Seiko cut facets into mineral glass in the 1970s. Seven brands are now doing it in sapphire, from a $648 Vario to a $143,000 Hublot, and our own Wren Vessel has the most complicated crystal of the lot.

Since 2010, Lange’s smoked sapphire Lumen dials have turned the Zeitwerk, Lange 1 and Datograph into something else entirely. Every Lumen model, from the 100-piece original to this year’s Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar.

Twelve dive watches under $500 that are actually worth buying in 2026, led by new releases from Timex, Citizen and Orient, plus a few microbrands the bigger guides keep missing.