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Accurist Origin Chrono Green Dial Mens Watch
Ref. 70003
Sits in Accurist’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Accurist watches we list, which start at £60.
Price range £60 to £199 across 18 Accurist watches in stock.A 41mm stainless steel case in silver houses a moss green dial with a multi-level texture and three chronograph sub-dials. The layout draws from Accurist's 1970s brutalist designs, with luminous silver-tone baton hour markers, matching hands, and a distinctive lollipop seconds hand. The date window sits between four and five o'clock. Sapphire crystal protects the dial, and the chronograph measures in one-second increments up to 30 minutes. A rounded-link stainless steel bracelet with a push-button deployant clasp completes the watch, which is rated to 100 metres.
- Reference
- 70003
- Brand
- Accurist
- Collection
- Origin
- Case size
- 41mm
- Lug width
- 21mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Green
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- Chronograph
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Learn more about Accurist
Asher and Rebecca Loftus founded Accurist on St John Street in Clerkenwell in 1946, in the district that had been the centre of British watch and clockmaking for two centuries. The name was the proposition: accurate watches, affordably priced.
The family kept the company for sixty-eight years, and built its identity less through movements than through association with timekeeping as a national institution. In 1986 Accurist became the first company to sponsor the UK's Speaking Clock, a position it held until 2008 — for a generation of callers, the time was quite literally brought to you by Accurist.
The brand also sponsored the Millennium Countdown clock at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, ticking down the last thousand days to the year 2000 at the home of Greenwich Mean Time itself. Accurist watches went to Concorde pilots, and the brand appeared in advertising alongside the England football team.
Time Products acquired Accurist from the Loftus family in 2014, bringing it under the same ownership as Sekonda and Limit, and moved the business to Leicestershire.
The collection today is largely quartz — classic British dress styling, London-themed lines, and a price point that has always been the point.
- 1946
- Founded in Clerkenwell by Asher and Rebecca Loftus.
- 1986
- Becomes the first sponsor of the UK Speaking Clock.
- 1997
- Sponsors the Millennium Countdown clock at Greenwich.
- 2008
- The Speaking Clock sponsorship ends after twenty-two years.
- 2014
- Acquired by Time Products after 68 years in family hands.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in the Accurist Origin range (8), Back in Stock (4,868), Stainless Steel Watches (3,133), Chronograph Watches (1,199), Sports Watches (800) and Green Dial Watches (445).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Accurist's more premium watches
Price history
This watch is currently at its highest recorded price. It was £119 on 13 September. Prices are checked every day, and we record any changes.
Accurist Origin Chrono Green Dial alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 70003 | GB05371/04 | AR11340 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £159 | £145 | £159 |
| Case size | 41mm | 41mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 100m | 100m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for diving.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedWhat size strap does it take?
21mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
Has the price changed recently?
It's currently at its highest recorded price. It's ranged between £119 and £159, today it's £159.
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