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The dial here is the real star of the show, with a variety of glittering accents that give you a starry night sky effect, whilst retaining the Eco-Drive solar-charging functionality; another edge this model has over the original. It looks glorious, even up close, and is aided in its efforts by the gunmetal chapter ring, which houses an array of intricate three-dimensional overhanging hour markers that instantly grab your attention. I suspect that outer ring is actually where it takes in light.

Of course, that brings us to the namesake feature, the E365 movement. Introduced specifically in tandem with this watch, this is a pretty bonkers inclusion for a watch that’s currently selling for under £400 at the time of recording. Now, solar movements as a whole are already impressive to me. Having your watch last months from a short stretch in the Sun feels like magic. But the E365 caliber takes this to a whole new extreme. As the name suggests, from a single solar charge, this watch lasts an entire year. 365 days, with no further sunlight required.

Undoubtedly, this is really cool tech, though, I don’t think it’s quite as impactful as it sounds. If you wear a solar watch semi-often, you’ll likely not run into any power reserve issues anyway, as the watch will naturally get recharged. But, for a dressier piece that may sit in a drawer for a couple of months at a time? That could be the difference between the watch being short on power or ready to throw straight on.

As part of the modernization process, the 365 was given a size bump to 42.8mm, which is a larger uptick than many retro reissue watches. That said, the extremely short lug-to-lug length does offset this somewhat, with a squat fit akin to a typical 41mm watch. Here it is on my 6.25-inch wrist; it’s clearly too big for me, but isn’t nearly as big as most 43mm watches, which usually drown me.