The worlds most unusual watches
The worlds most unusual watches
The Russian diver watch is a classic “big watch”, the original measured 78mm including the crown with a height of 15mm and a weight of 280 gms (over half a lb). The original was the Zlatoust Caliber 191-yC divers watch which came out in the early 1950’s and is still in production at the…
“The Arnie“ Seiko H558-5009 The Seiko H558-5009 was the first dive watch to feature a digital alarm chronograph with combination analog display. Its nickname came about because it was a favourite watch of Arnold Schwarzenegger and he wore it in “Commando”(1985) and “Predator”(1987) In order to build a watch that was rugged enough for…
“The Marine Master“ Seiko SBDX 001 The Seiko Marine Master soon garnered a high reputation among Seiko dive watch enthusiasts, for many becoming the definitive Seiko dive watch. The Marine Master is part of Seiko’s high end Professional Divers Series, those with water resistance above 200m developed for use in saturation diving. Though a…
“The Sumo“ Seiko SBDC line of dive watches. With the “Sumo” Seiko marked its return to high grade, reasonably priced dive watches that came with a hacking, hand winding automatic movement. The Seiko Sumo represents a super price/performance ratio. For a mechanical movement it keeps excellent time and is very sturdy. The fit and…
“The Samurai“ SBDA-series – Titanium (Japan only) SNM-series – Stainless Steel (International) (SBDA005 pictured) There have been various reasons attributed to “The Samurai’s” nickname, including that the watch hands resemble a samurai sword…or that it came about due to photos that were initially circulated of the watch in front of a Japanese castle. Whatever…
The SeikoTuna This Seiko Dive watch, SBBN007 got its nickname due to its similarity to a can of Tuna (when viewed from the side.) The Seiko Tuna is part of the Prospex line of Seiko Dive watches which are a range of upscale watches from Seiko, and the overall build quality and specifications are…
“The Monster” SKX781K Orange Monster.[In Japan : SKX781K3] SKX779K Black Monster. SKZ203K Yellow Monster – Limited Edition 300 Pieces. SKZ243K Red Monster – Limited Edition 1313 Pieces. SKZ213K Blue Monster – Limited Production Run. The Seiko Orange Monster is probably the best known of this series. Few dive watches costing under $200 capture peoples…
This is an interesting combination, a contrast of styles; a moonphase function, something more usually associated with classical complication watches is featured on this divers watch by Linde Werdelin. In a way it brings to mind the Nivrel Shark Sea Dive Watch which also combined a complication – in that that case a Tourbillon,…