Horological Meandering

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 ...  

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... 

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... 

My favorite is the Breitling for its weird design/bezel shape, the DSA and the BP FF's. Great post! Cheers, HSTE

I will publish another article, a giant one, later this year, or next year. Fasten your seat belt. All the best, my friend. Nicolas

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... 

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... 

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

Thanks you for share it Nico, photos and analysis

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