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Costco is quietly selling Seiko’s Essentials SSB429 Panda chronograph for about $170, nearly $95 below its $265 MSRP. The 41.5mm stainless steel quartz chronograph features a panda dial, a five‑row bracelet with a deployant clasp, Calibre 8T63 movement, 100m water resistance, and is available to members online and in stores.
Gear Patrol’s roundup highlights 20 recent watch releases spanning affordable to luxury from brands like Seiko, Timex, IWC, Casio and Swatch, featuring limited editions, collaborations, and notable design/tech twists (e.g., Nivada Autochron, Baltic x Time+Tide, Seiko Presage Craftsmanship, Albishorn Marinagraph Classic, IWC Big Pilot’s Calendar ProSet, Brew Retrograph, Timex Peanuts x Marlin, MoonSwatch updates), illustrating the industry’s ongoing pace of innovation and fresh aesthetics.
Macy’s is running a major watch sale with 20–40% off on authorized brands like Seiko, Citizen and Bulova, featuring popular models such as Seiko 5 Sports GMT and Prospex Speedtimer, Bulova Super Seville, and Citizen Promaster divers and Eco-Drive watches.
Gear Patrol highlights 22 new watches spanning affordable to luxury—from Seiko, Casio and Timex to Breitling and Audemars Piguet—featuring limited editions, collaborations (Unimatic x SF Market, Seiko 145th-anniversary pieces) and specialty divers with charity ties (Christopher Ward supporting ocean conservation). The roundup showcases ongoing industry churn across dive, GMT and tech-forward designs from brands big and small.
Seiko marks its 145th anniversary with a limited-edition Prospex Speedtimer featuring an Edo purple sunburst dial, a 42mm stainless steel case with tachymeter bezel, solar-quartz Caliber V192, panda-style black subdials (24-hour at 3, 60-minute at 6, small seconds at 9), a date window at 4:30, and a $750 price tag for 8,000 pieces, shipping October 2026.
Seiko celebrates its 145th anniversary with six purple-dial watches across its main lines: Prospex Alpinist, Speedtimer Solar Chronograph, Astron GPS Solar Chronograph, Presage Cocktail Time, Seiko 5 Sports SKX, and Seiko Selection Rotocall. The Edo Purple color honors Tokyo's Edo era. Each model is limited to a set number of pieces and is priced from €450 to €3,000: Alpinist HBC006 (7,000 pcs, €980); Speedtimer HBJ005 (8,000 pcs, €790); Astron HAB011 (2,000 pcs, €3,000); Presage HCB006 (6,000 pcs, €620); 5 Sports SKX HDB003 (9,999 pcs, €450); Rotocall HFL001 (4,000 pcs, €670).
A comprehensive roundup of 20 newly released watches from Seiko, Swatch, Citizen, Casio and more, spanning affordable daily wear to luxury collectibles and limited editions, including the MoonSwatch, Nomos Tetra 27, Panerai Luna Rossa models, and pieces from Doxa, Shinola, Bell & Ross, G-Shock and Yema.
Seiko updates its affordable Cocktail Time line with the new Crushed Ice collection: three colorways (Emerald Mint, Mint Mist, Whiskey Mist) in a compact 38.5mm case, featuring a cleaner 4:30 date window and a stamped, smoky-dim dial texture reminiscent of crushed ice. Specs stay consistent with the 4R35 automatic, 50m water resistance, exhibition caseback, and ~41 hours of power; blue Emerald Mint is paired with a steel bracelet while the other two wear leather. Priced at about $475, with US availability noted but pricing not yet listed on Seiko’s site.
Seiko created a unique mechanical watch called Star Time to celebrate Shohei Ohtani’s 10-year ambassador anniversary in Japan. The timepiece uses five rotating discs to cumulatively track time up to one million hours (about 114 years) with a current-time display on the innermost disc, housed in a titanium case with a blue display and diamonds on each disc. It features a redesigned movement, sapphire crystal, and 10-bar water resistance, and is a single, non-production piece made specifically for Ohtani.
A 20-watch roundup spanning luxury to affordable, highlighting new materials, movements and bold dial designs. Highlights include Omega’s Diver 300M Chronograph 007 First Light, AP Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon x Yoon & Verbal, Lange Cabaret Tourbillon Honeygold, Ressence Type 7, JLC Reverso Monoface, and notable picks from Timex, Shinola, Seiko, Yema, Unimatic, Casio and more, illustrating a year of non-stop innovation across the watch world.
Seiko has released new galaxy-inspired Astron GPS Solar watches, featuring starry night dials and space-themed designs, with limited editions of 1,500 pieces each priced at $2,400 and $2,900, emphasizing their advanced satellite communication technology and space-inspired aesthetics.
Seiko commemorates its historic partnership with Datsun and the East African Safari Rally victory by releasing three limited edition Speedtimer watches inspired by the Datsun 240Z rally car, blending vintage design with modern watchmaking, available from September 2025.
Seiko has expanded its Prospex Speedtimer collection with new models featuring a rare inner rotating bezel with a countdown scale, reminiscent of a 1980s Seiko 5 Sports model. The new models, SPB513 and SPB515, are equipped with the advanced caliber 6R55 movement, offer increased water resistance, and come in retro-inspired dial designs, blending vintage aesthetics with modern performance. They will be available in September 2025 for $995, with a special Datsun collaboration version.
Seiko has upgraded its Speedtimer collection by adding an external tachymeter bezel, giving it a classic Rolex Daytona-like appearance, along with refined bracelet links for comfort, making it a highly desirable and more authentic-looking automatic chronograph at a price of $2,500.
The latest trend in luxury men's watches for 2023 is the introduction of purple timepieces, with top brands like Seiko, Oris, Audemars Piguet, and Hublot leading the charge. These watches are not just functional but also serve as bold fashion statements, showcasing individuality and craftsmanship. Highlights include the Grand Seiko Heritage with its Jōdogahama beach-inspired design, the Oris Hölstein Edition 2023 with its purple dial and case back, the Seiko Presage Sharp-Edged Series GMT with its Akebono-inspired hues, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept "Black Panther" with a hand-painted character on the dial, and the Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Purple Sapphire with its polished purple sapphire crystal case. These watches are limited editions, combining avant-garde aesthetics with precision engineering, and are designed for those who dare to stand out.