What We Know
It’s been two years since Unimatic announced their “Toolwatch” collection, and it’s possible that you may have forgotten about it. Like all Unimatics, the watches have a strict design language that can make releases blend together. Small tweaks, like today’s release of the UT1-PD (Prodiver, in their terms), might look like something you thought existed before, but this is very much a new watch. So what makes the Toolwatch line, and what makes this limited release of 250 pieces different?
The UT1-PD has a sandblasted stainless steel case with a 40mm diameter (41.5mm including bezel overhang), 13.6mm thickness (13.3mm without the crystal), and a 49mm lug-to-lug. This is designed as a strict dive watch, meeting all your needs, with a unidirectional 120-click rotating bezel, 300m water resistance, a screw-down crown, and a reliable Seiko VH31A quartz movement. Yes, we love mechanical watches, but quartz does the trick for many needs.
The matte dial has white printing with round, triangular, and rectangular hour markers (unlike the previous version, which had Arabic hour markers), and the watch features Super-LumiNova C1 on the hour markers, hour and minute hands, and bezel pip. There are also drilled lug holes, and the watch comes with a black TPU two-piece strap.
But the core of Unimatic’s Toolwatch line is that the watches meet the U.S. Department of Defense MIL-STD-810H specs, which outline a range of environmental tests to evaluate the durability, ruggedness, and resistance of technical equipment. The watches feature Unimatic’s 360º Protection System, which houses the movement and protects it from shocks. The case also has a screw-down caseback with a Prodiver dive-mask motif.
The Unimatic UT1-PD is limited to 250 pieces and retails for $740 on the brand’s website.
What We Think
Reviewing Unimatic always results in a short story because the brand has intentionally defined very tight parameters for its designs (and done very well with them, I have to say). This version drops the countdown bezel in favor of a more traditional dive bezel, which people asked for. The move away from Arabic indices is also a positive, in my view, as it makes the watch more practical at a glance for a diver and lessens the feeling of it being a field watch. “Solid” seems to be the word for Unimatic (both durability and concept-wise), and that’s all you really need most days.
The Basics
Brand: Unimatic
Model: UT1-PD
Diameter: 40mm (41.5mm including bezel overhang)
Thickness: 13.6mm (13.3mm without the crystal)
Lug-to-Lug: 49mm
Case Material: Sandblasted 316L stainless steel case
Dial Color: Matte black surface
Indexes: Printed Arabic numerals
Lume: Super-LumiNova® C1
Water Resistance: 300m
Strap/Bracelet: Black TPU two-piece strap
The Movement
Caliber: Seiko VH31A
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds
Winding: Battery-powered
Chronometer Certified: Quartz accuracy of ±15 seconds
Additional Details: Case construction includes UNIMATIC’s 360° protection system, designed to increase resistance to impacts
Pricing & Availability
Price: $740 (including VAT)
Availability: Now
Limited Edition: Yes, 250 pieces
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