Take The Plunge With These Deep Dive Watches
There are plenty of top-tier timepiece brands that have at least one diving watch in their collection. However, there are some watchmakers that also make deep dive watches that can withstand extreme pressures. Granted, dive watches are able to go deeper than humans can ever go and deep-diving watches have depth ratings that can only be described as absurd. But, over-engineering is one of the beauties of modern mechanical watches—it’s not a matter of necessity but rather, possibility. With that in mind, here are three deep dive watches that are proudly depth-defying.
By Adrienne Faurote
Watch of the Week: Rolex Deepsea
When it comes to diving watches, Rolex has quite the reputation to uphold as they have not one, but two gold-references in this category in their collection. The Submariner and Sea-Dweller might soon have to tolerate a third Rolex joining their ranks, as the Deepsea is working hard on accomplishing this. For 2018 Rolex launched a slightly revised version of this watch, making it even better than before!
Blue Dials Of Baselworld 2018
When I started last year with 'Blue Dials of Baselworld' I did not expect it to become a reoccurring topic. Earlier this year at the SIHH, we already saw enough blue dials to warrant a similar article and this year at Baselworld....well, judge for yourself!