Ziega Meridian Chronograph, Midnight Blue

The Ziega Meridian Chronograph in midnight blue is a British microbrand men's chronograph watch, 40mm, with a Seiko quartz movement and a 316L stainless steel bracelet, priced at £159.

The blue is a sunray dial, so it shifts as the light moves across it, reading close to black indoors and opening up properly in daylight. It is the version that looks least like everything else on a wrist, which is the point of buying from a small brand rather than a high street one. Silver applied indices, a silver aluminium tachymeter bezel and a polished steel bracelet.

Inside is a Seiko VD53 quartz chronograph movement, made in Japan. It times to a fifth of a second and resets cleanly, and being quartz it keeps time without winding, with a battery lasting up to five years.

If you have been looking for an affordable chronograph watch in the UK that is not on every wrist in the country, this is a small numbered run rather than a mass produced line. Each piece carries its own stamped serial number and a signed, dated certificate.

Specification

Who it suits

Anyone after a men's chronograph watch with a blue dial and a steel bracelet, who would rather buy from a small British brand than a high street name. It sits comfortably under a cuff at 40mm and is the version people ask about.