From The Press

RZE UTD-8000 Project Forest: follow Wesley Wright and A Blog to Watch on a Vancouver mountain adventure marking the debut of our green colorway.

The UTD-8000 was built to take a beating. For 2026, it arrives in two fresh looks: a High-Vis Orange made to be seen and a Field Tan made to disappear into its surroundings. The same tough titanium core stays, now...

Zip-tied to a car through an Edmonton winter. See how RZE proved the UTD-8000 is truly tough, in Hodinkee's hands-on and interview.

Some watches are built to impress; others are built to endure. In this hands-on feature, the RZE UTD-8000 CKG leans firmly into the latter. It’s a piece that doesn’t ask for attention, but earns it through material choice, purpose-driven design,...

  It’s easy to get swept up in the world of mechanical watches. We chase aspirational pieces, obsess over movements, and sometimes forget the weird, niche, quartz-driven watches that got us into this hobby in the first place. The UTD-8000 reminded...

The UTD-8000 was one of the biggest highlights at RZE in 2025: a true-north-tested, highly durable, stylish, and affordably priced digital watch. That said, we are honored to be crowned the Microbrand Watch of the Year by The Time Bum....