Ball Watch Company is one of the most respected and established watch brands in the United States with their watches Made in Switzerland. They have been updating their product range in the 21st century, enabling them to keep pace with shifting consumer patterns. Not leaving their roots, Ball continues to upheld original details, such as the watch dial that faithfully follows the design guidelines for the standard railway watch. Till this day, Ball makes superior watches that endure all adverse conditions, even more so could be seen in their all new upgraded Engineer III Marvelight White NM9026C-S16-WH.

Unveiling the newest Engineer III Marvelight, Ball has introduced their new fully in-house movement in one of their most popular Engineer III models; the Marvelight, more on that later on the new movement. The Engineer III Marvelight measures in at 40mm in diameter with a height of 13.5mm. The dimension allows the wearer to have sportier wearability and caters for both men and women. 40mm truly hits the sweet spot for both genders. Further, it features a screwed-in crown, commonly found on most Ball’s watches, allowing it to have a 100m water resistant. Once the time and date adjustments are done, screwing back the crown will enable one to bring it out for some splash around water.

The case comes beautifully in multi-finishings, executed to perfection just like any BALL watches. The polished bezel brings out the ritziness of the Marvelight while its satin mid-case on the top balanced off with some ruggedness. Overall, Ball exudes exceptional high polish on this watch made out of 316L steel and does it exquisitely well.

Moving on to the matte white dial, the new Engineer III Marvelight takes stick to its DNA tweaks from the earlier version, the 11 largely “micro” gas tubes on the dial are thick, filling up the dial nicely, while helping legibility when reading the time. 10 of them glows in bright green while the big one at 12 glows in deep blue like on its sword hands, to assist in dial orientation in the dark. Couple with their signature seconds hand with Ball’s “RR” symbol as counterweight on the other end. Topping things off for the dial, the Engineer III Marvelight has a cyclop flat sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating underneath.

The BALL Engineer III Marvelight White NM9026C-S16-WH is powered by the manufacture Ball RR1103. It is a 25 jewels automatic movement based on the ubiguitous ETA2824-2 that boasts a 40-hour power reserve even though it beats at 28,800bph(4 Hertzs). The movement is hooded by a screw-in caseback that displayed  Ball’s very own iconic emblems with essential information engraved at the periphery.

It comes on a bracelet which runs alongside with the star of the show, paired with their elegant solid links bracelet made out of 316L steel, done with a nice mixture of polished and satin finished throughout. The bracelet, for the first time, gets a nice tapering from 20mm to 18mm at the clasp area, making it more wearable. Further features a double-sided locking clasp system which makes the bracelet more streamlined when being worn.

Summing things up, the BALL Engineer III Marvelight White NM9026C-S16-WH is certainly for someone who appreciates fine watchmaking that packs reliability and value from a respected watch company. The use of micro-gas tubes give the watch an exceptional glow while making it tougher and more corrosion resistant at the same time. The watch exhibits exceptional value given that it has a 28,800bph modified ETA movement. The beautiful sober white dial with self-illuminating tritium tubes and exceptional case makes this watch high up in the value-for-money chart. We cannot find a reason not to like this watch if you are in the market for an everyday smart casual watch.