Glycine Combat Sub 42

Specifications

From the research, with the sources for each group of facts. Unknown means no source confirmed it.

Will it fit?

A watch wears comfortably when its lugs stay on the flat top of the wrist. Here is the 49 mm lug to lug against the flat top estimated for common wrist sizes.

Check it against your own wrist → An estimate, not a guarantee; how the method works is on the tool page.

What the research found

These are the research’s judgments, scored against Holden’s priorities, not his own words.

Strengths

• Exceptionally thin 200 m Swiss automatic dive watch at 10.45 mm — standout in its price class
• Sellita SW200-1 (GL224) with 26 jewels, 28,800 vph and a simple, widely serviceable path
• Strong real-world value: a Swiss-made, sapphire, 200 m automatic diver for ~$440–540 new, less used
• Down-swept lugs and 49 mm lug-to-lug mean it wears noticeably smaller than a 42 mm spec suggests
• Distinctive silver dial with a stainless-steel bezel — a less obvious, more dressy diver look than the usual black/ceramic
• Strap monster: 22 mm lugs with good clearance make swaps easy

Weaknesses

• a second dedicated dive watch
• Lume is adequate rather than class-leading on this family
• Bracelet uses pin-and-collar links and a modest 22→20 mm taper; some case finishing edges described as unrefined
• Brand now under Invicta Watch Group ownership, which some enthusiasts read as a long-term reputational/production risk
• Sources conflict on bezel click count (120 vs 60) and date position (3 vs 6 o'clock)
• Heavy new discounts mean weak resale and a fuzzy 'real' MSRP

Research scores, 0 to 10

Also on Holden’s list

Other diver watches on his list.

• Traser P67 Diver Blue 109375
• Squale 1545 Grey 1545GG.AC
• Longines HydroConquest (third generation)
• Tudor Pelagos LHD 25610TNL-0001
• Grand Seiko Spring Drive U.F.A. Ushio 300 Diver SLGB023