TUTIMA M2 Seven Seas SIGNAL ORANGE & YELLOW

What a difference a color can make; few colors advertise a dive watch’s true intent than bold orange or perhaps a bright yellow. 

This is why Tutima’s diver’s model has been transformed with the inclusion of two new dial colors for Summer 2021 – introducing the new M2 Seven Seas Signal Orange & Yellow models.

So what’s signal orange when it’s at home, I hear you tentatively ask. Tbh, apart from being an historic Porsche color (which btw has sod all to do with this), what Tutima are calling signal orange and yellow, I assume are safety or lifeboat orange and yellow.

The hues of orange or yellow are used to separate objects (such as a man overboard in his life-jacket - his chubby little legs dangling precariously in shark infested waters) apart from their surroundings. 

Moreover because of how clearly they standout against the blue sea, these are considered archetypal aquatic sports colors.

Below the waves, it (orange) is also considered to be one of the most highly visible colors (although in fact, it tends to disappear from sight from around 25 – 30 feet down). 

Yellow, too for the same reasons is also a popular diving color. Tutima has used these two colors to great effect for the dials of the M2 Seven Seas as well as the rubberized undersides and stitching of the watches’ Kevlar straps. 

The dials are punctuated with white SuperLuminova hands and indexes. No lune on the sweep seconds, though!

Meanwhile the M2 Seven Seas is otherwise unchanged with its: 44mm in diameter Titanium case which is water-resistant to 500 meters, its AR-coated Sapphire crystal, unidirectional diver’s bezel and screw-down crown. The case-back is adorned with a tall ship (sailing the seven seas) motif.

Powering the collection is a Swiss automatic Tutima caliber 330 with 25 jewels, a beat-rate of 28,800 vph and a power-reserve of approx. 38hrs – plus Tutima’s gold seal proudly stamped on the rotor.

The new M2 Seven Seas Signal Orange & Yellow models are available with either black Kevlar straps with a color-coded rubber undersides and folding clasps, or a Titanium bracelets. 

The collection already includes a black or this lovely blue faced variant, belwo. MSRP is 1’900USD on Kevlar or 2’300USD on its Titanium bracelet. 

Click HERE if  you want to see a Tutima diver in action plus a World-class, free-diver stood  unashamedly on the ice in a pair of pink Crocs! 

Thoughts? There was a time that I felt that these types of watches were little bit ordinary but honestly with the diver’s segment literally saturated with vintage and retro designs; it’s refreshing to see some more contemporary styles on offer. 

When I say modern, I mean designs that don’t hark back to the 50s, 60s or 70s because these watches have a late 90s early noughties vibe imo. 

But what do you think; have you had your fill of vinatge re-editions, is it time for a shake up? Isn’t time someone started exploring the 80s and 90s? Do you like these new colors? Let us know in the comments.