WEMPE Iron Walker Automatic DIVER

Wempe has a new internal bezel diver’s watch – inspired not by the ocean but by a world as equally awe inspiring and as far removed from the terrestrial world that we inhabit, and perhaps a good deal more inviting of danger –



a daunting world, hundreds of feet up that was once the workplace of fearless construction workers working on New York’s skyscrapers during the 1920s and 30s.

Those guys were known as “Iron Walkers” and they were utterly badass!



The new Wempe Glashütte I/SA Iron Walker pays tribute to them with a collection of 16 models among them are these two great-looking diver’s watches.



The Iron Walker Automatic Diver’s Watch with its center seconds hand, date display, and internal rotating bezel fulfills all stringent criteria of the ISO and DIN standards for diver’s watches.



Its 42mm Stainless steel case with a height of 11.70mm has a water-resistance to 300 meters and features a either a black or blue dial.



Further diver’s features include: a 2x screw-down crown, an internal rotational diver’s bezel with 15min scale, a Sapphire crystal and a solid screw-down case-back.



Brightly glowing Swiss Super-Luminova has been coated on the hands and hour markers to ensure perfect readability in the dark.



Power comes from a self-winding ETA 2892-A2 movement. The watch is presented on a solid Stainless steel link bracelet with a trip-lock diver’s clasp. MSRP is 3’450USD.



Thoughts? At a glance there’s a bit of an Aquatimer vibe – most likely from the dive-time scale but on further inspection we have a good-looking new diver.



Not utterly unique but with lovely clean lines and a contemporary masculine aesthetic.

I particularly like the solid piece of steel that sits in-between the two crowns – gives the watch such a purposeful look. What do you think?