While there are a number of different companies that make watches with tritium-tube displays, Traser is the house brand for MB-Microtec, which is the Swiss manufacturer responsible for producing the luminous gas-filled tritium tubes that are used throughout the industry. Given that Traser was originally created in 1989 following a request for a new mil-spec watch by the United States Army, the brand is synonymous with inherently utilitarian designs, and one of its consistent best-selling models is the P67 Officer Pro, which is a rugged and straightforward time-and-date field watch. Among its releases for 2024, Traser has introduced a new generation of this perennial fan-favorite, and the updated Traser P67 Officer Pro expands upon the blueprint of the original series to create a more elevated rendition of the brand’s best-selling model.
At the time of writing, the updated 2024 generation of the Traser P67 Officer Pro is available with the option of either a black, blue, gray, or khaki dial, and each colorway is available in three strap/bracelet configurations. In addition to being offered with two different nylon NATO straps (either all-black or a single-striped version that matches each model’s colorway), all four versions are also offered with a three-link stainless steel bracelet. The black and blue dial models feature small orange accents, while the gray and khaki versions feature these same elements in blue, and all of the new P67 Officer Pro models feature a black PVD finish across the entirety of their external components. Among the twelve iterations, model number 111073 is the version featured here, and it is the bracelet-equipped configuration of the gray dial colorway that has small blue accents on its chapter ring and seconds hand.
Crafted from stainless steel with a black PVD coating, the case of the Traser P67 Officer Pro features a traditional round profile with thick curved lugs and a pair of crown guards extending from the side of the case at 3 o’clock. Protecting the dial is a flat sapphire crystal (with anti-reflective treatment), while the reverse side of the watch receives a solid screw-down caseback, and the signed crown at 3 o’clock also screws down to the middle case to help create 100 meters of water resistance. In terms of dimensions, the case of the Traser P67 Officer Pro measures 42mm in diameter by 11mm thick, with a lug width of 22mm and an overall lug-to-lug profile of 49.5mm. Additionally, for those curious about weight, the P67 Officer Pro comes in at approximately 64 grams (not including its strap or bracelet), and its stainless steel construction provides a reassuring heft without being heavy to the point of becoming cumbersome or uncomfortable on the wrist.
Like the original Traser P67 Officer Pro models, the dials fitted to the new generation follow a classic field watch layout with printed Arabic numeral hour markers and a smaller 24-hour scale sitting along the interior perimeter. However, rather than having a completely flat surface like the dials found inside the original P67 Officer Pro models, the dials fitted to the updated generation feature angled chapter rings surrounding their perimeters to create a greater sense of visual depth and a more refined overall appearance. To accommodate their chapter rings, all of the dial markings have been slightly shifted inward on the updated P67 Officer Pro models, and this results in improved proportions, with the date window more thoughtfully integrated into the 3 o’clock index, and the minute hand now reaching the corresponding markers of the minute track.
The seconds hands on the updated Traser P67 Officer Pro watches appear in the accenting color of each model (in this case, a punchy shade of dark blue); however, the hour and minute hands on all of the different versions are brushed with a dark gunmetal (almost black) finish that complements the black PVD coating on their cases. While the dark-colored hands look quite nice from an aesthetic standpoint, they don’t exactly offer the most visibility against the muted gray surface of the dial, although the tritium tubes mounted within their structures provide additional contrast that helps improve their overall legibility. That said, I still can’t help but feel that I would have personally preferred for the hands to have a lighter finish, such as the same tan/khaki-colored paint that is used for the Arabic numeral hour markers on the dial.
While the printed Arabic numeral hour markers are not luminous on the Traser P67 Officer Pro, the watch features a set of glowing tritium tubes along the outer perimeter of its dial, plus two smaller tubes horizontally placed within the brand’s logo above the hands. Just as you would expect, all three hands also receive luminous tritium tubes, and while the vast majority of the tubes on the P67 Officer Pro glow green, the tube placed at the 12 o’clock location emits an orange-colored glow in the dark. An additional tritium tube is vertically mounted within the angled chapter ring at 12 o’clock, and it appears as a small luminous dot above the single orange-glowing tube to provide a clear orientation of the time in low-light environments. Additionally, similar to other Traser models, the gasket surrounding the crystal on the P67 Officer Pro is also luminous, although it is photoluminescent and will only glow after receiving light exposure, rather than emitting a continuous glow for up to 25 years like the tritium gas-filled tubes that appear throughout the rest of the watch
Powering the Traser P67 Officer Pro is the Swiss-made Ronda Caliber 715 quartz movement, which can also be found inside a significant portion of the brand’s other three-handed, time-and-date models. Running on a single No. 371 power cell that provides it with a battery life of approximately five years, the Ronda 715 offers an accuracy rating of -10/+20 seconds per month, and it is both a reliable and entirely unremarkable quartz movement that is used by a wide variety of other brands throughout the industry. With that in mind, the Ronda Caliber 715 is also very much a proven design, and it is an objectively practical choice for a no-frills quartz field watch. Additionally, the Ronda Cal. 715 movements used throughout the updated Traser P67 Officer Pro lineup all feature black-finished calendar discs with white printing (rather than the standard white-on-black configuration) to better match their gunmetal-finished hands and black PVD-coated cases.
Similar to the previous generation, the various nylon NATO straps for the updated Traser P67 Officer Pro watches all feature black-finished hardware to match their cases; however, the black PVD-coated bracelet for the new series has been updated to a three-link design, rather than being a five-link bracelet like those that can be found on older models. The bracelet features completely solid components with well-machined end links, and it tapers from 22mm at the lugs down to 20mm on the bottom of the wrist. With that in mind, the removable links are secured with standard friction-fit pins (rather than the more premium approach of single-sided screws), and although the folding clasp features a machined internal section with a double push-button release, it lacks any type of integrated extension system beyond three micro-adjustment sizing holes to place the connecting springbar.
While the vast majority of Traser’s catalog is characterized by a decidedly tactical and utilitarian aesthetic, the P67 Officer Pro follows the quintessential blueprint of a traditional field watch, and part of the reason why it has endured throughout the years as one of the brand’s best-selling models is that it is arguably Traser’s single most approachable design. Due to its more involved dial construction and additional vertically-mounted tritium tube, the new Traser P67 Officer Pro is slightly more expensive than the previous generation with an official retail price of $530 USD when purchased on NATO strap or $640 USD should buyers opt for the matching PVD-coated stainless steel bracelet. From both a functional and aesthetic perspective, the new P67 Officer Pro represents an evolutionary refinement compared to the previous generation, and it offers everything that people enjoyed about the original series of models in a more refined and complete overall package. For more information on the Traser P67 Officer Pro, please visit the brand’s website.
