LuxuryWatchesMarloe Coniston Auto Trackday review: Motorsport-inspired watch with exhibition caseback and a great priceMuch-loved British watch gets an automatic upgradeWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)T3 VerdictThe Coniston is a British watch that represents excellent value for money – and now it even comes with an automatic movement that can be viewed through the exhibition caseback. The bright and playful colourway of the Trackday variant seen here could make it the perfect watch for your summer holiday.Reasons to buy+Great design+Excellent value+Exhibition casebackReasons to avoid-Might be too large for some-Slightly tenuous Campbell family link-No date complication-Why you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
LuxuryWatchesMarloe Coniston Auto Trackday review: Motorsport-inspired watch with exhibition caseback and a great priceMuch-loved British watch gets an automatic upgradeWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)T3 VerdictThe Coniston is a British watch that represents excellent value for money – and now it even comes with an automatic movement that can be viewed through the exhibition caseback. The bright and playful colourway of the Trackday variant seen here could make it the perfect watch for your summer holiday.Reasons to buy+Great design+Excellent value+Exhibition casebackReasons to avoid-Might be too large for some-Slightly tenuous Campbell family link-No date complication-Why you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
Much-loved British watch gets an automatic upgrade
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)T3 VerdictThe Coniston is a British watch that represents excellent value for money – and now it even comes with an automatic movement that can be viewed through the exhibition caseback. The bright and playful colourway of the Trackday variant seen here could make it the perfect watch for your summer holiday.Reasons to buy+Great design+Excellent value+Exhibition casebackReasons to avoid-Might be too large for some-Slightly tenuous Campbell family link-No date complication-
(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)
(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)
T3 VerdictThe Coniston is a British watch that represents excellent value for money – and now it even comes with an automatic movement that can be viewed through the exhibition caseback. The bright and playful colourway of the Trackday variant seen here could make it the perfect watch for your summer holiday.Reasons to buy+Great design+Excellent value+Exhibition casebackReasons to avoid-Might be too large for some-Slightly tenuous Campbell family link-No date complication-
T3 VerdictThe Coniston is a British watch that represents excellent value for money – and now it even comes with an automatic movement that can be viewed through the exhibition caseback. The bright and playful colourway of the Trackday variant seen here could make it the perfect watch for your summer holiday.
T3 Verdict
The Coniston is a British watch that represents excellent value for money – and now it even comes with an automatic movement that can be viewed through the exhibition caseback. The bright and playful colourway of the Trackday variant seen here could make it the perfect watch for your summer holiday.
Reasons to buy+Great design+Excellent value+Exhibition casebackReasons to avoid-Might be too large for some-Slightly tenuous Campbell family link-No date complication-
Reasons to buy+Great design+Excellent value+Exhibition caseback
Great design
Excellent value
Exhibition caseback
Reasons to avoid-Might be too large for some-Slightly tenuous Campbell family link-No date complication-
Might be too large for some
Slightly tenuous Campbell family link
No date complication
Why you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
Why you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
Founded in 2016, Marloe is a British watch company that focuses on making mechanical watches with classical good looks and affordable price tags. The company also has close links with Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell, the late father and son who set all manner of land- and water-speed records in the early- and mid-20th century.
The new Coniston Auto collection includes four models, called the CN7, K4, Trackday and Black Edition, and each is offered with a wide range of leather, fabric, rubber and metal straps. For this review I’m focusing on the £349 Trackday, with its Gulf Racing-inspired blue and orange colourway. The watch was loaned with both a burnished tan leather strap and a new fabric Nato strap in a matching blue and orange colourway.
Although the Campbells were best known for their speed-record heroics, the Trackday is a nod to Sir Malcolm’s lesser-known Grand Prix de Boulogne wins of 1927 and 1928.
Designed in collaboration with the Campbell Family Heritage Trust, donations from sales of the Trackday go towards supporting and celebrating the Campbell family legacy, Marloe says.
Marloe Coniston Auto Trackday review: Specs
(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)
(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)
Marloe Coniston Auto Trackday review: Hardware and design
(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)
(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)
The pale blue dial is set across two layers with seconds marked around the outer, upper edge, below which sits a cream, illuminating dial on the lower level, with an orange disc within that. It sounds like a complex design when written down, but it’s a wonderfully cohesive aesthetic that I think works really well.
Marloe Watch Company’s simplistic logo sits centrally and above a set of chrome-finished hands designed to look like structural elements of a race car chassis, complete with orange arrow at the tip of the second pointer.
Marloe uses a crown that is also somewhat tactile, with a shape that tapers inward towards the case, making it easy to pull outwards when setting the time – something you’ll do with fair regularity if this watch sits among a collection and isn’t worn every day. That said, the 40-hour power reserve is pretty good, and means it can be left sitting for almost an entire weekend without losing time.
Marloe Coniston Auto Trackday review: Movement and comfort
(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)
(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)
I’m used to wearing slightly smaller watches, including a 39mmTudor Black Bay 58and 36mmChristopher Ward C63 Sealander. So while the larger 41mm Marloe took a bit of getting used to, it soon felt comfortable. The leather strap started to soften after a couple of days of wear and I’m sure the burnished tan will gradually take on a nice patina with age.
I was excited to try the Nato strap and it didn’t disappoint. These bands always look pretty chunky with the excess strap doubled over at the 12 o’clock position, but if you want to make a statement it’s a pretty cool way to do it – and with the matching dial there’s no escaping the Gulf Racing inspiration for the colourway. I’m sure it’d make a fantastic combo for your next summer holiday.
Marloe Coniston Auto Trackday review: Verdict
(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)
(Image credit: Future: Alistair Charlton)
If you’re a fan of Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell then you might be drawn more to the CN7 and K4 members of the Coniston Automatic family, given their names are shared with the father and son’s record-breaking vehicles.
But if you fancy something different – a watch that retains a subtle nod to the Campbells while also incorporating a fantastic blue-and-orange colourway – the Trackday is the one to go for. It’s an eye-catching timepiece that is recognisably Marloe thanks to the layered dial, but with a lighter, brighter and more playful aesthetic than other members of the Coniston family.
I also like how it’s easy to dial up the fun with the matching Nato strap, or deploy the quick-release lug bars and switch to a more refined look with a classic leather strap.
As with other Marloe watches, the £349 price tag represents good value for money. And I promise you’ll think it’s an absolute bargain every time you gaze into the exhibition case back.
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