I’ve said this many times; dive watches are a dime a dozen these days. You’ve got Rolex, Blancpain and Omega (among others) covering the high end, while Seiko, Hamilton and Oris bring things down to Earth. From a usability standpoint, few things separate these offerings as depth ratings vary from 100 to 300 metres and […]
Not so long ago, we introduced you to a fairly good-looking, yet accessible, heritage dive watch by Edox, the SkyDiver Military. Visual matters apart, the main point of interest with this watch was where it comes from… It is based on a somewhat mysterious 1973 dive watch, found in the brand’s archives. Nevertheless, the result […]
Edox isn’t our typical brand here, at MONOCHROME. Still, their latest offering is a pretty cool piece. The new SkyDiver Military Limited Edition is based on a mystery from 1973, when a wealthy Swiss colonel is rumored to have commissioned a secretive limited-edition SkyDiver series for elite paratroopers under his command. Little more than sketches […]