The new year has already seen a slate of new Sinn timepieces with fresh color schemes, designs, and materials. But the German brand hasn’t forgotten the importance of the watch as a tool, either, and the new 613 St and 613 St UTC are prime examples of Sinn’s dedication to functionality in tandem with form.
With a crisp matte black dial and white chronograph subdial at 6 o’clock, the 613 St embodies Sinn’s most recognizable principles of legible design. Day and date windows sit at the 3 position, with Sinn’s Ar-Dehumidifying Technology logo at 4, indicating that the 613 St comes with the proprietary anti-fogging technology. A second subdial—black with light gray borders and numerals—occupies the 9 o’clock position, giving the 613 St both 60-minute and “running seconds” stopwatch functions.
The 613 St UTC variant adds another layer of complication, with a second time zone featuring light gray 24-hour markers around the inside of the dial. Here, a UTC text detail also replaces the day window and the 60-second subdial is infringed upon, but all else remains the same between the two siblings design-wise. Indices and the hour, minute, and second hands on both models are luminescent, as is the key mark on the minute-ratcheting captive diver’s bezel. An anti-reflective sapphire crystal sits atop the dial.
Both 613 St variants are protected by the same bead-blasted stainless steel case, measuring 41mm in diameter. A screw-down crown and caseback seal in the SW 515 chronograph movement, inspired by Sinn’s own chronograph caliber SZ02. Magnetic field protection up to 100mT and water and pressure resistance up to 500m further bolster the 613 St’s ruggedness and reliability.
Sinn’s reputation for design-forward practicality is on full display with the 613 St and UTC, proving that adherence to intended function doesn’t have to be boring. The reverse panda dial manages to convey all the necessary information for a proper diver, without sacrificing the clean, elegant aesthetics that often go with Sinn dive-style watches. With a lug width of 20mm, the 613 St and UTC are available on either a black silicone strap, or a stainless steel bracelet, with either being a practical choice for the average adventurer.
The Sinn 613 St and 613 St UTC will retail for between $2,860.00-3,870.00, depending on strap option. Sinn
