The KUOE Royal Smith 80 hrs is the Royal Smith 90-006 with a new heart. Miyota’s new Calibre 9085 gives it about 80 hours of power reserve, almost double the standard model. It also gets Roman numerals, a first for KUOE, and a 39mm option. Pre-orders open on 30 October.
KUOE KYOTO is a small Japanese brand founded in Kyoto in 2020. It makes vintage-inspired watches at accessible prices, assembled by its own watchmakers in its Kyoto workshop. The Royal Smith 90-006 is one of its signature models.
The KUOE Royal Smith 80 hrs keeps that watch’s name and case, and changes what matters most inside. KUOE puts it simply: wind it on Friday evening, leave it on the dresser, and it is still running on Monday morning.
Pre-orders open online only, on Friday 30 October 2026 at 11am Japan time. That is 1pm in Sydney, and 10pm on Thursday 29 October in New York. Deliveries are expected from February 2027.
What is the KUOE Royal Smith 80 hrs?
It is a time-and-date dress watch in two sizes and three dial colours. Six versions in total.
- Dials: Ivory, blue or green.
- Sizes: 35mm or 39mm. Both are 10.8mm thick.
- Straps: Italian leather, matched to each dial. Brown with ivory, vintage green with blue, dark brown with green.
What changed from the Royal Smith 90-006
The easiest way to understand this watch is to put it next to the regular Royal Smith 90-006, which stays in the collection.
The movement. The standard model uses the Miyota 90S5, with about 42 hours of power reserve. The KUOE Royal Smith 80 hrs uses the new Miyota Calibre 9085, with about 80 hours. KUOE says it is offering this movement as part of its initial release, so it is one of the first places you can get it. It is automatic, can be wound by hand, the seconds hand stops when you pull the crown to set the time, and it has a date at 3 o’clock.
The dial. The standard model has a waffle-textured dial with printed markers and lume. The new one has a two-layer dial: a circular-brushed lower layer and a semi-matte upper layer, so the two parts catch the light differently. The markers are applied Roman numerals. KUOE says this is the first time Roman numerals appear on one of its dials. The hands are plume-shaped, and the seconds hand is heat-blued steel.
The finishing. Through the exhibition caseback you see Geneva stripes on the rotor and heat-blued screws on the bridges and the rotor.
The size. The case measurements are the same as the standard 35mm model: 35mm wide, 10.8mm thick, 42mm lug to lug. The new 39mm version is also 10.8mm thick, with 46mm lug to lug.
The price. The standard Royal Smith 90-006 on leather sells for US$719 on KUOE’s site. The KUOE Royal Smith 80 hrs starts at US$970. So you are paying about US$250 more for the longer power reserve, the new dial and the decorated movement.
What We Think
Eighty hours is the whole story here. Most affordable automatics stop after a day and a half or two days on the dresser. If you own more than one watch, you know the routine: pick it up on Monday, it has stopped, set the time, set the date. The KUOE Royal Smith 80 hrs is built to skip that.
I also like that KUOE did not stop at the movement. Roman numerals, a two-layer dial and a blued seconds hand make it look like a different watch, not just a spec sheet update. And the 39mm option at the same 10.8mm thickness will suit wrists that found 35mm too small.
Two things to keep in mind. First, the Miyota 9085 is brand new. There is no long-term track record yet, and the accuracy spec is the same as the cheaper model: minus 10 to plus 30 seconds a day. Second, you are pre-ordering now and waiting until February 2027 at the earliest. If you want a Royal Smith on your wrist this summer, the standard 90-006 is still there, and it is cheaper.
KUOE Royal Smith 80 hrs Specs
The Basics
- Reference: Royal Smith 90-006 80 hrs (006rm-iv-it-br, 006rm-bl-it-vgr, 006rm-gr-it-dbr in 35mm; 006rm-iv-L-it-br, 006rm-bl-L-it-vgr, 006rm-gr-L-it-dbr in 39mm)
- Case: Stainless steel 316L, 35mm x 10.8mm (42mm lug to lug) or 39mm x 10.8mm (46mm lug to lug)
- Dial: Two-layer, circular-brushed and semi-matte; ivory, blue or green; applied Roman numerals; plume hands; heat-blued steel seconds hand; date at 3 o’clock
- Lume: Not listed by KUOE
- Crystal: Domed sapphire with anti-reflective coating on the inside
- Caseback: Exhibition
- Crown: Screw-down
- Water resistance: 100m (10 bar)
- Strap: Italian leather, 18mm on the 35mm and 20mm on the 39mm; brown (ivory), vintage green (blue), dark brown (green)
The Movement
- Calibre: Citizen Miyota 9085
- Type: Automatic, with hand-winding and hacking seconds
- Functions: Hours, minutes, central seconds, date
- Power reserve: About 80 hours
- Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
- Jewels: 24
- Accuracy: Minus 10 to plus 30 seconds a day
- Decoration: Geneva stripes on the rotor, heat-blued screws on the bridges and rotor
- Certification: None
Pricing & Availability
- Australia: A$1,650 as shown on KUOE’s Australia page. KUOE says VAT and customs fees are included, depending on where it is delivered.
- United States: US$970 for blue and green, US$990 for ivory, in either size.
- Pre-orders: Online only, from 30 October 2026 at 11am JST (1pm AEDT). Not available on KUOE’s Korean online store.
- In person: On display, but not for sale, at KUOE’s Kyoto flagship and Omotesando stores in Japan from 29 October.
- Delivery: From February 2027.
Where to buy: Pre-orders are taken only through KUOE KYOTO’s official online store, which ships worldwide, including Australia and the US, and shows the price in your local currency.
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