Monthly Archives: October 2009

Introducing: Helson watch company

Posted on October 29th, 2009

OceanicTime, the prominent blog specialized in diving watches, has exclusive information about the upcoming brand Helson watch company. Judging by the picture available on the Helson Web site plash page, models, which will start shipping in November, will be available on brushed stainless steel or PVD-coated stainless steel. The dial, hands and bezel are available in a range of luminous coatings. As specified in the Super-Luminova [...]

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Introducing: Ralph-Tech

Posted on October 27th, 2009

Developed by Franck Huyghe to provide rugged diving watches, Ralph Tech is one of the rare brands to offer an hybrid movement on one of its collections. The other collections consist of an automatic chronograph and an automatic watch. Ralth Tech watches use a cusion-shape case design with rotating bezel available with several surface colours and are black or grey dials.

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Introducing: Vigoria Miletto dive watch

Posted on October 23rd, 2009

tLex, the editor of diving watches resource OceanicTime recently took advantage of the discounts to acquire one of the VM (Vigoria Miletto) dive watches. VM is a new brand featuring diving and saturation diving watches. The designs are very angular and agressive, probably to suggest the watches’ imperviousness to water. At the time of writing, they give out big discounts on [...]

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Deep Blue Master 2000

Posted on October 22nd, 2009

Revealed by prominent diving watch blog OceanicTime, Deep Blue will start shipping on November 1rst their latest saturation diving watch, the Master 2000. Built to withstand 200 BARRecognized by the International System of Units, BAR replaced ATM (atmosphere) as the standard unit of pressure. Interestingly, 1 BAR comes close to the air pressure at sea level; [...]

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Introducing: LÜM-TEC

Posted on October 18th, 2009

LÜM-TEC has made its specialty to sell watches with particularly bright varieties of photoluminescent watches using strontium aluminate-based coatings. The brand features some designs inspired by aviation, but it is refreshing to see that they walk the extra mile and come up with original designs. LÜM-TEC also uses out-of-the-ordinary movements, like the twin barrel vintage [...]

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Boschett taking orders for upgraded Cave Dweller

Posted on October 17th, 2009

We’ve already introduced Boschett on this blog, but dive watch resource OceanicTime now informs that the company has started taking orders for their Cave Dweller, which will start shipping in November. Boschett has been busy upgrading their Cave Dweller which features the ubiquitous Miyota 8215, an automatic movement that we see more and more in independent watch projects, partly [...]

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Introducing: Korsberk watch company

Posted on October 13th, 2009

Korsberk currently features two models on their web Site, the Oceaneer and the Ocean Explorer. Both models feature the ubiquitous ETA 2824-2 and a German-made saturation-diving stainless steel case. Korsberk has started taking input from dive watch enthusiasts on their forum to develop a new model, the Sea Rover:

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Pictures of sAs prototype

Posted on October 12th, 2009

Prominent diving watches resource OceanicTime has posted teaser pictures of the upcoming sAs cusion-shaped saturation-diving watch. Click here to go to the article.

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Benarus Megalodon, not for the faint of heart

Posted on October 12th, 2009

Benarus has unveiled the sample pictures and is taking pre-orders for the first batch of 100 pieces of its new Megalodon, a saturation-diving watch designed to withstand 250 BARRecognized by the International System of Units, BAR replaced ATM (atmosphere) as the standard unit of pressure. Interestingly, 1 BAR comes close to the air pressure at sea level; and roughly amounts [...]

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new Zinex diving models

Posted on October 7th, 2009

We reported earlier on that Zinex Uhrenfabrik was working on new diving collections. The new models are now available to see and pre-order on their Web site. The Trimix collection features a watch and a GMT satudation-diving models with two case colours (steel or black PVD) and three dial colours (black, blue and orange). The [...]

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