Category: Dive Watches

Introducing – New Limited Edition Seamaster Planet Ocean to Celebrate OMEGA as Timekeeper of the 36th America’s Cup

Omega has just announced its role as the official timekeeper of the 36th America’s cup. The 36th America’s Cup Match will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from the 6th to the 21st of March 2021 and will see the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand racing against the winner of the Prada Cup, the Challenger Selection Series, with the winner being the first team to score seven points. This will mark the third time in history that OMEGA has served in the prestigious sailing race. The moment will also provide another chance for OMEGA to celebrate its long-standing partnership with Emirates Team New Zealand. This special relationship began alongside the legendary sailor Sir Peter Blake in 1995 and has continued since then. To celebrate the news, the brand releases a new limited edition Seamaster Planet Ocean.

5 years ago

Introducing – The Seiko Prospex Street Series Enlarges with ‘Urban Safari’ Tuna-Inspired Watches

“Inspired by the original 1975 Seiko diver’s, this new timepiece features the same iconic outer protector, in a more compact design perfect for urban living.” Seiko’s speech regarding these new models, an entire collection of no fewer than 11 watches, says it all. Take one of the brand’s most important professional specification dive watches, extract […]

5 years ago

Introducing – Baltic Aquascaphe Bronze

The brainchild of a young, passionate French collector who wanted to offer handsome vintage-inspired pieces at reasonable prices, microbrand Baltic has been successful – rightfully so – with its two existing collections. One of them is named the Aquascaphe, a dive watch inspired by icons of the 1950s, packed with retro-styled elements. Following the development […]

5 years ago

Hands-on – A Watch for A Good Cause, the NOTSAG Aquaelite Type II

We recently went hands-on with the NOTSAG Aquaelite Type I, the first of two accessible watches from Los Angeles-based startup, NOTSAG. Founder Laurent Chardin Rischmann’s son, 10-year-old Gaston, battles multiple developmental challenges including mitochondrial disease, so 20% of net profits are donated to genetic research. NOTSAG is an anagram of Gaston and the brand was […]

5 years ago

Introducing – Seiko Prospex Diver’s “King Samurai” SRPE35 & SRPE37

A few weeks ago, Seiko announced the launch of upgraded versions of one of its most emblematic and accessible diver’s watches, the new King Turtle – equipped with more resistant materials for enhanced quality. In the same vein, the brand is now upgrading its other entry-level Prospex Diver’s watch, the sharper brother of the Turtle, […]

5 years ago

Hands-on – The Oris x Momotaro Jeans Divers Sixty-Five

Introduced already five years ago just ahead of Baselworld, the Divers Sixty-Five has quickly become one of the most emblematic watches of Oris, existing in countless permanent, special or limited editions, in multiple materials and in several sizes. Surprisingly, Oris managed to make it consistent and most of the editions proved successful – remember the […]

5 years ago

Rewind – What Makes a Dive Watch a Dive Watch?

As one of the most desirable types of watches around, the dive watch concept – which dates back to the mid-1950s – has been explored at great length by almost all the brands of Swiss, Japanese or German watch industry. Although most watch enthusiasts know what a dive watch looks like, the concept goes way […]

5 years ago

Introducing – Sinn U50, The Smaller Version of The U1 Diving Instrument (Live Pics & Pricing)

If you’re into retro-looking, precious and trendy (desk) dive watches, the following watch isn’t for you. What’s coming below is modern, utilitarian, over-engineered and very German indeed. No surprises, it’s a new Sinn watch. Well known for its pilot’s chronographs, the brand also has a solid track record in diving instruments, one of the best […]

5 years ago