> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.itsabouttime.email/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Oris Helps Save Kelp Forests With A Kelpy Aquis Date, And New Watches From NOMOS, Elka, E.C. Andersson And JLC - URL: https://www.itsabouttime.email/oris-helps-save-kelp-forests-with-a-kelpy-aquis-date-and-new-watches-from-nomos-elka-e-c-andersson-and-jlc/ - Published: 2026-10-22T13:02:03.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-22T13:02:03.000Z - Author: Vuk Radic - Tags: Daily newsletter Hey friends, welcome back to It’s About Time. I love it when I discover a brand for the first time. While I have seen the name E.C. Andersson around, I never actually saw any of their watches, but boy, am I glad I did. Oh, and a note on the paid subscriptions. More than a few people now have told me that they weren't able to get a subscription because something was wrong with the checkout process. It took me a while to figure out what it was, and I think I have. So, if you tried to [get the subscription at a discount](https://www.itsabouttime.email/annual-its-about-time-is-back-discount) but weren't able to, it should be fixed and working now. I think you can also use PayPal now, but I'm not 100% sure that works in every territory. **THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT!** Ever since I moved to this new platform, deliverability of emails has been so-so. Some are delivered to a lot of inboxes, some are routed to people's promotions tabs. In case you haven't been getting your emails, check the promotions or junk folders and move it to the primary. That way you'll always get it. --- ****Help me RUN It's About Time** I write this newsletter on my own, and paid subscribers are what keep it running. If you'd like to support it, you'll also get The Caseback, a weekend magazine with longer writing, every Sunday. ****The paid subscription is discounted for just a few more days, so get it now.** [Support IAT ](https://www.itsabouttime.email/annual-its-about-time-is-back-discount) --- ## 👂What’s new ### 1/ Oris Latest Ocean Cause Edition Takes The Form Of A Kelp-Textured Aquis Date ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/10/Oris-Aquis-Kelp-Forest-1-2.jpg) It seems that Oris has turned the Aquis into its main vehicle for environmental causes. Recent limited editions have backed a campaign to protect the Yangtze finless porpoise and a project restoring oyster reefs in New York Harbor, and each one pairs a standard Aquis with a themed dial and a partner organisation. The Aquis itself is Oris’s everyday dive watch, made even popular with the addition of the date on the, you guessed it, Aquis Date. This new edition was made with Francis Pérez, an underwater photographer and longtime Oris ambassador, and it focuses on kelp forests, which are shrinking in many coastal waters. Kelp provides habitat for a huge range of sea life and pulls carbon out of the water, so its loss matters well beyond the fish that live in it. The case is the Aquis Date that Oris reworked in 2024, with reshaped lugs and a better bracelet. It’s 41.5mm wide and 12.9mm thick, in steel with mixed brushed and polished finishing, and water resistant to 300 meters. The unidirectional bezel has a green ceramic insert with a full minute scale. The sapphire is domed and AR coated on its underside, and the screw-in caseback is engraved with kelp. The dial is green, with a printed texture that has real depth and is meant to look like kelp moving in a current. It shifts between green and gold and it looks very good. The applied markers and the hour and minute hands are outlined in gold and filled with Super-LumiNova, and the seconds hand has a lumed lollipop. The date remains unchanged at six. Inside is the Oris calibre 733, based on the Sellita SW200-1\. It beats at 4Hz with a 41-hour power reserve and hacking seconds. The steel bracelet matches the case finishing and closes with a folding clasp that has a quick-adjust system. The Oris Aquis Date Kelp Forest Limited Edition, reference 733 7787 4187-Set, is limited to 1,000 pieces and priced at €2,450\. See [more photos here](https://www.itsabouttime.email/oris-latest-ocean-cause-edition-takes-the-form-of-a-kelp-textured-aquis-date/) and the watch [on the Oris website](https://www.oris.ch/en-HR/product/watch/aquis/aquis-date/01-733-7787-4187-Set?ref=itsabouttime.email). ### 2/ NOMOS Glashütte Gives The Club A New 38mm Case ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/10/11_NOMOS_769_769_GB_Club_38_3543x2362_1-1.jpg) I've always been a fan of the NOMOS Club Campus: a California dial, loud colors and a very comfortable case. But not everyone loves the loud appearance of the Club Campus. No worries, as NOMOS has the Club, which drops the wild colors and California dial, but keeps the great cases. Now, NOMOS is updating the Club with a new size and two sensible colors. The new polished steel case is 38.5mm wide and 8.4mm thick with the closed caseback, or 8.5mm with the sapphire one. Both backs screw down, and on top is a domed sapphire crystal. Water resistance is 100 meters. The bezel is wider than on most NOMOS watches, which makes the dial a little smaller and the watch look tougher. I like that. Club lugs are shorter than on the Tangente, but it will still wear a bit bigger than 38.5mm. The dials are familiar. Ref. 769 is white silver-plated, with grey lume on the hour markers and black hands with red lume inlays. Ref. 770 is ruthenium, an anthracite grey with white numerals outlined in yellow and a bit of orange in the minute track. Inside is the in-house hand-wound DUW 4001, used all over the Club collection. It has a 53-hour power reserve, the NOMOS swing system, a blued balance spring, and a stop-seconds function. Through the sapphire back you can see a three-quarter plate with Glashütte ribbing, perlage and blued screws, regulated in six positions. The strap is brown or black Horween shell cordovan with red or brown stitching and a 20mm lug width. Both watches go on sale today, and they have slightly different prices. The silver Club 38 is €1,520 with a closed caseback or €1,740 with sapphire, while the ruthenium is €1,560 and €1,780, respectively. See [more photos here](https://www.itsabouttime.email/oris-latest-ocean-cause-edition-takes-the-form-of-a-kelp-textured-aquis-date/) and the watches [on the NOMOS Glashütte website](https://www.oris.ch/en-HR/product/watch/aquis/aquis-date/01-733-7787-4187-Set?ref=itsabouttime.email). ### 3/ Elka Pays Tribute To Its Neuchâtel Street on Two R-Series Dials ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/10/Elka-R-Series-Tour-des-Chavannes-1-1.JPG) Elka opened a boutique on Rue des Chavannes in Neuchâtel last December, and like most things in Neuchâtel it comes with a lot of history. And a lot of that history is linked to watches and watchmaking. Until 1867, the upper end of the street was closed off by a tower with a public clock. When they removed the clock, it was done with the help of engineer Henri Ladame. So, to pay tribute to the street, Elka dug up the plans Ladame drew up of the tower the year it came down and took inspiration from the beautiful handwriting. This same lettering spelling out Tour des Chavannes, the name of the tower, appears on two R-Series editions paying homage to Elka's home street. The case is steel, 40.8mm wide and 10.8mm thick, with a lug-to-lug of 46.5mm. A box-style sapphire crystal sits on top. Those are sensible proportions for a dressy everyday watch, and trust me, despite what seems like a large diameter, the watches wear much smaller than you would expect. The “1736” edition (ref. R01wo-0807) has a black dial with gold Roman numerals, based on the tower clock dial Samuel Müller painted that year. The “Pierre d’Hauterive” edition (ref. R02wo-0804) has a sand dial with black numerals, a nod to the yellow Hauterive limestone used in the city’s buildings, including the boutique’s walls. Dial and hands are curved on both and they have a beautiful combination of spade and leaf hands. Inside is the La Joux-Perret calibre G101, an automatic beating at 4Hz, with 68 hours of power reserve. Time only, no date, which is pretty expected on a watch inspired by a tower clock. Each comes on a leather strap, the 1736 on a black strap and the Pierre d’Hauterive on a tan strap.. The Elka R-Series Tour des Chavannes “1736” and “Pierre d’Hauterive” editions are on sale now, and I'm not sure if they're limited or not. Price is set at CHF 1,855 with tax. See [more photos here](https://www.itsabouttime.email/elka-pays-tribute-to-its-neuchatel-street-on-two-r-series-dials/) and the watches [on the Elka website](https://www.elkawatch.ch/watches-straps/r-series?ref=itsabouttime.email). ### 4/ E.C. Andersson Shrinks Its Design Language Into a 35mm Round Tool Watch Called the Cpt ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/10/EC-Andersson-1-1.jpg) I write about at least 5 watches pretty much every single week day and with such an output (and input of information), it's incredibly easy to become jaded with new releases. Quickly, stuff becomes boring and repetitive. It takes a lot to get me even a little bit excited. And I'm most excited when I discover a brand that's new to me. Somewhere in the very back of my mind, I seem to remember the name E.C. Andersson, but I was so delighted to re-discover them. Their Timepod was a wildly fun watch in a square case, a GMT and lugs you can pull off without tools. Now, they have released a new watch, one that is so much simpler than the Timepod. It's round, small and built for use at sea, which is clear from the Cpt name. But even as a simple watch, it has such a distinct design language that I can't but not love it. The case is made out of stainless steel, with brushed and polished surfaces, and it is 35mm wide, 35.6mm at the bezel, and 10.4mm thick. The box sapphire crystal accounts for almost 2mm of that, so the case itself is just 8.5mm thick. Lug-to-lug is 43mm. While that lug-to-lug is fairly long for a watch that is just 35mm wide, overall this sounds like an incredible package. Especially with a water resistance of 100 meters. There are two dials at launch of the new model, Bright Silver and Midnight Blue. Both are textured, with applied markers that are polished and filled with Super-LumiNova. But those markers... what in the art is going on here. These marker shapes have been a staple of E.C. Andersson design for a while now, curved and long, sort of like half-cut shields. I don't know how to properly describe them, I just know I like them. Inside is a movement based on the Miyota 9039, running at 4Hz with hacking seconds and a little over 42 hours of power reserve. E.C. Andersson does the regulation, testing and final assembly itself, and certifies each watch to -1/+6 seconds per day. The Cpt ships on a nylon strap, black or tan, with a deployant clasp and a tucked end. The lugs are 20mm, so finding a replacement is easy. The E.C. Andersson Cpt is currently limited to 45 watches per dial for the first run, but the brand says that they will bring it back right after that run. Price is set at €1,115\. See [more photos here](https://www.itsabouttime.email/e-c-andersson-shrinks-its-design-language-into-a-35mm-round-tool-watch-called-the-cpt/) and the watches [on the E.C. Andersson website](https://www.ecandersson.com/product/cpt/?v=adab7b701f23&ref=itsabouttime.email). ### 5/ Jaeger-LeCoultre Gives Us The Gold Master Ultra Thin Moon In 36mm ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/10/Jaeger-LeCoultre-Master-Ultra-Thin-Moon-36mm-PG-1-1.jpg) When Jaeger-LeCoultre brought the steel Master Ultra Thin Moon back at 36mm, the obvious question was when gold would follow. Until now, gold buyers only got 39mm, which was fine but never quite right for a polished, traditional moonphase on an alligator strap. Dress watches across the industry have been getting smaller for a few years, and this is the model that most needed it. The case is 36mm wide and 9.3mm thick, in 18k pink gold polished on every surface. There’s sapphire crystals front and back, with the caseback held down by screws. Water resistance is 50 meters, which is all a gold moonphase really needs. At 39mm this model always wore a little too modern for gold. 36mm suits it. The dial is silver with a sunray brush. The indices are applied, faceted trapezoids, the hands are Dauphine shaped, and the minute track is beaded, all in gold tone. The moonphase and pointer date share one subdial at six. The movement is the same as in the 39mm, so in the smaller case that subdial sits close to the edge and there’s no room for a six o’clock marker. Nothing else here will surprise you, and nobody buys this collection for surprises. Inside is the in-house calibre 925, beating at 4Hz with 70 hours of power reserve. It’s 4.9mm thick and you can see it through the back, decorated with Côtes de Genève, blued screws, and an openworked 22k pink gold rotor. The strap is black alligator with quick-release bars and a pink gold pin buckle. The reference is Q1242521, the watch is a permanent addition to the collection, available now and price is set at €23,900\. See [more photos here](https://www.itsabouttime.email/jaeger-lecoultre-gives-us-the-gold-master-ultra-thin-moon-in-36mm/) and the watch [on the Jaeger-LeCoultre website](https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/us-en?ref=itsabouttime.email). --- ****Help me RUN It's About Time** I write this newsletter on my own, and paid subscribers are what keep it running. 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[Go read it.](https://washingtonian.com/2026/10/19/sixth-worst-mcdonalds-usa-america-stafford-virginia/?src=longreads&ref=itsabouttime.email) - Palmeros harvest medjool dates by hand by leaping into the crown of a tree “full of thorns sharp enough to puncture a tire—or, say, a human limb.” For Offrange, Ashley Stimpson introduces us to the workers who carry on a proud, 6,000-year-old farming tradition that’s in danger of dying out, just as date sales [take off in the United States](https://ambrook.com/offrange/culture/ghosts-of-the-grove?src=longreads&ref=itsabouttime.email). --- ## 👀Watch this I figured when Tiny Desk Concerts, held in the actual offices of NPR, were started, they were intended as a simple unplugged way to experience music from huge stars. What nobody expected it to become is what Cardi B just did. I'm not a huge Cardi fan at all, but she, and her band, absolutely killed it here. --- Thanks for reading Vuk P.S. 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