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Divers Watch, Not Only For Diving

Divers Watch, Not Only For Diving

Almost every man is longing for an excellent diving mechanical watch, no matter whether he is really planning for deep sea diving or just going to the swimming pool of his house.

Now, nearly every watch of big watch brands meets the 30 meters water-proof standard, but can you imagine how people would be amazed if they find that you are wearing a watch with 1,000 m, 2,500m, or even 11,100 m water-proof? Although human being can’t dive into the deep sea of hundreds of meters now, and the person wearing a divers watch doesn’t necessarily to be a fan of diving. However, divers mechanical watch has the sporty style and casual looking with prefect water-proof function, which is quite versatile for daily life which involves occasions such as outskirts activities, stay on the beach and swimming.

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Rolex is famous for its Oyster series with strong dust proof and watch proof function which are praised highly by professionals; IWC invented a special sealing equipment to prevent water getting into the watchcase with a new sealed case; in addition, extraordinary diving depth becomes the developing program of each brands, such as Bell&Ross Hydromax’s 11,100 M water-proof deep sea diving watch, the 2,500 M water-proof Luminor Submersible professional diving watch of Panerai and the 2,000 M water-proof Diagono Professional Scuba diving watch of Bvlgari. Watches with 2,000m water-proof function are the best choices for professionals.

The water-proof competition among watches brands
Since the invention of watches few centuries ago, water, dust, magnetism and shock have been the four enemies facing by watches. In the 1920s to the 1930s, watch manufacturers started working hard to find solutions against these four factors in order to enhance the durability and endurance of watches. Before the 1920s, there were a few watchmakers like Francis Baumgartner, Paul Perregaux and Georges Peret were able to produce high quality watchcase with better seal which resulted in rather satisfying water proof function and such watchcases had been adopted by Omerga and Longines later; but Hans Wilsdorf, founder of Rolex is the first person to realize the potential of water proof watch, and dedicated himself to launch water proof watch to the market and gained public acclaim. Now, the majority of watch experts accept that Rolex and Omega are the pioneers and promoters to study water proof function of watches.

Hans Wilsdorf of Rolex continued to improve the precision of watchcase, the closure of surface crystal lens and crown system. In 1927, Ms. Mercedes Gleitzes wore a Rolex Oyster to swim across the English Channel for 15 hours 15 minutes, which event made Rolex the super star overnight after media reports and advertisements. Durability, precision and watch-proof, with incomparable sports spirit and as the symbol of courage, Rolex’s image is deeply printed in people’s hearts. While Omega launched Marine in 1932, and adventurer Charles William Beebe wore the watch to dive up to 10 meters under water for the first and made a new record of diving depth in the world. And upon the request of Pasha of Marrakesh to made a watch that allows him to read time while swimming, Louis Cartier invented a new screw type watch crown, which was adapted to The Pasha that was launched in 1932, which is said to be the first luxury water-proof watch in the world.

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