Sinn 556 I F.A.Z. II (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 556.0161 / 556.0162) — release discovery

Published 28 October 2026 · Release discovery — specs checked against sources below.

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 Numbers not shown on a source we opened are omitted or marked unpublished.

Worn & Wound (27 October 2026, third-party) reports the 556 I F.A.Z. II — a Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung collaboration — in green and orange, at US$2,370. It’s About Time (27 October 2026, third-party) names the green reference 556.0161 and the orange reference 556.0162, at €1,690 each, limited to 100 pieces per colour. Both colours are a 38.5 mm steel watch, 11 mm thick, with lug-to-lug unpublished.

Sinn 556 I F.A.Z. II orange and green limited editions — Photo: Sinn press / © Sinn — 556 I F.A.Z. II O (orange) and 556 I F.A.Z. II G (green). Press still — not a try-on. Source: It’s About Time (file `SINN_556_I_FAZ_II_O_556_I_FAZ_II_G_quer_1.jpg`).

Verified specs (shared case, third-party)

Item	Published	Source
References	It’s About Time names 556.0161 for the green G and 556.0162 for the orange O. Worn & Wound writes “556 I FAZ II” and does not print those reference numbers. WatchBuys’ green and orange pages do not print 556.0161 or 556.0162.	It’s About Time (third-party) · Worn & Wound (third-party) · WatchBuys (third-party)
Case	The case is 38.5 mm wide in stainless steel with a satin finish. Worn & Wound and It’s About Time both list the thickness as 11 mm. Worn & Wound says that 11 mm includes the sapphire crystal. It’s About Time lists 11 mm thick and does not add that clause. WatchBuys lists 38.5 mm, a satinized stainless-steel case, and does not print thickness.	Worn & Wound (third-party) · It’s About Time (third-party) · WatchBuys (third-party)
Lug-to-lug	Unpublished. Worn & Wound gives lug-to-lug for the 105 Eintracht and the 140 A S in the same article, and does not give it for the 556 I F.A.Z. II.	Worn & Wound (third-party) · It’s About Time (third-party) · WatchBuys (third-party)
Crystal and caseback	It’s About Time describes sapphire crystals on both sides, anti-reflective on both sides of the top crystal and on the inside of the display back, with a screw-down crown and caseback. WatchBuys lists sapphire crystal glass on both sides and a transparent case back. Worn & Wound describes an exhibition caseback.	It’s About Time (third-party) · WatchBuys (third-party) · Worn & Wound (third-party)
Water resistance	200 m on It’s About Time and on both WatchBuys pages. Worn & Wound does not print water resistance for this model. WatchBuys also lists the watch as low pressure resistant.	It’s About Time (third-party) · WatchBuys (third-party)
Movement	Sellita SW200-1, automatic. It’s About Time adds 4 Hz, hacking seconds, anti-magnetic protection to DIN 8309, and roughly 40 hours of power reserve. Worn & Wound and WatchBuys name SW200-1 and do not print those extra figures. WatchBuys lists a 2-year manufacturer’s limited warranty on the spec line.	It’s About Time (third-party) · Worn & Wound (third-party) · WatchBuys (third-party)
Dial and date	It’s About Time and Worn & Wound describe an electroplated silver dial, with green or orange on the indices and hands, and a date at 6. It’s About Time and WatchBuys say the date wheel shows an “F” in place of the “1”. WatchBuys’ spec line says dial color White, and the same page’s text says a silver colored dial.	It’s About Time (third-party) · Worn & Wound (third-party) · WatchBuys (third-party)
Limit	100 pieces per colour on It’s About Time, Worn & Wound, and WatchBuys.	It’s About Time (third-party) · Worn & Wound (third-party) · WatchBuys (third-party)
Straps	It’s About Time says each watch ships with two 20 mm straps: green Alcantara and grey canvas-leather for the G, signal orange textile and grey Alcantara for the O. WatchBuys’ green page lists a grey canvas strap and a green Alcantara strap. WatchBuys’ orange page lists a grey Alcantara strap and an orange textile strap. Worn & Wound describes a matching textile strap, a matching leather strap on the green edition, and grey leather on the orange edition.	It’s About Time (third-party) · WatchBuys (third-party) · Worn & Wound (third-party)

List prices

No Singapore-dollar price is published, so the catalog band stays unpublished. Euro and US dollar lists are not converted.

Source	List	Note
It’s About Time	€1,690 each	Third-party, 27 October 2026.
Worn & Wound	US$2,370	Third-party, US site, 27 October 2026.
WatchBuys, green and orange	US$2,370.00	US distributor. Direct price on each colour page.
Singapore dollar	Unpublished	No S$ from-price, so no catalog band.

Fit on 6–7 in wrists (6.5 in reference)

Fit: Incomplete (lug-to-lug unpublished). Third-party pages list a 38.5 mm width and 11 mm thickness. They do not label lug-to-lug.

At 11 mm thickness, without lug-to-lug, this site’s fit checker stays Incomplete. It does not infer tip-to-tip length from the 38.5 mm width.

The flat top of the wrist (usable span) is the width a watch can sit on without its lugs hanging over the edge.

Not published / not checked

Lug-to-lug.
A Sinn product page. sinn.de returned HTTP 403 on 28 October 2026, so brand case, movement, price, and stock lines were not read. The photo is the press still It’s About Time published (SINN_556_I_FAZ_II_O_556_I_FAZ_II_G_quer_1.jpg), not a file from sinn.de. sinn-556.jpg is the 556 A (556.014), a different reference, and is not used here.
An out-of-stock line. Worn & Wound, It’s About Time, and the two WatchBuys pages do not print one.
A dated Sinn announcement. Worn & Wound and It’s About Time are dated 27 October 2026. WatchBuys says “New 2026 Release” and does not print a day.
A Singapore-dollar price.
Thickness on WatchBuys. The 11 mm figure is Worn & Wound and It’s About Time only.
Reference numbers 556.0161 and 556.0162 on Worn & Wound and WatchBuys. Those numbers are on It’s About Time.

Short overview

Pros (from published facts)

It’s About Time, Worn & Wound, and WatchBuys agree on a 38.5 mm steel case, an SW200-1 automatic movement, and a limit of 100 pieces per colour.
It’s About Time and WatchBuys list 200 m water resistance and sapphire on the front and the caseback.
It’s About Time and Worn & Wound both list 11 mm thickness. Worn & Wound says that figure includes the sapphire crystal.

Cons / gaps (from published facts)

Lug-to-lug is unpublished, so fit stays Incomplete.
sinn.de returned HTTP 403 on 28 October 2026, so this page does not quote a brand spec sheet.
Strap lists disagree. It’s About Time and WatchBuys describe Alcantara, canvas, and textile sets that differ by colour. Worn & Wound describes a matching textile strap and a different leather pair.
WatchBuys’ spec line says dial color White. The same page’s text, and It’s About Time and Worn & Wound, describe a silver dial.
The public dates in hand are third-party: 27 October 2026 on Worn & Wound and It’s About Time, and “New 2026 Release” without a day on WatchBuys.
No Singapore-dollar from-price. The catalog band stays unpublished.

Singapore note

The authorised dealers guide lists Sinn at Watches of Switzerland Singapore, and that guide says Watches of Switzerland is run by The Hour Glass. On 28 October 2026, The Hour Glass page for 556.01 showed “Series 556 556.01” and “Price on request”. That page does not show 556.0161, an S$ price, or lug-to-lug. Product URLs for 556-0161 and 556-0162 redirected to the Sinn instrument-watches catalogue rather than a product page. This limited edition has no S$ price and no Singapore buy path. A watch bought outside Singapore can meet 9% GST on import. Watches are not subject to customs duty in the usual consumer path (see Buying in Singapore).

Sources

Sources opened 28 October 2026. Specs and prices change — confirm at the source.