Dive Watch Releases / Articles
From BULER 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 quartzFUNCTIONS hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph, date, tachometerCASE stainless steel / unidirectional rotating bezel / screw-down crown and backWATER-resistance 200mGLASS sapphire crystalDIAL silvered, black, pink gold plated with carbon fibre motifs 30-minute, 1/10 seconds and small seconds at 9, 6 and 3 o'clockBRACELET stainless steel with folding pressure-lock clasp
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.
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 metres 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. 
Movement: Self-winding mechanical movement, calibre FL 304, 28,800 vib/h, 25 jewels, 297 components Power reserve of 40 hours
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date, chronograph, 3 time zones
Case: Titanium Grade 2, diameter 46mm x 18mm Screwed and engraved caseback
Glass: Cambered anti-refl ective sapphire crystal
Dial: Galvanic black with special 'guilloché' and
rotating flange, large numbers
Strap: Black rubber with buckle
Water-resistance: 100m / 10ATMThe Bathy V.2 Depth Meter
© Favre-Leuba
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.
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
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 2008Mechanical 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 2009Mechanical 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 2007Mechanical 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
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