Beaucroft and Time+Tide launch 200-piece Solaris GMT for collectors

Scarcity does the selling here. Beaucroft and Time+Tide opened pre-orders for the Solaris GMT, a 200-piece collaboration priced at £800, or US$899, with delivery scheduled for September 2026.

The watch lands in a useful sweet spot for gift buyers: exclusive enough to feel intentional, but not priced like the kind of piece that demands a private banker’s approval. The Beaucroft × Time+Tide Solaris GMT draws its color story from Bryce Canyon and jet-set travel, and the purple-orange gradient dial with its textured center gives the watch a stronger point of view than the average travel watch. That visual punch matters because this is the sort of object that has to read as special the moment it comes out of the box.

The case is compact by modern GMT standards, measuring 39.5mm across, 12.6mm thick and 46.5mm lug to lug. Add 100 metres of water resistance, a sapphire crystal and a stainless-steel 3-link bracelet with folding clasp and micro-adjust, and the Solaris GMT looks built for actual wear rather than display. Inside is the Miyota 9075 automatic GMT movement, with about 42 hours of power reserve, a sensible choice for a watch meant to move between flights, weekends and workdays.

Beaucroft describes itself as a Cambridge-based British watch brand that designs and assembles in Great Britain, which gives the project a grounded domestic identity even as the design nods to long-haul travel. Time+Tide says this was the first collaboration conceived directly by its London Watch Discovery Studio team, a sign that retailer-led watch projects are becoming more ambitious and more hands-on. That matters because the best collaborations are not just logos on a dial; they are edited objects with a clear point of view.

For collectors, the appeal is in the combination of limited numbers, practical specs and a delivery window that makes the watch a strong forward buy for a milestone later in the year. September 2026 is far enough away to build anticipation and close enough to suit a birthday, anniversary or graduation gift planned well in advance. In a market crowded with noisy limited editions, the Solaris GMT stands out by being easy to understand: 200 pieces, a travel-ready movement, British assembly and a price that keeps the entry point realistic.