Minimal, matte, and a caller
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ยท
Unimatic does minimalism better than almost anyone at this price. A 40 mm case, a matte black dial with just enough markers, a GMT hand and a rotating bezel, on a fabric strap. Rated to 300 meters. The whole thing looks like it was designed by someone who hates clutter, and as someone who reads dials in the dark for a living, I appreciate that.
The movement is a Seiko NH34A, a caller GMT with 41 hours of reserve. Reliable and cheap to service, but that reserve won't survive a weekend in a drawer, and setting a caller on arrival is one more step than I'd like. At 1,005 to 1,100 dollars you're paying mostly for design and for the limited run. My friend Tom, who runs a dive school, would tell you it's a dive watch first. He's probably right.