Look beyond the obvious derivative style with its Mercedes hour hand and such and this new offering from Edox perhaps has the making of a rather nice looking dive watch.
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That is though, if you can overlook one further digression from the brand’s marketing department who have released the watch along with an intriguing yarn about the watch’s origins.
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A mysterious drawing was said to be found in Edox’s archives.
This was a sketch of a long-lost wristwatch, the SkyDiver which came along with a scrawled note reading: “1973 special production in strictly limited edition.”
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A long-retired Edox watchmaker shed light on the story. The SkyDiver, he said, was rumored to be a secret project for a mysterious, wealthy Swiss colonel.
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The anonymous colonel wanted an exclusive timepiece for elite mountain paratroopers under his command. The watch had to be dependable and rugged – just like his troops.
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He chose Edox because of the brand’s exceptional water-resistant watches, able to handle any situation the paratroopers might face - on land, air or sea. The colonel insisted on total secrecy.
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Wow, I thought it was only brands like Invicta and Uboat who enjoyed telling fairy tales and other bedtime stories.
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Is this perhaps Edox’s tongue in cheek way of saying we recognize our watch’s close resemblance to the Submariner.
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Regardless, Edox has released the new SkyDiver, in celebration of its 135-year-long history and for aficionados of fine military watches.
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Powered by an automatic three-hand Swiss movement caliber 80, the 300m water-resistant SkyDiver features a divers' bezel and a parachute motif-engraved case-back.
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Its 2mm-thick Sapphire crystal and the Superluminova X1 on hands and indexes guarantee scratch-resistance and readability in poor light conditions.
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Like its mysterious 1970s predecessor, the 2019 SkyDiver is a strictly limited edition to 555 pieces.
It has been presented in a special leather pouch, with an additional vintage leather strap.
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BTW, it is said that on August 1 1973, the Edox SkyDiver was handed over to each paratrooper at a ceremony in the Swiss Alps.
But to this day no-one really knows if the tale is fact or fantastic fiction.
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Thoughts? Actually I quite like the watch, and the yarn gave me a bit of chuckle over my morning coffee.
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Now, if Edox would be good enough to present me one of these watches in a secret ceremony in the Swiss Alps I will gladly attend at their earliest convenience.
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