NYC Watch Publication Hodinkee Opens Pre-Orders for Paulin Mara Limited Edition: 250 Gilt-Dial Divers at $1,000

Hodinkee, the New York-based watch publication and retailer, has opened pre-orders for the Paulin Mara Limited Edition. It reworks Paulin's first dive watch with the mid-century divers of the 1950s and 1960s in mind. Production is capped at 250 numbered pieces at $1,000. Pre-orders run through the Hodinkee App and Watches of Switzerland, and shipping is expected in mid-November 2026. The watch was previewed with pre-order access at Wind Up Watch Fair in New York on October 16–18 before its October 19 launch.

The dial is the point. Many gilt-style dials are simply printed in gold-colored ink. Here the process is the traditional one: a gold-plated brass blank has the minute track and depth rating printed in a barrier coating, then goes through a galvanic bath that turns the surface black. Removing the coating reveals the gold underneath. Paulin's own typeface is used for the numerals, and aged-tone Super-LumiNova and matte black textures keep the look restrained.

The 316L stainless steel cushion case stays at 39.7mm across but drops from 13.5mm to 11.8mm thick. Part of that comes from the movement swap: the Swiss La Joux-Perret G101 of the standard Mara gives way to a Japanese Miyota 9039 automatic with a 42-hour power reserve. Water resistance falls from 300 meters to 100 meters. A double-domed sapphire bezel, a screw-down crown and a gray-striped NATO strap complete the package.

For readers in Japan, the Miyota movement is a Japanese-made caliber, and the price of $1,000 places the limited run in the accessible range. Hodinkee is based in New York, where it publishes and sells watches and produces limited editions. U.S. pre-orders are also offered through Watches of Switzerland.

(Details are drawn from points that agree across reports by The Deep Track, IMBOLDN.)