Ana-digi (analogue-digital hybrid) watches pair analogue hands with a small digital LCD subdial on the dial. Seiko and Casio created the format in the early 1980s; at the time the 'multi-function' marketing bridged digital's functional advantage with analogue's classic look.
Modern ana-digi leaders: the Casio AE-1200 'Royale' worn by James Bond and Marty McFly — £40 entry tier, analogue hour-minute plus digital secondary time/alarm/stopwatch, 50m WR, 10-year battery. The G-Shock GA-2100 'CasiOak' launched in 2019 — an octagonal bezel Royal Oak-inspired plus the ana-digi structure, £80. The modern minimalist daily-wear sweet spot. The G-Shock GA-110 at a large 50mm plus multi-subdial sits in the sport tier. The Citizen promaster Aqualand pairs an analogue dial with a digital depth gauge dive computer, £320.
Luxury ana-digi: the Tissot T-Touch Connect Solar in the £800 tier — touch-sensitive sapphire crystal LCD, altimeter plus barometer plus compass plus chronograph. The Breitling Aerospace titanium analogue plus LCD time zones, £4-5.6k tier. The Sinn EZM 1 Black is the single-handed ana-digi military. The Garmin Marq Adventurer titanium ana-digi at £1.6-2k entry sits in the hybrid smartwatch tier. The format is still niche — pure analogue (the horological tradition) and pure digital (the G-Shock tool, the Apple Watch smart) hold the larger market share.
