ARCHIVED EDITION / VERSION 1
Issue 031.
This permanent snapshot preserves the editorial selections and wording of Issue 031 before the following update. External sources may subsequently change.
4—18 AUGUST 2026
The Dispatch
Six stories.
The third edition.
New releases
Seiko and Honda turn the Motocompo into a compact mechanical watch
A genuinely wearable 36.4mm collaboration translates the folding scooter’s eccentric design into more than another logo-led limited edition.
SEIKO UK →New releases
Bell & Ross gives its urban GMT a sage-green overhaul
The useful 54-hour travel watch gains a nuanced new dial—but this is an attractive colour-led refresh, not a mechanical reinvention.
BELL & ROSS →Design
Timex makes a case for the deliberately limited digital watch
The £120 Retroware offers a timer, alarm and unapologetically large numerals—without adding another rechargeable screen to your day.
T3 →New releases
Citizen’s new TSUYOSA Shore lands with a sharper vintage edge
A black gradient dial, warm gold details and practical 100-metre rating make this August arrival more than a cosmetic limited edition.
CITIZEN →Culture
G-Shock and thisisneverthat make scarcity part of the story
The translucent DW-5600 collaboration sold out quickly in Singapore; the more useful question is whether a wider UK release will follow.
CASIO →Design
Swatch puts contactless payment on the Locarno red carpet
At £115, the festival edition asks whether Swatch Pay adds enough everyday utility to outlast its leopard-print moment.
SWATCH →THE USEFUL EDIT / AS PUBLISHED
The best watches across five useful budgets
From a £115 Swatch through the compact Seiko Motocompo and Tissot PRX to Longines and Tudor.
THE GUIDE HAS SINCE BEEN UPDATED →FIT GUIDEThe best proportions for small, medium and large wrists
Seiko Motocompo, Tudor Black Bay 58 and G-Shock Gravitymaster, judged by their complete footprint.
READ THE CURRENT FIT GUIDE →ORIGINAL EDITOR’S NOTE
“A collaboration earns attention when the object changes—not merely the logo on its dial.”
Our take: Seiko’s compact Motocompo works because its proportions, strap, crown and caseback all participate in the story.