By: Oren Hartov
While the summer is often a low ebb for the horological tide, this month proved that Swiss, German and Japanese firms have all been hard at work developing and releasing products to hold us over between the important early-spring trade shows and those occurring in late fall and winter . A non-limited Eastern Arabic-dial dress watch from Longines is a welcome addition to watches inspired by the Middle Eastern market, while a sub-$1K diver from Seiko celebrating 60 years of PADI offers a relatively affordable (and robust) timepiece for those who prefer to spend a healthy chunk of their time underwater.











