Benrus Type 3X Zulu GMT dive watch with teal dial and fabric strap
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Benrus Type 3X Zulu GMT Dive Watch

A 42 mm composite-carbon and titanium tool GMT built with Special Forces veterans — ETA 2893, 200 m, and zero nostalgia cosplay.

By Material Progress · September 15, 2026

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MIL-SPEC Forward

Benrus made the Type I and Type II when the U.S. military wrote the brief. Type 3X starts from that same premise and rebuilds it with former Tier One operators in the room. Function first: unidirectional titanium dive bezel, aluminum inner ring, single-domed sapphire with double AR, date at 6, Old Radium Super-LumiNova on the markers and hands.

Caller GMT, Real Depth

Inside sits the ETA 2893 automatic — 42-hour reserve, 250 gauss anti-magnetic resistance, and a quickset 24-hour GMT hand in caller style. Water resistance is 20 ATM / 200 m. Two colorways: black composite-carbon case with green mid-case, or silver case with black mid-case. Titanium caseback closes the stack.

On the Wrist

Listed at 42 mm and 12.5 mm thick, it wears tighter thanks to stubby lugs. Ships on a color-matched velcro fabric strap with a black rubber strap in the box. $2,950, available now — a serious revival piece that earns the tool-watch label without leaning on vintage cosplay.

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