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Great post.
Fascinating to see them stacked like that and to have the sometimes very subtle differences pointed out. What occurs to me when I see these vintage beauties shown together is which one was the best for diving. What I mean by that is that they were all designed for a specific purpose i.e. diving and all share the essential attributes that you mention but which one ticked all the boxes as "the tool watch" for divers? How important was the size of the crown? Did an alarm function feel safer than a rotatable bezel? Was the dial clearer on this or that one?
I suppose, like the rest of us, divers have their personal preferences for brands and unless we hear from someone who had the opportunity to try most or all of them in their natural element we'll never really know if one stood out as a clear winner and they've all certainly stood the test of time. Regards Kev.
Review: A dizzy view on Diving Watches from the Fifties.
All is here, summed in one or two pictures, or almost. The roots of Diving Watches have to be searched in the Fifites, and the brands which set the fundamentals of what are our modern toolwatches are represented here: Blancpain and the Fifty Fathoms, and ...
Great post and you definitely should add more pictures of the stack from all angles
I think this gives us all an idea of the limited playground that manufacturers have to deal with when they create a watch. The dfferences are in mm. And the other thought is Rolex has not changed much from vintage to modern whereas Breitling & Blancpa...
JENGA! That was the first thought.
Now, for my more mature observations, that is a great way to illustrate the differences. I would like another shot from the strap side if you have one, shot half way up. This will help with the plexy shapes. Very interesting to see the different bezel det...
Wonderful stack of grail watches my friend. Fantastic to see the cases side-by-side (or should I say top-on-top).
My favorite is the Breitling for its weird design/bezel shape, the DSA and the BP FF's. Great post! Cheers, HSTE
The Breitling is certainly special. I agree on that. I wrote this article some 5 years ago, and added some more watches in my collection...
I will publish another article, a giant one, later this year, or next year. Fasten your seat belt. All the best, my friend. Nicolas
Waaooaahh !.. What a Helluva post.. I'm inclined to call it seminal, yet comprehensive, finally very interesting + educational ! :)(
Actually, when reading I went back & forth between the written words, the spirit & message behind and the pics of these ominous stacks ! One of your posts, I have again bookmarked ! I found the division for the various discussion points, such as case, bez...
Great post.
Fascinating to see them stacked like that and to have the sometimes very subtle differences pointed out. What occurs to me when I see these vintage beauties shown together is which one was the best for diving. What I mean by that is that they were all des...
That is a serious divers collection.
Which one is the one you consider the most innovative in terms of case design with the waterproof aspect? Thanks for share such a great collection of watch dive history. Bill
Great post! One aspect you didn't mention is...
The bars for the strap. Intersting to se here - Fixed bars, Drilled lugs and regular spring bars. Three different solutions to the strap. Impressive stack, my friend! Best Blomman