The Roundup

Citizen Promaster Dive Eco-Drive 2026

The Promaster Dive is Citizen’s answer to a watch that works as hard underwater as it does on dry land, pairing ISO dive-watch performance with a case built for daily rotation. It runs on Citizen’s Eco-Drive system, drawing power from any light source — indoors or out — so there’s never a battery to track down or replace.

The 40.6mm case is finished in silver-tone stainless steel with a black unidirectional bezel for tracking elapsed dive time, and a matte white dial with a date window at 3 o’clock keeps things legible. An anti-reflective sapphire crystal resists impact and glare, and it’s fitted to a polyurethane strap with a buckle closure, rated to 200m water resistance at a wearable 84 grams.

Inside is the E118 Eco-Drive caliber, which stores energy continuously rather than depleting like a standard battery-driven quartz movement. It drives a straightforward 3-hand-with-date layout, keeping the focus on dive-ready function over added complications.

Laco Bielefeld 39mm

For pilot watch enthusiasts, Laco needs no introduction. Founded in 1925, the brand was one of the original manufacturers of German Flieger watches, and it’s still based in Pforzheim, Germany today, known for exacting quality and exceptional finishing.

The Bielefeld 39, named after a German town, was built for night missions. It takes the classic Laco Flieger aesthetic and adds a durable PVD coating to its 39mm stainless steel case for a tactical edge. The Type B dial configuration is paired with a riveted black leather strap, leaning further into the brand’s aviation heritage.

Power comes from the Laco 2S, a Miyota 82S0-derived caliber with 21 jewels, hacking, hand winding, and a power reserve of at least 42 hours.

Newgate Metro Wall Clock

The Newgate Metro Clock is a mid-century wall clock that has nothing to prove. The design is clean, the proportions are right, and the acrylic case comes in colors that commit — Citrus Yellow, Black, and Orange. Newgate has been making clocks in Britain for over 35 years, and the Metro sits squarely in their strength zone: a retro-modern shape that works in a kitchen, living room, or office without trying too hard to fit any of them.

At 16.5 inches wide, the Metro reads confidently from across a room without dominating a wall. The lightweight acrylic case hangs off a single nail slot, with metal hands over a clean dial face protected by a glass lens. The movement is a quartz silent sweep — no ticking, just a faint whirring for the most sensitive listeners — and it runs on a single AA battery.

Ultem Complete Precision Screwdriver Master Kit

The Ultem Complete Master Kit (TPSMK) pairs precision performance with rugged protection, built for drone tinkerers, hardware modders, and anyone who takes their tools seriously. It’s packed in a high-visibility, crushproof ABS watertight box, ready for the desktop or the backcountry.

At the heart of the kit is the TPSK Precision Screwdriver, made from ULTEM, a high-performance thermoplastic known for its strength, chemical resistance, and heat tolerance. A knurled grip and ball-bearing swivel top keep it comfortable for high-precision work, and the magnetic tip ensures fast, accurate bit placement.

The storage case is just as capable — drop-tested, waterproof to 100 feet, and crushproof under the weight of a full-size truck, with molded foam padding and a floating design that makes it a solid home for your other EDC essentials too.

Arsenale Esagono 3-Slot Watch Roll

The Arsenale Esagono 3-Slot Watch Roll gets the travel brief right. The hexagonal cross-section — esagono is Italian for hexagon — isn’t a styling exercise: the shape distributes structural load across six faces rather than four, making it meaningfully more resistant to compression in a bag or case than a conventional rectangular roll. The result is a compact, rigid shell that unrolls into a padded display surface, holds three watches securely in transit, and closes again with a single brass button.

Construction is a nylon outer over a microfibre inner, with a partition barrier between each watch slot for added protection against contact and movement in transit. It accommodates watches up to 45mm in diameter and measures 8.5 x 18.5 x 7.0cm closed — the kind of accessory that rewards the collector who takes their watches somewhere.