RZE is a Singapore brand that puts every watch it makes in a titanium case hardened with its own UltraHex treatment, on Seiko and Miyota calibres and one digital module of its own. The decision it forces is whether to wait for the one you want, since the Fortitude GMT and the Resolute 36 were sold out when we looked and the UTD-8000 was on pre-order.
Checked 20 September 2026 · list prices on the maker's site that day unless marked street
RZE is a Singapore brand founded in 2020, with a team in Singapore and Malaysia, selling direct from rzewatches.com in USD with a region switch, and through stockists that include First Class Watches in the UK. Every case is titanium, and every case carries what the maker calls UltraHex, a hardening treatment it rates at about 1,200 Hv; that is the maker's figure and this page reports it as a claim. Assembly is not stated on the brand pages beyond the tagline "Assembled for adventure". The warranty is 24 months, and the UTD-8000's digital module carries a lifetime guarantee, which is longer than the watch around it. Every model has a 20 mm lug and a sapphire crystal with an inner anti-reflective coating, so straps and crystals are the same question across the range. Water resistance is 100 m on the 5 analogue models and 200 m on the UTD-8000, and thickness runs from 9.5 mm on the Resolute 36 to 13.4 mm on the digital, with the 3 automatics on Miyota's 9000 series between 9.5 mm and 12 mm.
At $689 to $699 the Resolute 36 and the Fortitude are priced against Lorier's Falcon at $699 and Hyperion at $799 and Traska's Commuter 36 at $690, all steel on Miyota 9000-series calibres, and at $779 the Resolute Pro undercuts the Formex Field Automatic 40 at $975, the Swiss titanium alternative. RZE's answer at every price is the metal and the hardening claim.
When these pages were read the Fortitude GMT was sold out, the Resolute 36 out of stock, the Resolute Pro White Enamel out of stock with 4 other dials in stock on the feed, and the UTD-8000 on pre-order with shipping stated as early September 2026.
Founded2020
BasedSingapore (team in Singapore and Malaysia; founders Travis Tan, Vivian Ko, Clarence Chew per third-party coverage)
AssembledNot stated on brand pages ('Assembled for adventure' tagline only)
Read the table by movement, of which there are 5 across 6 watches. Seiko's NH35A runs the Valour 38, the entry automatic. Miyota runs the rest of the mechanicals: the 82S0 in the Resolute Type A, behind a sapphire display back; the 9039 in the Resolute 36, thin and no-date; the 90S5 in the Resolute Pro, from the same 9000 family; and the 9075 in the Fortitude, a true GMT whose local hour jumps in 1-hour steps while the 24-hour hand holds home time. The UTD-8000 is a custom digital module on a CR2032 the maker rates at 3 years and more. The price ladder follows the movement up to $499, then follows the dial and the case finish.
Ø43 mm · quartz · 200 m · $279 · Cheapest · digital · lifetime module guarantee
RZE UTD-8000 (BK)
43 × 49.5 mm · ref 40 × 47
MovementCustom UTD-8000 multi-function digital module, CR2032, 3+ years
Case43 mm
Lug to lug49.5 mm
Thickness13.4 mm
Lug width20 mm
Water resistance200 m
CrystalSapphire, inner Super-AR
BezelFixed
LumeLED backlight (UltraGlow)
Case materialGrade 2 titanium, UltraHex coating, shock resistant
Price$279
The cheapest RZE and the only digital, $279 in BK and $379 for the CKT and CKO, on pre-order with shipping stated as early September 2026. 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, in grade 2 titanium with UltraHex at 49.5 mm lug to lug. 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.
Case materialTitanium, UltraHex coating, Viton gasket
Price$399
The entry automatic, and the RZE to buy at $399 for a titanium field watch with every figure published, down to 60 g on the rubber. At 38 mm and 45 mm lug to lug on a Seiko NH35A it is the conventional one, on rubber with a titanium bracelet optional. 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, 11 mm and the bracelet option; the Boldr gives 100 m more water and keeps $100.
CrystalSapphire, inner Super-AR; sapphire display back
BezelFixed
LumeSwiss Super-LumiNova chapter ring
Case materialTitanium, UltraHex coating
Price$499
The pilot's watch of the range at $499, and the one Resolute on the older Miyota 8200 family, an 82S0 behind a sapphire display back rather than the 9000 series in the dearer Resolutes. The $190 step up to the Resolute 36 is mostly that movement and 2 mm of thickness. Medallion Yellow and Polaris White are the same price. 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 trade is the calibre.
Ø36 mm · automatic · 100 m · $689 · Thinnest · 42.3 mm lug-to-lug · out of stock
RZE Resolute 36 (Halcyon)
36 × 42.3 mm · ref 40 × 47
MovementMiyota 9039 automatic
Case36 mm
Lug to lug42.3 mm
Thickness9.5 mm
Lug width20 mm
Water resistance100 m
CrystalSapphire, inner Super-AR
BezelPolished-edge fixed bezel
LumeSwiss Super-LumiNova
Case materialTitanium, UltraHex coating
Price$689
The thinnest RZE at 9.5 mm, out of stock when we looked, at $689. Its 42.3 mm lug to lug is the shortest of the brand's automatics by 2.7 mm and fits a 6-inch wrist, on a Miyota 9039 and a titanium bracelet. 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.
Ø41 mm · automatic · 100 m · $699 · True GMT · sold out
RZE Fortitude GMT (Nighthawk)
41 × 47 mm · ref 40 × 47
MovementMiyota 9075 'true' GMT automatic
Case41 mm
Lug to lug47 mm
Thickness12 mm
Lug width20 mm
Water resistance100 m
CrystalSapphire, inner Super-AR
BezelJet-turbine styled, fixed
LumeSuper-LumiNova BGW9, sandwich dial
Case materialTitanium, UltraHex coating
Price$699
The RZE with the movement that justifies the money, and sold out when we looked. $699 buys a Miyota 9075 true GMT, which jumps the local hour and holds home time on the 24-hour hand; the GMT list explains why that costs more than a caller. At 47 mm lug to lug it is the largest RZE automatic. 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 the one you could not buy.
Ø40 mm · automatic · 100 m · $779 · Enamel dial · most expensive
RZE Resolute (Pro) White Enamel
40 × 46 mm · ref 40 × 47
MovementMiyota 90S5 automatic
Case40 mm
Lug to lug46 mm
Thickness10.5 mm
Lug width20 mm
Water resistance100 m
CrystalSapphire, inner Super-AR
BezelFixed
LumeSwiss Super-LumiNova
Case materialTitanium, UltraHex coating (~1200Hv)
Price$779
The most expensive RZE, and the one where the dial is the price. $779 buys a heated-enamel dial on a Miyota 90S5 in a 40 mm case 10.5 mm thick, on the titanium bracelet. The White Enamel was out of stock; 4 other dials were in stock 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. The trade is the Swiss calibre.
RZE is for the buyer who wants titanium at $399 to $779 with the hardening treatment named and a figure attached to it, and who has a 6-inch to 7.25-inch wrist: the Resolute 36 at 42.3 mm lug-to-lug and the Valour at 45 mm cover the small end, the Fortitude at 47 mm the large. Look elsewhere if you need the watch this month, since the Fortitude GMT and Resolute 36 were sold out and the UTD-8000 was on pre-order; if you want a Swiss movement in titanium, since the Formex Field Automatic 40 at $975 and the Halios Seaforth IV at $765 run Sellita; or if you want 200 m on an automatic, since every RZE automatic is 100 m and the San Martin SN0111-T at $389 is grade 5 titanium with 300 m.
Where it sits against the field
Under $500 the Valour 38 meets the Boldr Venture at $299 and the Nodus Sector II Field Titanium at $625, and sits between them on price, on water resistance (100 m against the Boldr's 200 m) and on published detail. At $689 to $699 the Resolute 36 and Fortitude are priced against Lorier's Falcon at $699 and Hyperion at $799 and Traska's Commuter 36 at $690, all steel, all Miyota 9000-series; RZE's answer is titanium and the hardening claim. At $779 the Resolute Pro undercuts the Formex Field Automatic 40 at $975 and the Hamilton Khaki Field Auto 38 at $845, and gives up the Swiss calibre to do it.
Questions people ask
Where are RZE watches made?
RZE is a Singapore brand, founded in 2020, with its team in Singapore and Malaysia. Assembly is not stated on the brand pages beyond the tagline "Assembled for adventure", so this page names no country of assembly. Movements are Seiko (NH35A) and Miyota (82S0, 9039, 90S5, 9075), all Japanese, plus RZE's own UTD-8000 digital module.
What is UltraHex on an RZE watch?
The maker's name for its titanium hardening treatment, which RZE rates at about 1,200 Hv on the Resolute Pro page. Every current case carries it, and on the Resolute Pro the bracelet does too. The figure is the brand's own; we have seen no independent test, so treat it as a claim with a number rather than a certificate.
RZE Resolute vs Valour: what is the difference?
Movement, dial and $380. The Valour 38 is $399 on a Seiko NH35A, 38 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 11 mm thick, on rubber. The Resolute Pro is $779 on a Miyota 90S5, 40 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 10.5 mm thick, with a heated-enamel dial on a titanium bracelet. Both are UltraHex titanium, sapphire, 20 mm lug and 100 m.
