HERMES Clipper SPORT

By TLex Here's the new Clipper Sport from Herm�s. It is available in three dial and strap colors: blue, orange or red. Its case has a diameter of 41mm. It has a water-resistance of 100m. It houses an automatic mechanical movement.



Special features include a 'H' moulded rubber divers strap. The watch will be officially unveiled at Basel 2013 . . .

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OBRIS MORGAN Nevon

By TLex Introducing Obris Morgan and their debut divers model, the 'Nevon'. OM, who are a Hong Kong based watch company have four watch series: 'F' Flieger type, 'R' Retro, 'D' Diver type, and 'T' Tactical type.



All of their watches are assembled and tested in-house. Although their watches are 'affordable', they are still subjected to stringent quality control, insuring that each and every automatic movement is reliable and accurate.



The Nevon, with its clean, classic vintage good looks makes use of a 'Flieger' type case, only stretched to a more substantial size. It has been constructed from 316L Stainless steel. Dimensions inc. 43mm diameter, 14mm thickness with a lug to lug width of 49mm and a lug width 22mm.



The case has a water-resistance of 20 ATM / 200 meters. It is fitted with: a 120 click-type uni-directional rotational timing bezel, a Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on its inside and a solid 316L Stainless steel caseback.



The bezel is 'sterile' except for a 12hr luminous marker. The caseback is engraved with the 'OB' logo. Both the screwdown crown and case are available in three finishes: micro bead-blasted, brushed or black PVD.



The watch dial, which is in black, gray or navy is with thickly printed (white) BGW9 SuperLuminova indices. The mirror finished diamond cut skeletonized hour hand, second hand and yellow serpent-head minute hand have been filled with BGW9 SuperLuminova. BGW9 emits a blue light.



The watch is powered by a Japanese made Miyota 8215 automatic calibre with a frequency of 21,600 bph (beats per hour) an accuracy of +/- 10 sec/day.



The movement is non-hacking - meaning when the crown is extended during time changing the second hand continues to sweep. The movement is held in place by a 316L Stainless steel movement holder.



The Nevon come on a  5 links 316L Stainless steel bracelet. It has a total length of 185mm and thickness of 5mm. The total weight of the watch is 240g.



Here's the interesting part - the watches are priced between as little as 249USD and 269USD. There are a total 14 different case finishes, dial and handset configurations! That's a lot of watch for a very modest amount of money. 



I personally have not tried one yet, but must admit I find the look of the watch very appealing! For further details please follow the link embedded in the OM logo below . . .

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EXT�tico REGULADOR renders

By TLex Credit where credit is due - EXT�tico are putting forward some highly innovative and original design concepts.



Here's one such example. The REGULADOR takes its inspiration from a divers regulator.



It features an oversized crown and specialized lugs for a custom rubber divers strap.



The watch will be powered by a Technotimes Caliber 738 with automatic winding.



See live images of the EXT�tico DIVER N�1 #7



Follow the link to see the Juntor BRONZE (new image of dial added) . . .

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ANDERSMANN Oceanmaster I [deeply understated]

By TLex This is the Oceanmaster I Ref. ANN0832 from Andersmann, which boasts a number of really lovely aesthetic features.



Starting with its dial; this is a special texturized sandwich dial in matte black with luminous markers.



The dial�s design is quite minimalist with the only hour markers, a few simple lines of text and the smallest hint of color from the water-resistance text, which is in red; a possible nod to those special edition Submariners from COMEX and of course the blue of the seconds indicator.



The watch case is in high-grade Stainless steel with a matte black DLC (diamond-like-carbon) coating. The case has a simple design with flat sides on the right where the crown guard is and more rounded feel on the other side.



For a change we see a modern diver that has not felt the need for such superfluous features as an HEV; helping to maintain the clean lines of the watch.

The case measures 47mm in diameter with a thickness of 17.6mm, a lug-to-lug measurement of 56mm and a lug-width of 26mm.



Divers features of the Oceanmaster I include: a screwdown crown, a 4mm thick double curved Sapphire crystal with a smoked anti-reflective coating and an anti-clockwise unidirectional rotational black DLC divers bezel.



The divers bezel has an engraved dive-time scale with a polish silver circular 12hr marker that has been with a vintage-orange luminous material.
Water-resistance is to 1000 meters.



On the caseback is yet another 4mm thick smoked Sapphire crystal; only this time it is flat. Beneath it is a custom Andersmann rotor that has been decorated with pearlage.
This rotor powers a Swiss made ETA 2892-A2 automatic movement with hours, minutes, seconds and a 42 hours of power-reserve.



The Oceanmaster is priced 1480CHF. It has a limited production of just 100 pieces per year.



It comes on a personalized natural rubber divers strap with a steel buckle with a matte black DLC coating.



Please follow the link below to discover more about Andermann Swiss made divers watches.

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OMEGA Seamaster PLANET OCEAN 600M Master Chronometer DEEP BLACK [video]

By TLex Check out OMEGA�s state-of-the-art new diver, the Planet Ocean DEEP BLACK; designed with a combination of high-tech materials and technologies �



that make it quite unlike any other dive watch on the planet! Not sure who the narrator is, pretty dramatic ;)

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OMEGA Seamaster PLANET OCEAN 600M Master Chronometer DEEP BLACK

By TLex OMEGA has just unveiled a state-of-the-art new 4 piece Planet Ocean collection called Deep Black!



State-of-the-art? I hear you ask! Well, this is probably OMEGA's most technically advanced divers collection to date and that is because, as well the use of existing technologies such as the 18K Sedna� gold found on one of the models,



or the special blend of rubber and ceramic found on the blue and red models, OMEGA have used for the first time, watch cases that have been carved from single solid blocks of black ceramic - as well as a new patented ceramic technology called ��Naiad Lock�� that keeps engraved wording perfectly positioned.



The two colored models feature bezels with a blend of ceramic and colored rubber (red or blue model depending) that highlights the 15 minute portion while Liquidmetal� completes the rest of the dive-time scale.



The reason, Omega say that red and blue were used is: if you dive to just 5m red is the first color to disappear, blending stealthily with your divers wetsuit.



Not sure how cool that is but red is certainly a popular color choice for accenting dive watches.



But if you venture much deeper to 275m, the last color you�ll see is blue. At a depth of 300m, everything goes black, except of course the SuperLuminova that has been applied to the hands and dial markers of your lovely new PO Deep Black!



Most of these watches will only see desk diving action, if they�re lucky they�ll fulfill their densities a dive watches on the wrist of recreational scuba divers who are unlikely to dive much beyond 30m or so.



You gotta love how these watches companies keep using color to sell us dive watches. They get me every time. At least OMEGA has taken a slightly bolder route than ORIS did with Aquis ORANGE & YELLOW that we saw, yesterday!



The two colored models have cases with a matte finish in an effort to reduce any unwanted reflections while the all black and black and 18K Sedna gold models have had their cases polished for a slightly more luxurious feel.



All four models are proper Planet Ocean Divers and as such are fitted with the following features: Sapphire crystal with multi-layer anti-reflective coatings, manual Helium Release Valves, unidirectional rotational divers bezels and 600 meters of water-resistance.



The 45.5mm solid ceramic Planet Ocean Deep Black cases house the latest Omega Co-Axial Master Chronometer GMT calibers. To achieve Master Chronometer status, it has passed the 8 rigorous tests set by METAS (The Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology).



The red and blue models have color-coded GMT hands. The new Planet Ocean Deep Black collection will be available in stores from October 2016.



I have to admit that this model has one again established OMEGA has an absolute force to be reckoned with when it comes to making high-end / luxury Swiss mechanical divers watches.



Follow the link to watch the Seamaster Planet Ocean DEEP BLACK video. Also check out the new Seamaster PLANET OCEAN 600M Master Chronometer CHOCOLATE . . .

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ORIS Aquis Date ORANGE [accents]

By TLex ORIS have brightened up their AQUIS Divers collection with two new models that have been designed with legibility in mind; specifically when underwater. Actually it�s no big secret that the two most visible colors underwater are orange and YELLOW.

BLUE is the last color in the spectrum to remain visible when descending into the depths but when it comes to overall visibility; it�s orange and yellow all the way.



That is to say that, orange for example not only pops on dry land giving you a sporty look, but underwater as well, when it counts most thus making it more easily seen when reading dive-time.

I�m not sure exactly why those two colors are more visible over say � purple or green but two researchers; John Adolfson and Thomas Berghage made this discovery which they reported in a medical paper on � Perception & Performance Under Water. You can Google it.

Okay that�s the science hype out the way with let�s take a closer look the new Aquis Date ORANGE.



The minute track which has been printed on the inside of the crystal, the triangular 12hr marker on the divers bezel and the seconds hand (movement indicator on a dive watch) have all been given the color treatment. These particular features will all benefit from the additional color.

However, I just wish ORIS had had the balls to apply the same orange to the minute hand which in combination with the 12hr marker is used to measure dive, should your dive computer fail on you, that is! Now that would have looked properly cool! ;)



Its 43mm Stainless steel case is high-functioning with a top-notch Swiss build quality. It houses an automatic mechanical movement with: a date indicator; is water-resistant to 30 bar /300 meters; and has unidirectional rotational divers bezel with a black ceramic inlay.

It comes with a choice of three strap and bracelet options; an orange or black rubber divers strap or a Stainless steel metal bracelet. The rubber straps are equipped with the Oris developed quick-adjust, sliding-sledge folding clasp that can be adjusted for length without ever having to remove the watch from the wrist.



Both new models, the Aquis Date Orange and Yellow available, now priced 1700CHF.

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