Under ten millimetres, under fifteen hundred
By Hannah Lindqvist, Stockholm ยท
Fifteen hundred dollars, give or take, for an integrated sports watch under 10 mm thick. That's the headline and it's a good one.
At 9.95 mm, The Twelve should slide under a running jacket cuff without a fight. And yes, I know. I'm the person who rolls her eyes at 'it wears smaller than it is'. But the twelve-sided bezel softens the outline and the case is so flat that the 40 mm figure feels less dramatic than it sounds. Slimness changes things. Diameter isn't everything, it's just the number brands like to hide behind.
The blue dial has a lovely texture. The Sellita SW200-1 behind the display back is an ordinary 38-hour movement, and that's fine at this price.
My reservation is the 22 mm lug width. On a small wrist the bracelet stays wide for too long, and I'd want a narrower strap option for summer. Still, if you want the Genta-era integrated look without a waiting list or the price of a car, I'd buy this before plenty of integrated watches costing three or four times as much.