Ziega is a British microbrand chronograph watch, sold direct at £159. A Seiko VD53 quartz chronograph made in Japan, in a 40mm 316L stainless steel case on a solid steel bracelet. Every case is pressure tested to 50 metres before it ships.

Manufacturing is done by specialist partners overseas, as it is for almost every microbrand at any price. Ziega specifies the watch, checks it, numbers it, and stands behind it for 12 months.

It is quartz rather than mechanical, and the crystal is mineral glass rather than sapphire. Better you know that now than when it lands.

£159, sold direct, with a signed certificate matched to your watch’s number.