With its matte black dial and single red line of text, this Subphotique is more than a nod and a wink to those historic divers of the 60s.
What do you think? This or ZRC?
2018-04-29
TRITON Subphotique REDLINE Limited Edition
This is the Triton Subphotique Sport Black Redline TR-01 Ref. TB-BSCAGOM. It has been released in a Limited Edition of just 63 pieces as is typical of Triton LEs.
With its matte black dial and single red line of text, this Subphotique is more than a nod and a wink to those historic divers of the 60s.
What do you think? This or ZRC?
With its matte black dial and single red line of text, this Subphotique is more than a nod and a wink to those historic divers of the 60s.
What do you think? This or ZRC?
2018-04-27
BREITLING Exospace B55 YACHTING
Aviators, Motor racers - divers? No, not them (yet) but now also sailors; Breitling’s high-tech, intelligent chronograph, the Exospace B55 has equipped them all.
For 2018 the Exospace B55 gets a new look plus relevant functionality fit for the world of yachting.
Featuring a Breitling Manufacture Caliber B55, the multifunction, smartphone-connected Exospace B55 Yachting with its strong, lightweight Titanium case, presented on a sporty blue rubber strap has been reinvented for yachting professionals and regatta competitors.
It is equipped Breitling’s thermos-compensated quartz electronic movement which powers a chronograph with analog as well as 12- and 24-hour digital displays, all clearly visible through a Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides.
The chronograph has a clever countdown system, featuring audio, visual, and vibrating alarms and indications. If a race judge stops a countdown, it is easy to re-sync the watch to the new countdown when it resumes.
The watch stores split times, which can be read instantaneously on the watch’s digital screen or, when the Exospace is synchronized to a smartphone, on the phone’s display. Furthermore it should provide hours of enjoyment soaking in the bath alongside your rubber ducky!
Thoughts? This is seriously cool – are Breitling one step away from making a dive computer? Who’d like to see that? ;)
For 2018 the Exospace B55 gets a new look plus relevant functionality fit for the world of yachting.
Featuring a Breitling Manufacture Caliber B55, the multifunction, smartphone-connected Exospace B55 Yachting with its strong, lightweight Titanium case, presented on a sporty blue rubber strap has been reinvented for yachting professionals and regatta competitors.
It is equipped Breitling’s thermos-compensated quartz electronic movement which powers a chronograph with analog as well as 12- and 24-hour digital displays, all clearly visible through a Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides.
The chronograph has a clever countdown system, featuring audio, visual, and vibrating alarms and indications. If a race judge stops a countdown, it is easy to re-sync the watch to the new countdown when it resumes.
The watch stores split times, which can be read instantaneously on the watch’s digital screen or, when the Exospace is synchronized to a smartphone, on the phone’s display. Furthermore it should provide hours of enjoyment soaking in the bath alongside your rubber ducky!
Thoughts? This is seriously cool – are Breitling one step away from making a dive computer? Who’d like to see that? ;)
2018-04-26
DEEP BLUE Mil T-100 Tritium DIVER with FLAT BLUE TUBES
Retinas beware, here’s a new Tritium model from Deep Blue Watches in a choice of 6 good-looking variants.
The new Mil T-100 features 11 x flat blue Tritium Tubes for a strong all-night-long glow. In addition to these there are double orange Tubes at 12 o’clock and hands also with orange Tritium Tubes.
The DB Mil T-100 has solid 316L Stainless steel case measuring 44.5mm in diameter by 16mm thick with a lug-lug length of 51mm.
It has a water-resistance of 500 meters and is equipped with: a 120 click unidirectional diver’s bezel with Tritium Tube 12hr marker.
Powering the Mil T-100 is Seiko NH 35 automatic mechanical movement with a date function, 24 jewels and a power-reserve of 40 hours.
Further divers features include: a screwed in crown with welded crown tube, a screwed in solid Stainless steel case-back and Sapphire crystal.
The case-backs are etched a diver logo along with their individual serial number.
Finally the Mil T-100 is delivered either on a 22mm black and grey striped NATO or a special divers strap with color-coded to dial DB logo.
The new Mil T-100 features 11 x flat blue Tritium Tubes for a strong all-night-long glow. In addition to these there are double orange Tubes at 12 o’clock and hands also with orange Tritium Tubes.
The DB Mil T-100 has solid 316L Stainless steel case measuring 44.5mm in diameter by 16mm thick with a lug-lug length of 51mm.
It has a water-resistance of 500 meters and is equipped with: a 120 click unidirectional diver’s bezel with Tritium Tube 12hr marker.
Powering the Mil T-100 is Seiko NH 35 automatic mechanical movement with a date function, 24 jewels and a power-reserve of 40 hours.
Further divers features include: a screwed in crown with welded crown tube, a screwed in solid Stainless steel case-back and Sapphire crystal.
The case-backs are etched a diver logo along with their individual serial number.
Finally the Mil T-100 is delivered either on a 22mm black and grey striped NATO or a special divers strap with color-coded to dial DB logo.
SEIKO Prospex Fieldmaster DIGITAL
I might have shot myself in the foot by starting to post these FIELDMASTERs because Seiko Japan are banging them as fast as a pair of horny rabbits knock out a litter of bunnies, but what the hell; they look good and possess more than the required credentials to pass as basic divers.
There are currently 5 references in this new digital lineup – all watches have the exact same spec. and functionality, it’s merely aesthetic differences that separate them. Actually all but one have the same 30,000JPY+tax price tag, too. Dunno why, but ref. SBEP001 is 28,000.
Powering the watches is a Seiko Solar Caliber S802 which has an operating time of approx. 5 months from fully charged and a power reserve of approx. 20 months. It is accurate to within ±20 seconds per month.
Functions include: power save, three-channel daily alarm, timer / stop-watch, world time with 44 cities, dual-time zone and a sound demonstration function.
The case measures: H49.9mm x W49.5mm x D14.1mm with a lug-width of 21mm and a weight of 80g. The case is fitted with a turning diver’s bezel, case-back secured via 4x screws and 200 meters of water-resistance.
Shown here are refs. SBEP001 plain black, SBEP003 Pepsi, SBEP005 gold elements, SBEP007 on green NATO, SBEP009 red dial text.
Thoughts? I like ‘em but not as much as the analog versions. Are Prospex coming after G-SHOCK? What do you think?
There are currently 5 references in this new digital lineup – all watches have the exact same spec. and functionality, it’s merely aesthetic differences that separate them. Actually all but one have the same 30,000JPY+tax price tag, too. Dunno why, but ref. SBEP001 is 28,000.
Powering the watches is a Seiko Solar Caliber S802 which has an operating time of approx. 5 months from fully charged and a power reserve of approx. 20 months. It is accurate to within ±20 seconds per month.
Functions include: power save, three-channel daily alarm, timer / stop-watch, world time with 44 cities, dual-time zone and a sound demonstration function.
The case measures: H49.9mm x W49.5mm x D14.1mm with a lug-width of 21mm and a weight of 80g. The case is fitted with a turning diver’s bezel, case-back secured via 4x screws and 200 meters of water-resistance.
Shown here are refs. SBEP001 plain black, SBEP003 Pepsi, SBEP005 gold elements, SBEP007 on green NATO, SBEP009 red dial text.
Thoughts? I like ‘em but not as much as the analog versions. Are Prospex coming after G-SHOCK? What do you think?
2018-04-25
THREE discontinued DIVERS I wish I owned
Regrets, I’ve had a few! Here are three über-cool dive watches that at the time I passed on for other things that I wish I hadn’t. :(
TAG Heuer Super Professional 1000M (latest Gen.)
First released in the mid-80s; it came in sand-blasted Stainless steel and was supplied with a kit that included: a spare rubber diver’s strap, a separate rubber wetsuit extension strap, a decompression table and strap changing tool.
Other variants of the watch included a bloody cool black PVD version and a spurious-looking variant with a gold bezel. Great info. on it HERE.
At the time (just before the turn of the millennium), it was a tossup between the TAG Heuer Super Professional 1000M and a Breitling Superocean Professional 1524M. Unfortunately I was seduced by the additional water-resistance and the swanky Breitling name.
ZODIAC Super Seawolf 100 ATM (2nd Gen.)
It was in production between 1998 and 2001. Targeted as a direct competitor to the TAG Heuer Super Pro, it was characterized by its huge buzz-saw diver’s bezel and serpent-headed min. hand. Like the TAG, it had an unmistakable appearance, was powered by a Swiss ETA auto and 1000m of WR. Great info. on it HERE.
A mint one came up on my radar for sale in 2010 – I shoulda’ jumped on it but another collector who I know did; fair play to him.
Baume et Mercier Capeland S XXL
Released in the early noughties, this watch boasted a Titanium case with a tough Stainless steel bezel and a beautiful woven yellow Kevlar dial. A rare black faced one was released in South American market. The XXL was supplied with two straps – one in Kevlar with yellow stitching and one which was a special rubber divers strap designed to fit comfortably over a wet-suit. Great info. on it HERE.
At the time (2006) I decided to buy a 2nd GP SHII Pro instead, which was on sale BNIB through a grey market dealer for just 3600USD. I still have two SHII Pros – I wish I had one of these, tho.
All three models have been discontinued for well over a decade or more. All three brands are currently operating – TAG and Zodiac are kinda’ focused on bringing back historic models (Zodiac more so), so reissues are possible. B&M aren’t likely to do a reissue anytime soon.
TAG Heuer Super Professional 1000M (latest Gen.)
First released in the mid-80s; it came in sand-blasted Stainless steel and was supplied with a kit that included: a spare rubber diver’s strap, a separate rubber wetsuit extension strap, a decompression table and strap changing tool.
Other variants of the watch included a bloody cool black PVD version and a spurious-looking variant with a gold bezel. Great info. on it HERE.
At the time (just before the turn of the millennium), it was a tossup between the TAG Heuer Super Professional 1000M and a Breitling Superocean Professional 1524M. Unfortunately I was seduced by the additional water-resistance and the swanky Breitling name.
ZODIAC Super Seawolf 100 ATM (2nd Gen.)
It was in production between 1998 and 2001. Targeted as a direct competitor to the TAG Heuer Super Pro, it was characterized by its huge buzz-saw diver’s bezel and serpent-headed min. hand. Like the TAG, it had an unmistakable appearance, was powered by a Swiss ETA auto and 1000m of WR. Great info. on it HERE.
A mint one came up on my radar for sale in 2010 – I shoulda’ jumped on it but another collector who I know did; fair play to him.
Baume et Mercier Capeland S XXL
Released in the early noughties, this watch boasted a Titanium case with a tough Stainless steel bezel and a beautiful woven yellow Kevlar dial. A rare black faced one was released in South American market. The XXL was supplied with two straps – one in Kevlar with yellow stitching and one which was a special rubber divers strap designed to fit comfortably over a wet-suit. Great info. on it HERE.
At the time (2006) I decided to buy a 2nd GP SHII Pro instead, which was on sale BNIB through a grey market dealer for just 3600USD. I still have two SHII Pros – I wish I had one of these, tho.
All three models have been discontinued for well over a decade or more. All three brands are currently operating – TAG and Zodiac are kinda’ focused on bringing back historic models (Zodiac more so), so reissues are possible. B&M aren’t likely to do a reissue anytime soon.
MB&F HM7 Aquapod Ti GREEN
Be you Kermit, be you Hulk, be you any other green dive watch – step aside; there’s a new green god in town and it’s wearing an MB&F badge, it is of course the jellyfish inspired, HM7 Aquapod in a gorgeous green getup.
Now that I’ve got the alliteration outta’ the way with, let’s see what (asides its color) separates this new variant apart from its Cnidarian cousins.
Actually not an awful lot, but there is one physical change – whereas Titanium versions had previously come with either blue or black ceramic bezels inlays, this new green variant makes use of a Sapphire crystal insert.
The HM7 Aquapod Ti Green has been Limited to 50 pieces. Like other HM7s it is home to an in-house, central 60-second flying tourbillon which is comprised of 303-components.
Like some real jellyfish, the HM7 glows in the dark thanks to SuperLumiNova and AGT Ultra: on the hour and minute numerals, around the inside of the movement and along the tentacle-like winding rotor.
Thoughts? How comes every time when haute horology and diver’s watches cross paths, the watchmakers are only ever interested in the haute horology side of things –
would it hurt to actually create something this incredible that performed equally as exceptionally as a dive watch?!
Now that I’ve got the alliteration outta’ the way with, let’s see what (asides its color) separates this new variant apart from its Cnidarian cousins.
Actually not an awful lot, but there is one physical change – whereas Titanium versions had previously come with either blue or black ceramic bezels inlays, this new green variant makes use of a Sapphire crystal insert.
The HM7 Aquapod Ti Green has been Limited to 50 pieces. Like other HM7s it is home to an in-house, central 60-second flying tourbillon which is comprised of 303-components.
Like some real jellyfish, the HM7 glows in the dark thanks to SuperLumiNova and AGT Ultra: on the hour and minute numerals, around the inside of the movement and along the tentacle-like winding rotor.
Thoughts? How comes every time when haute horology and diver’s watches cross paths, the watchmakers are only ever interested in the haute horology side of things –
would it hurt to actually create something this incredible that performed equally as exceptionally as a dive watch?!
2018-04-24
CHRISTOPHER WARD C60 Trident 316L Ltd YELLOW
CW has released a bright new yellow faced variant of their special 316L Limited Edition C60 Trident.
The watch remains identical to all previous Trident 316L watches, safe the sunny new dial.
Basic spec. includes a 43mm 316L Stainless steel case with 600 meters of water-resistance as well as usual features such as divers bezel and Sapphire crystal.
Power comes from a Swiss made Sellita SW200-1 anti-shock system and 38hrs of power-reserve.
The watch has four different strap / bracelet options than include: leather, NATO, rubber or Stainless steel.
MSRP is £710 NATO - £795 Steel. The watch can be pre-ordered now with an early May delivery.
Thoughts? This would look perfect on a black NATO with yellow pinstripes.
The watch remains identical to all previous Trident 316L watches, safe the sunny new dial.
Basic spec. includes a 43mm 316L Stainless steel case with 600 meters of water-resistance as well as usual features such as divers bezel and Sapphire crystal.
Power comes from a Swiss made Sellita SW200-1 anti-shock system and 38hrs of power-reserve.
The watch has four different strap / bracelet options than include: leather, NATO, rubber or Stainless steel.
MSRP is £710 NATO - £795 Steel. The watch can be pre-ordered now with an early May delivery.
Thoughts? This would look perfect on a black NATO with yellow pinstripes.
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