RZE watches, model by model

The cheapest RZE and the only digital: $279 in BK, on pre-order at check with shipping stated as early September 2026, 42 mm case under a 43 mm bezel, 49.5 mm lug-to-lug, 13.4 mm thick, 200 m, sapphire, grade 2 titanium with UltraHex, shock resistant, on an elasticised fabric strap with a bracelet option; the CKT and CKO variants are $379. The module is RZE's own, on a CR2032 the maker rates at 3 years and more, with a lifetime guarantee on the module itself. Casio's G-Shock DW5600 at $99.95 is the digital for a third of the money, 200 m in resin at 48.9 mm; the RZE's $179 buys titanium, sapphire and the guarantee, and 0.6 mm more length.

The entry automatic, and the RZE to buy at $399 for a titanium field watch with every figure published: 38 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 11 mm thick, 100 m, sapphire with inner AR, Seiko NH35A, on HexaFlex rubber with a titanium bracelet optional, 60 g on the rubber by the maker's figure. Whistler White, Vervain Blue and Slate Grey are the same price. Boldr's Venture at $299 is the titanium field automatic for $100 less, 38 mm by 44 mm and 200 m on an NH38A, without a published thickness. The Valour gives the hardening, the 11 mm and the bracelet option; the Boldr gives 100 m more water and keeps $100.

The pilot's watch of the range at $499: 39.5 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 11.5 mm thick, 100 m, Miyota 82S0 automatic behind a sapphire display back, UltraHex titanium, lume on the chapter ring, on black TecTuff leather with a Hex-Link titanium bracelet optional. Medallion Yellow and Polaris White are the same price. The 82S0 is from the older Miyota 8200 family rather than the 9000 series in the dearer Resolutes, and the $190 step up to the Resolute 36 is mostly that movement and 2 mm of thickness. Nodus's Sector II Pilot at $550 is the steel alternative, 38 mm by 47 mm with a day-date on a Seiko NH36; the RZE is titanium, 1 mm shorter and $51 less.

The thinnest RZE and the one for a small wrist, out of stock at check: $689, 36 mm, 42.3 mm lug-to-lug, 9.5 mm thick, 100 m, Miyota 9039, UltraHex titanium, on a titanium bracelet with the QUIKCLIQ deployant. At 42.3 mm it is the shortest automatic on this page by 2.7 mm and fits a 6-inch wrist. Lorier's Falcon at $699 is 36 mm by 44 mm and 8.8 mm on the same 9039 in steel; Traska's Commuter 36 at $690 is 36.5 mm by 44 mm and 10.5 mm in hardened steel. The RZE is 1.7 mm shorter than either and the only titanium of the 3; the Lorier is 0.7 mm thinner.

The RZE with the movement that justifies the money, sold out at check: $699 (or $719 with a pouch), 41 mm, 47 mm lug-to-lug, 12 mm thick, 100 m, Miyota 9075 true GMT, sapphire with inner Super-AR, BGW9 sandwich dial, UltraHex titanium on a titanium bracelet with the QUIKCLIQ deployant. A true GMT jumps the local hour and holds home time on the 24-hour hand; the GMT list explains why that costs more than a caller. Islander's Republic Traveler at $595 runs the same 9075 in steel with 200 m; Lorier's Hyperion at $799 is 39 mm by 46 mm and 10.7 mm. The RZE is the titanium one and, at check, the one you cannot buy.

The most expensive RZE, and the one where the dial is the price: $779, 40 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 10.5 mm thick, 100 m, Miyota 90S5, UltraHex titanium rated by the maker at about 1,200 Hv, on a titanium bracelet with QUIKCLIQ deployant and on-the-fly micro-adjust. The White Enamel is a heated-enamel dial and was out of stock at check; 4 other dials were in stock on the feed at the same price. Formex's Field Automatic 40 at $975 is the titanium field watch above it, 40 mm by 46.6 mm and 10.6 mm on a Sellita SW200-2 with 150 m; the RZE is $196 less for a Japanese movement and an enamel dial.