They tell the time and date, they look pretty on our wrists; some can even be used for measuring elapsed dive-time.
Here’s an innovative new dive watch that does all the above and more; oh, and it looks like proper diving-instrument to boot.
Introducing the new Hydrosphere from Reservoir; faithful to the technical demands of dive watches, it offers a fresh new perspective on dive-time with a dial that has a single needle.
The Hydrosphere comes with an operation indicator at the base of the needle and a disc that turns with each second that passes.
Inspired by a Scuba diver’s pressure-gauges, the Hydrosphere’s satin-finished, 45mm, 316L Stainless Steel case is equipped with a unidirectional, rotational diver’s bezel and a Helium Escape Valve.
The bezel has a ceramic inlay that comes with a double scale. The purpose of the dual scales is to allow the diver to read dive-time at different diving depths (before and after the retrograde minute hand’s return).
In addition to the special bezel and HEV, the Hydrosphere has a screw-down case-back and crown, an AR-treated Sapphire crystal, and is water-resistant to 250 meters.
Powering the watch is a self-winding mechanical movement with 37 hours of power-reserve. Its complications include:
retrograde minutes, jump hour, power-reserve indicator, date and a patented proprietary 124-pieces module on its ETA 2824-2 caliber.
The Hydrosphere comes on 316L Stainless steel bracelet that is screwed to the main-case. It has a brushed finish with a bladed folding clasp and a diver’s extension system.
There are three versions of the Hydrosphere: the Black Fin, the Blue Hole and the Air Gauge (white). It has a price of 4300USD plus taxes.
Thoughts? This is such cool dive watch (complicated looking but cool); while it should appeal greatly to the technically-minded scuba diver;
it will likely leave the rest of us latent and wannabe scuba divers scratching our heads!
It's an amazing piece. Purchased one (Blackfin)
ReplyDeleteGreat choice - congrats!
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