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Dive Watch Wednesday: Introducing the Tudor Heritage Black Bay “One” for Only Watch 2015

Not only will Tudor be participating in this year’s Only Watch charity auction, but the watch the brand has presented for it may well be the most beautiful version of its Heritage Black Bay model to date. The Tudor Heritage Black Bay “One,” a unique piece, comes with the same 41-mm case and 2824 movement...

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Jul 8, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Franc Vila Launches the Intrepido Diver Superligero

We at DiveIntoWatches.com recently discovered another new dive watch for 2015 that we somehow didn’t catch when we were in Baselworld. The Franc Vila Intrepido Diver Superligero (Ref. FVi62) is the indie brand’s first attempt at creating a model with a divers’ bezel. The watch comes with a titanium case offering 300 meters of water...

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Jun 17, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Hands-on with ZRC Grands Fonds 300

In this dive watch review, we take a look at ZRC's re-edition of the Grands Fonds 300. Here's what you need to know about this rather unique looking diver from the past with the crown positioned a 6 o’clock.

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Jun 10, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: The Return of the ZRC Grands Fonds 300

We review the reintroduction of the rather unique-looking French dive watch, the ZRC Grands Fonds 300.

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Jun 3, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: 10 Mechanical Dive Watches for Women

Dive watches tend to be among the chunkier types of timepieces, which has always made it difficult to find one small enough to be suitable for most ladies‘ wrists — whether you’re choosing for yourself or as a gift for that special someone above and below the water. It gets even more complicated if you...

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May 27, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Hands-on with the Clerc Hydroscaph Chronograph

In 2008, Geneva-based brand Clerc launched a dive watch that was rather different from anything else in the category: The Clerc Hydroscaph introduced, among other features, a unique, octagonal bezel design and an unusual locking mechanism to operate it. It also features an ultra-complex case construction and flexible lugs. Three years later, the increasingly prominent...

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May 20, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: 5 Contemporary Titanium Dive Watches

Even though Seiko was the first watch company to use titanium for a watch case back in the 1970s, it was IWC that first commercially launched a watch made entirely out of titanium in the ’80s. Why titanium? It’s a material with high tensile strength and toughness, yet comparably light in weight and, most importantly,...

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May 13, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Hands-on with the Omega Seamaster ETNZ Chrono

While Omega’s new Globemaster range was one of the brand’s more discussed launches at this year’s Baselworld, its latest Seamaster Chronograph edition for Team New Zealand (ETNZ) was probably one of the most overlooked new releases — which is reflected by how difficult it still is to find official information about it. Fortunately, we at...

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May 6, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Hands-on With the Christopher Ward Trident 600

In this WT dive watch review, we take a look at Christopher Ward's C60 Trident GMT 600 diver's watch, 42 mm version with racing-green bezel insert.

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Apr 22, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Red Alert – Underwater with the Tissot Seastar 1000

For this week’s Dive Watch Wednesday column, let’s put aside the question of how many mechanical dive watches are actually being used for diving today. Let’s instead assume that most of them are in fact being used for this intended purpose, and focus on the aspect of functionality.

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Apr 17, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Hands-on with the Ball Watch Skindiver II

In this dive watch review, we take a look at the Ball Watch Skindiver II (Ref. DM3108A-SCJ-BK).

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Apr 8, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Our Top Five Dive Watches From Baselworld 2015

WT contributor reports that, at least for the moment, mechanical dive watches are not yet an endangered species, and he lists some of his personal top picks from watch brands Blancpain, Sinn, Omega, Seiko, Tudor and Oris.

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Mar 25, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: How to Turn Any Watch Into a Dive Watch

If you want to take pictures under water, you can either use a regular camera in a matching, separate underwater case, or simply opt for a waterproof camera that comes with an already-sealed case. Chances are that, as a diver, you would go for the separate-case option (offering increased water resistance, versatility and a broader...

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Mar 11, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Plunging Into the Past With the New Zodiac Sea Wolf

In Spring 2014, Zodiac teased the return of the legendary Zodiac Sea Wolf, a popular and affordable dive watch model from the early ’50s (it was introduced somewhere between 1953 and 1955 and reached a production volume of 10,000 pieces in 1964). Since we don’t normally get officially introduced to watches a year before their...

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Mar 4, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Here’s the One Rolex Watch in Lucerne You Can’t Buy

The recently restored “Mesoscaph” submarine, designed in 1963 by Auguste Piccard, is the largest civilian submarine and also one of the newest attractions at the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne. It is the centerpiece of a new exhibition dedicated to three generations of a family of explorers (Aguste, Jacques, and Bertrand). Another new...

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Feb 18, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: 6 Dive Watches for Gold Hunters

As dive watches are supposed to be “tool watches,” you’d normally expect them to be made in stainless steel or titanium. Maybe in carbon fiber or ceramic, if you are looking for something more avant-garde, or even in bronze if you are interested in a more nostalgic or organic look. While gold certainly isn’t considered...

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Feb 11, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Two Swiss-Made, Affordable Dive Watches That Got Better Over Time

In our review of the Tissot Seastar 1000 and Certina DS Action Diver, we think it's important to note that both of these mechanical dive watch models are priced below $1,000, and both were improved shortly after their launch, which makes them an even more attractive option to those in search of an affordable Swiss made dive watch.

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Feb 4, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: A (Very) Few Dive Watch Highlights from SIHH 2015

At last year’s SIHH, IWC launched a whopping 15 new Aquatimer models, and Cartier introduced its very first true dive watch, the Calibre de Cartier Diver. This year, at SIHH 2015, the dive watch pickings were rather slim in comparison.

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Jan 28, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Private-Label Dive Watches Aren’t as New as You Think

It seems like the dive watch category has inspired more “micro-brands” and “boutique brands” over the last few years to start a watch business than has any other watch category in the industry. Of course, while some of these recent start-ups have attempted to produce their very own ideal of “the perfect diver,” many others...

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Jan 21, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: 2 New 50th Anniversary Seiko Dive Watches

In this dive watch article, we take a look at two limited edition, anniversary watches from Seiko, the Seiko Marinemaster 50th Anniversary limited edition and the Seiko Prospex Diver 200.

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Jan 7, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

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