Brew Metric Chrono Taxi New York Edition — release discovery
Short overview, not a review. Pros and cons restate published facts only. No buying advice. Numbers not shown on a source we opened are omitted or marked unpublished.
Brew’s Metric Chrono Taxi uses a taxi-yellow and matte-black dial with a checkered stripe, “New York” at six, and a checkered caseback (Brew product page · Watchonista, 15 October 2026). Brew lists US$495.00 and an edition of 1,000. This is a different reference from the Brew Metric Foil Chronograph.
Scheduled to drop Monday 19 October 2026 at 10 a.m. ET, which is 10 p.m. Singapore time. Brew: “Dropping Monday 10/19 at 10 AM ET.” Watchonista’s 15 October 2026 article says the watch debuts that day at Windup Watch Fair New York.
Verified specs
| Item | Published | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Edition | 1,000 pieces. Watchonista calls it the Metric Chrono Taxi New York Edition, made for Windup Watch Fair New York. | Brew product page · Watchonista |
| Price | US$495.00 | Brew product page · Watchonista · Hodinkee (US$495) |
| Case diameter | 36 mm × 41.5 mm. Brew’s heading for this line is case diameter, not lug-to-lug. | Brew product page |
| Case, other wording | 36.00 mm × 41.50 mm × 10.75 mm, 316L stainless steel cushion case | Watchonista (third-party) |
| Lug-to-lug | 41.5 mm. Hodinkee: “the lug-to-lug measures … 41.5mm”. | Hodinkee (15 October 2026, third-party) |
| Thickness | 10.75 mm | Brew product page · Watchonista (third-party) · Hodinkee (third-party) |
| Lug width | 19.85 mm | Brew product page |
| Crystal / case | Sapphire glass. Case and caseback: 316L stainless steel. | Brew product page |
| Water resistance | 5 ATM (50 m). Hodinkee: 50 m. | Brew product page · Hodinkee |
| Movement | Hybrid VK68 meca-quartz chronograph (Brew). Seiko VK68 (Watchonista · Hodinkee). Hours, minutes, seconds, date, chronograph. | Brew · Watchonista · Hodinkee |
| Bracelet | Stainless steel, brushed and polished, quick-release; folding clasp with micro-adjustments (Brew). Watchonista describes an integrated stainless steel bracelet and a folding clasp. Hodinkee: steel bracelet with quick-release spring bars. | Brew · Watchonista · Hodinkee |
| Dial | Checker-taxi design, yellow and black. “New York” at six. Checkered chronograph seconds hand and a high-polish checkered caseback. | Brew product page · Watchonista |
| Schedule | Scheduled to drop Monday 19 October 2026 at 10 a.m. ET, which is 10 p.m. Singapore time. Brew: “Dropping Monday 10/19 at 10 AM ET.” Watchonista (15 October 2026): debuts that day at Windup Watch Fair New York. | Brew product page · Watchonista |
Fit on 6–7 in wrists (6.5 in reference)
Fit: Low risk on the 6.5 in reference wrist. The scored lug-to-lug is Hodinkee’s 41.5 mm (15 October 2026). Brew lists 36 mm × 41.5 mm under case diameter and does not use the words lug-to-lug. See the fit checker.
The flat top of the wrist (usable span) is the width a watch can sit on without its lugs hanging over the edge.
| Wrist (approx.) | Hodinkee lug to lug | Thickness | Fit note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 in (152 mm) | 41.5 mm | 10.75 mm | Moderate risk: 41.5 mm is close to the flat top of a 6 in wrist (about 44.6 mm). |
| 6.5 in (165 mm) — reference | 41.5 mm | 10.75 mm | Low risk: 41.5 mm is under 90% of the flat top of a 6.5 in wrist (about 48.3 mm). |
| 7.0 in (178 mm) | 41.5 mm | 10.75 mm | Low risk: 41.5 mm is under 90% of the flat top of a 7 in wrist (about 52.1 mm). |
Not published
- Lug-to-lug on Brew’s own product page. The 41.5 mm lug-to-lug figure is Hodinkee’s.
- Singapore-dollar list price — Brew lists US$495.00.
Short overview
Pros (from published facts)
- Brew publishes 36 mm × 41.5 mm case diameter, 10.75 mm thickness, 19.85 mm lug width, sapphire, and 5 ATM.
- Hodinkee labels lug-to-lug as 41.5 mm.
- US$495.00 and an edition of 1,000 are on Brew’s product page and on Watchonista.
Cons / gaps (from published facts)
- Brew’s case-diameter line and Hodinkee’s lug-to-lug line use the same 41.5 mm figure with different labels.
- Brew describes a quick-release steel bracelet. Watchonista describes an integrated steel bracelet.
- No Singapore-dollar price is on Brew’s page. The drop time on Brew and the debut line on Watchonista are different dates.
Singapore note
Brew lists US$495.00 on brew-watches.com. About S$634 (estimate), converted at US$1 = S$1.28 (ExchangeRate-API open rates, 16 Oct 2026). The S$634 estimate doesn’t include 9% GST on imports. Watches are not subject to customs duty in the usual consumer path (see Buying in Singapore).
Sources
- Brew — Metric Chrono Taxi
- Watchonista — Brew Metric Chrono Taxi New York Edition (15 October 2026)
- Hodinkee — The Brew Metric Chrono Taxi (15 October 2026)
- WristFit SG — Brew Metric Foil Chronograph (a different reference)
- Exchange rate: ExchangeRate-API open rates, 16 Oct 2026. US$1 = S$1.28.