I’ve been trading screen time for saltwater this summer, and somewhere between wave riding and diving, I spotted a guy wearing a watch I didn’t recognize. Turned out to be the new Paulin Mara—and let me tell you, this thing stopped me mid-conversation.

It’s Paulin’s first real crack at a tool watch, and from what I’ve seen, they nailed it. Just under 40mm across, with a unidirectional bezel and powered by the solid La Joux-Perret G101 movement. No gimmicks, no fluff—just clean, functional design.

Street price comes in around $1700, which isn’t bad at all for a boutique brand running a quality Swiss engine.

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CWC is about to unleash a new monster—same legendary 300-series dive watch, but now forged in titanium. That’s right: 40% lighter than the original slab of steel, but still built like a Cold War depth charge. You get the full 300m water resistance, the no-nonsense unidirectional bezel, and that dead-simple dial that looks like it was ripped straight from a MOD supply crate.

One catch—it’s quartz. But not some drugstore junker. We’re talking ETA, Swiss-made, cold and accurate as a sniper’s heartbeat.

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A new release from Seiko. Essentially, this is a homage to their original dive watched released in 1965. The case has been updated using more modern dimensions and materials, the (optional) Japanese bent steel strap is incredible, and the new 6R55 movements is supposed to be ground breaking. Whatever be the case, I love this damned thing.

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Vero restocked the Smokey ’44. Admittedly, these are over-priced for a NH38A powered piece, but the art is so good that I can see why people are buying the shit out of them.

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Braun design never disappoints… They’ve been doing shit like this forever, but somewhat amazingly – this is their first watch with an automatic Swiss movement.

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Holy crap… This is cool. Swatch and Blancplain collaborated to create a ceramic version of a classic. The colors just bring another dimension. And the prices aren’t that bad man… $500?

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A $75 digital Casio that’s cool as shit…

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I’ve tried to be an Apple Watch guy, but just can’t get past my mechanical obsession. That said, if I did wear an Apple Watch I’d wear an Ultra and I’d pair it with this titanium bracelet from Sandmarc.

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