Earthen Releases The Summit MK2, Now A Ceramic Field Watch With Some Color

Ceramic can be made in almost any color, so it was always a little odd when brands make white or black ceramic watches. I mean, the same could be said about Earthen Company, a Hong Kong-based upstart that kind of blew away watch insiders with their incredible Summit, a 38mm ceramic field watch that came in under $1,000. It was an incredibly cool watch, but a bit on the safe side with white and black ceramic cases. Well, now, Earthern is releasing the MK2 of the Summit with three new colors for the cases, with names that hint at what's going on: Dune Devil, Glade and Après-Bleu.

All three use the Summit MK2 case: 38mm wide, 10mm thick, ceramic for both case and bezel. Dune Devil is beige, Glade is dark green, Après-Bleu is navy. The MK2 platform adds a domed sapphire crystal, AR-coated inside and out. I tried one on in Geneva, and it has pretty much perfect proportions, made to look even smaller with its bulbous look. Water resistance is 100 meters, which is always appreciated.

Dune Devil pairs a brown dial with an orange ring at its edge and an orange accent on the crown, which gives me very much a 70s look. And I love the 70s. Glade has the whole dial done green lume set in a green case, muted in daylight and fully lit after dark. Love that, as well. Après-Bleu gets cream hands and markers over a navy dial, with a navy dial. The MK2 layout also swaps the Arabic 3, 6 and 9 for rectangular batons, keeps the inverted triangle at 12, and prints its markers in several raised layers.

Inside is the Miyota calibre 9039 beating at 4Hz with roughly 42 hours of power reserve. Dependable, unremarkable, right for the price. Each watch ships with two FKM rubber straps: orange and dark brown for Dune Devil, grey and green for Glade, navy and khaki for Après-Bleu.

The Earthen Company Summit MK2 Dune Devil, Glade and Après-Bleu are all priced at $899 without VAT, unchanged from earlier MK2 models. They are not limited editions, though Earthen is small and only makes so many. They have been known to sell out. See more on the Earthern website.