A field watch in good shoes
By Sam Okafor, London ยท
Monta is based in St. Louis and makes watches that look like they've been designed by people who own a lot of reference books. The Triumph is its field watch, and it's a field watch that would be just as happy in a restaurant. The blue dial has large Arabic numerals, a properly sized minute track and well-shaped hands, and the finish is far better than the 1,850 dollar price would suggest.
40 mm and 10.5 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, 200 m, sapphire, open back. That's a robust specification in a slim, comfortable case. The bracelet is good too.
I'd change one thing, the date. Field watch dials work because the numerals form a complete ring, and the date breaks it. On a design this clean, I'd rather Monta had left it out. Buy it if you want one watch for town and country and don't want a Rolex Explorer or can't get one.