Watches with lume – not just practical but well, just plain fun. Whether the watch has luminous hands, markers or dial, whether it is tritium, SuperLumiNova or even radium, there’s something about a watch lighting up at in darkness that… Read More ›
Divers watches
A look at a rare Fifty Fathoms
Are there sounds in the sea Fifty Fathoms deep? Sea Music : W. J. Turner (1884 – 1946) In 1952, the French government created an elite team within the Navy called the ‘Nageurs de combat’ (combat swimmers). Headed by Captain… Read More ›
Baselworld 2012 : Tudor Heritage Black Bay
Although we have some (vintage) Rolex devotees amongst us, we also have some Tudor fans, and with this year’s Baselworld 2012 offerings from the former, a few of us have already been muttering aloud about whether Tudor is more interesting… Read More ›
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Diving Alarm Navy SEAL
In 1959, Jaeger-LeCoultre launched the Memovox Deep Sea, the first diving watch to be fitted with an alarm that would alert the diver when the oxygen level was low, so that the diver would know when it was necessary to… Read More ›
