Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Tudor, Omega (sort of - they have their own thing but still participate). IWC, Panerai, Jaeger-LeCoultre. The list goes on.
Seiko just announced three limited edition pieces to mark 60 years since their first diver. The original 62MAS from 1965 started something big. Six decades later, Seiko dominates the affordable dive watch market.
Seiko released the Prospex Shohei Ohtani Limited Edition GMT Diver last week. 500 pieces. ¥330,000 JPY - roughly €2,100. Sold out in minutes.
The Watch # It’s a GMT diver based on the Prospex platform. 42mm case, 200m water resistance, sapphire crystal. The 6R54 movement handles the GMT complication - same caliber found in the regular Prospex GMT lineup.
New year, same story. Rolex increased prices by 5% across most of their lineup effective January 1st, 2025. No warning, no explanation. Just higher numbers on the price tags.
The Numbers # A steel Submariner Date that cost €9,550 last month now runs €10,030. The GMT-Master II in steel jumped from €10,550 to €11,080. Even the entry-level Oyster Perpetual 36 climbed from €6,150 to €6,460.