Dievas AquaLuna

By TLex: Anders has just announced the new Dievas flagship diver the 'Aqualuna' over on the WUS DWF. The first thing that strikes you is the colored chapter ring, very reminisent of many vintage chrono or depth meter divers from the 60's and 70's. I guess they serve no real purpose other than looking pretty, but I like them. The skeletonized hands à la Panerai Submersible look great, too.There's a pre-order introductory price of 800USD avilable from Gnomon Watches and the estimated delivery date is 3 weeks from now.



© Gnomon Watches


© Gnomon Watches

Dimension: 44mm X 18mm / 52mm lug to lug 24mm lugs

Case: Surgical Grade Stainless Steel 316L.

Crystal: Sapphire. Flat. 5 layers anti-reflective coated inside only.

Movement: Swiss Made. Automatic. ETA 2824-2.

Water Resistance: 1000 meters. Shock resistant.

Crown: Screwed locked, signed.

Bezel: Uni-directional. Engraved.

Case back: Stainless Steel 316L. 3D engraved.

Lume: Super Luminova on hands and dial

Strap: Stainless Steel 316L. Solid End Links. 5mm thick.


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BULER Adventurer 200m

A chronograph to the tenth of a second, a tachometer, tried and tested materials, and water-resistant to 200 meters. The name Adventurer was not chosen by chance: its resistance and practical functions will make this new collection, offered in seven color combinations, an indispensable partner for every adventure.



MOVEMENT quartz

FUNCTIONS hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph, date, tachometer

CASE stainless steel / unidirectional rotating bezel / screw-down crown and back

WATER-resistance 200m

GLASS sapphire crystal

DIAL silvered, black, pink gold plated with carbon fiber motifs 30-minute, 1/10 seconds and small seconds at 9, 6 and 3 o'clock

BRACELET stainless steel with folding pressure-lock clasp

Seen This Seiko Diver's Watch Before ?

By TLex: I hadn't until the other day. Every year since 2002 Seiko's Mr. Naoto Fukasawa has a design workshop know as the 'Seiko Power Design Project'. Many designs are proposed each year and some have gone into production. Here is an entry from 2006. I'm not a Seiko man, so I can't tell you if it went into production or not, but the Power Design Project was where it was first conceptualized.


© Seiko Power Design Project

From Seiko PDP: Since SEIKO sold its first diver's watch in Japan in 1965, it has been a pioneer of diver's watch standards for the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard).What is a 'standard divers' watch for SEIKO?

The 300m saturation diving waterproof specification, one of the measures of professional divers, was assumed and a one-piece structure where the movement was inserted from the top of the watch was adopted. There is no plate on the back side, which reliably eliminates one part that needs to be opened and closed that leads to the risk of exposure to water and also decreases the risk of the watch being caught on a diving suit.

The rotating bezel is fixed by a separate screw clamp at the lug base, which increases convenience of maintenance. Concavities and convexities on the urethane band ensure that the watch tightly fits the wearer's arm, which thins due to pressure while diving. This system was also developed by SEIKO and is now an icon of the diver's watch.

Though the band of this model is seemingly simple, the shapes of both the upper and back sides were scrutinized and greater stretching properties than what there appeared to be were realized. Subtly wide and powerful, the overall volume of this watch is modern.

FAVRE-LEUBA Bathy Chrono Triple Time Zone

By TLex Bathy is the name of Favre-Leuba's diving range. The Greek word bathýs (βαθύς) means the deep (referring to the ocean's depths), bathymetry is the study of the ocean's depths. Although the Bathy Chrono is only water-resistant to 100 meters of the ocean's depths, it is in fact a diver and has an inner rotatable bezel albeit marked with 12 hours.



It is a very striking piece in my opinion, and it sits alongside last year's release, the Bathy V.2 Depth Meter very nicely, both in terms of design and innovation.

Pimp My Submariner

By TLex Seriously cool and wickedly over priced! Bamford & Sons of Sloane Square, Chelsea , London will let you customize your own Rolex, they are amongst the best at what they do in the industry and stand alongside are Rolex / High End watch customizes such as Pro Hunter or Project X Designs.

Bamford offer military grade PVD coatings plus a combination of colored dials, date wheels and different colored lume for the hands and hour markers.

They can also put lettering of your choice on the dial and engrave the case back. The lettering on their Sub is unfortunately limited to just 8 characters, so I couldn't get OcenicTime on the dial and had to settle for TLex. The TLex Sub above will set you back 7500GBP.


© Bamford & Sons

BLANCPAIN Fifty Fathoms 'Ocean Blue'

By TLex: The Ocean Blue is a Limited Edition of 50 Pieces . Its 45mm X 15.4mm case is made from 18kt white gold. It has a sapphire crystal display back, but is still water-resistant to 300m. The movement remains as all other 2007 / 2008 Fifty Fathoms (Automatic Blancpain cal. 1315 / 35 jewels / 120 hours power reserve. It come on a canvas sailing strap with an 18kt white gold buckle. By the way did you notice the 'Dive Mask' rotor? Nice little touch !

JeanRichard Diverscope

By TLex There have been no new divers from Girard-Perregaux at SIHH this year but sibling company JeanRichard have released a new version of their Diverscope. The Diverscope Automatic now houses a JeanRichard new JR 1000 calibre, its case measure 43mm and is rated to 300m.


© JeanRichard

Many thanks to Peter of the WatchProSite for allowing me to use his real life images below. He was lucky enough to see these two prototypes whilst at SIHH. Click here to read his views.

I love the look of these, they are very tool-like pieces, especially the green version. The Cal. JR 1000 movement also gets my vote.











© PeterCDE

PANERAI Radiomir Egiziano (PAM00341)

By TLex Panerai have outdone themselves with this year's Special Edition PAM00341. Something very special in my opinion.

Based on the original Egiziano commissioned for the Egyptian Navy in 1956. The 60mm beast is as old-skool Panerai as you will get, however it is crafted from high grade titanium and houses an in house Panerai Calibre P.2002 with 8 days power reserve.

The Radiomir Egiziano is limited to 300 pieces and will set you back a nifty 30,000USD. By the way it is rated to 100m.







Below is original an original Radiomir Egiziano with 60mm stainless steel case.


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PANERAI Luminor 1950 Submersible (PAM00305)

By TLex I'm already a huge fan of the 1950 cases as on the PAM 243, so this also appeals to me. The brushed 47mm titanium case gets my vote, the 300m depth rating is more than sufficient, but I would like to have sacrificed the display case back in lieu of a higher depth rating.

On the other hand with Panerai putting a 100% in-house movement into this diver, I can see why they would want it to be seen.

I imagine this is going to be hugely popular, very expensive and a quite difficult to get hold of for a while. Get on a list now if you want one. I'd still take a 243 over this, but then again I have issues.



From Officine Panerai LUMINOR 1950 SUBMERSIBLE 47 mm (PAM00305)

MOVEMENT Automatic mechanical, Panerai P.9000 calibre, executed entirely by Panerai, 13 ¾ lignes, 7.9 mm thick, 28 jewels, Glucydur® balance, 28,800 alternations/hour. Incablock® anti-shock device. Power reserve 3 days, two barrels. 195 components.

FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, calculation of immersion time.

CASE Diameter 47 mm, brushed titanium.
Device protecting the crown: (protected as a Trademark) Brushed titanium.

BEZEL Brushed titanium with polished edges, anti-clockwise unidirectional rotating bezel with graduated scale for calculating the time of immersion and ratchet click at minute intervals.

BACK See-through sapphire crystal.

DIAL Black with luminous hour markers. Date at 3 o'clock, small seconds at 9 o'clock.

CRYSTAL Sapphire, made from corundum, 4 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.

WATER- resistance: 30 bar (300 metres).

STRAP PANERAI personalised rubber strap and large-size brushed titanium buckle.

DWATCH (new hand options)

By TLex Here are the new hand options for the DWATCH. They look fantastic! The first set is very reminiscent of a GP SHII Pro set up and the second set of course Ploprof style. Great work Alon, these are going to be very popular my friend!





© DWATCH

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Diving Navy SEALs

By TLex Here's a first look at JLC's new Master Compressor Diving Navy SEALs series. There are three watches in total. I really like what I see, the black bezels really give the watch a whole new look. The Diving Chronograph GMT is now on my most wanted list!

MC DIVING Alarm Navy SEALs (Limited series of 1500 in grade 5 titanium)



From JLC In 1959, Jaeger-LeCoultre presented the first diver’s watch with alarm, the Memovox Deep Sea. 50 years later, the Manufacture reintroduces this complication in a timepiece created in partnership with the United States Navy SEALs. Equipped with an alarm striking on a suspended gong, its alarm function reminds divers of when they will need to return to the surfaces, while its ceramic bezel echoes that of the Memovox Deep Sea. Its case - capable of withstanding extreme pressure - and its optimal underwater readability make it a genuine professional instrument.

Watch tested for 1000 hours and water-resistant to 30 ATM

Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 956, created in 2008
Mechanical automatic movement, date and alarm. 45-hour power reserve. 28,800 vibrations per hour, 23 jewels, 268 parts, 7.45 mm thick

Master Compressor Diving Chronograph GMT Navy SEALs
(Limited series of 1500 in grade 5 titanium)






Created in partnership with the United States Navy SEALs, the concept and the design of this model were directly inspired by the professional equipment of this elite corps of the United States armed forces. One of the rare chronographs able to withstand water pressure down to 1000 metres – equivalent to the weight of a small car – this timepiece that remains perfectly readable under water is a genuine professional instrument. In addition to the date that appears in a window between the 4 and 5 o’clock hour-markers, its mechanical movement also drives a GMT dual time-zone display.

Watch tested for 1000 hours and water-resistant to 100 ATM

Also available in a limited series of 500 crafted in 18-carat pink gold and water-resistant to 30 ATM

Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 757, created in 2009
Mechanical automatic movement, with movement operating indicator. Chronograph with 12-hour, 30-minute and 60-second functions, hometime/traveltime, date. 65-hour power reserve, 28,800 vibrations per hour, 45 jewels, 304 parts, 6.26 mm thick

MC DIVING Pro Geographic Navy SEALs (Limited series of 300 in 18-carat pink gold)



A technical masterpiece, this timepiece is equipped with a mechanical depth gauge concealed inside a compression chamber positioned on the left-hand outer side of the case. Its movement also powers a multiple time-zone indication, an exceptional feature in a diver’s watch. By simply positioning a city representing the chosen time zone in a window at 6 o’clock instantly displays the time there in a subdial at 9 o’clock. The date is shown in an aperture at 3 o’clock, while the movement operating indicator appears in the lower part of the dial.
Watch tested for 1000 hours and water-resistant to 30 ATM

Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 979, created in 2007
Mechanical automatic movement with depth gauge, 24-hour dual time-zone display (city selector at 6 o’clock), date and movement operating indicator. 48-hour power reserve, 28,800 vibrations per hour, 29 jewels, 274 parts, 7.30 mm thick

Montblanc Sport Chrono DLC

© Montblanc


© Montblanc

* Movement Auto Montblanc Cal. 4810-50125 jwls / 48hrs power-reserve

* Case 44mm X 16mm / DLC / black stainless steel

* Glass Double sapphire crystals / anti reflective coating

* Water-resistance 20AMT / 200m

Sinn U1 'Juwelier Roberto' LE

By TLex Oranges and lemons! I came across these a while back on chrono24 and thought they were pretty fruity looking. Made especially for the well known Essen based Juwelier Roberto in limited runs of 50 pieces of each. All specs, such tegimented submarine steel and 1000m depth rating are as of basic U1 models. You can pick one up from Juwelier Roberto for 1250 Euros.

Boschett 'Cave Dweller' 1000m

© Boschett Timepieces

By TLex: The Boschett 'Cave Dweller' is due for release in a week or so. 1000m, clean black dial, chunky crown and a engraved caseback. For around 400USD it's looking really great! More details and images to follow later. Nice work Keith!

BREMONT Supermarine 500m (cool britannia)

By TLex When I first saw the Supermarine on Roger's site I was immediately interested, especially with Bremont being an emerging British watch company.

Survivalist and adventurer Bear Grylls wears a Bremont and World Champion free diver Sara Campbell has been involved in Bremont's new testing program.

In my opinion the Supermarine seems to be a very nice looking dress diver with some very toolish features, such as a crown locking device, 500m depth rating and by the looks of it, lume that should seriously glow! That's all for now until a full press release surfaces.








'Sara Campbell'


© Bremont

Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk II Pro (Got The Full Set)

My latest acquisition arrived on Friday, my third GP SHII Pro. I got the version with the polished bezel markers and lugs, Ref, 49941-21-631 HDBA. Don't ask me why I have three! Here's a quick look at what is in my humble opinion one of the greatest contemporary dive watches ever made.



The SHII Pro has 44mm x 20.11mm satin-finished G5 Titanium case. It is fitted with 4.85mm thick highly domed sapphire crystal with AR-coating on both sides. It has a screwdown crown at 4 o'clock and a 5.90mm thick domed screwdown caseback, which allows for up to 3000 meters of water-resistance. The SHII Pro has two lateral helium relief valves, one on each side of its case. It houses a GP 033R0 Caliber 11 with 26 jewels and a power reserve of 46hours.





From GP The Sea Hawk Pro 3000m watch is a veritable professional diving instrument, certified to resist pressure to a depth of 3000m. As with all Sea Hawks, the case is immediately identifiable by its crown located at 4 o’clock and its rotating bezel. Different systems and adaptations have been introduced to ensure its performance under extreme circumstances.



The case back is stamped with a very significant symbol: a porpoise snaked around an anchor with a trident. This symbol was attached to a patent filed by Girard-Perregaux in 1898 at the Intellectual Property Office in Germany.