One of the most visible trends in watchmaking over the last few years has been a race to scales, as brands from all corners of the market compete to create watches that seem to weigh almost nothing. At the highest of high-end, you have Richard Mille creating ultralight timepieces out of proprietary materials that confound the mind when you handle them and realize their feather-like weight. At more affordable price points the use of titanium, once exotic, has become common, and it seems like every brand has a titanium sports watch of some kind in their lineup. The American Issue Field Watch – Ultralight, a new limited version of the Weiss? popular Field Watch, is an interesting, and perhaps even important, twist on the ultralight trend. 
Weiss American Issue Field Watch Ultralight
Case Material: Grade 5 titanium
Dial: Dark Blue
Dimensions: 42 x 12.8mm
Crystal: Sapphire 
Water Resistance: 100 meters 
Crown: Push/pull     
Movement: Caliber 1003
Strap/bracelet: Light tan Horween leather 
Price: $2800
Reference Number: n/a
Expected Release: Available now

The American Issue Field Watch Ultralight is cased in Grade 5 titanium and finished to the same standards of Weiss?s stainless steel offerings, but the real story here is the movement, constructed in aluminum. Using the highly specialized aluminum alloy 7075, Weiss was able to create a version of their field watch that comes in a full 30 grams lighter than the original version cased in steel, using...