LOUIS ERARD Sportive DIVER

Here’s a pretty great looking new diver from Louis Erard, released as part of the Swiss brands’ new Sportive collection.



I’ve heard of the Louis Erard name before but honestly I have a little or no experience with them, so if you have, I’d love to hear from you.



The Sportive Diver has a pretty familiar spec. A satin-finished Stainless steel case measuring 44mm which is fitted with all the typical diver’s features: a high-domed Sapphire crystal, a screw-down crown and case-back and 200 meters of water-resistance.



I’ve said this a thousand times before; the difference in production costs between 200 and 300m is negligible so why do brands so often just plonk 200m on their first attempt at a diver?



Powering the Sportive Diver is a Sellita SW200-1 automatic movement. There are 5 variants on offer of which 2 are with black PVD.



All steel versions are offered with the choice of either a leather band with contrast stitching or 20mm – 18mm tapering steel bracelet.



I am not convinced that this a typical brand that a collector would aspire to owning but if the price is right then the Sportive Diver is a good a looking dive watch as I’ve seen of late and I’m sure the quality would be on par with any other big Swiss brand.

What do you think?