Obscure and Vintage Dive Watches

[jimmyd13]

Professor

The emblem looks to be a European fire fighters helmet and tools. I suppose a highly water resistant watch would be a plus for firefighters.

Feuerwehr means Fire Department 😉

 

[Professor]

jimmyd13

Feuerwehr means Fire Department 😉

Are you a firefighter?

 

[jimmyd13]

I feel like that's a lead in to some comment about my hose ... but, no. I'm not a firefighter.

 

[Professor]

jimmyd13

I feel like that's a lead in to some comment about my hose ... but, no. I'm not a firefighter.

Thought you might have bought it for your work or perhaps been presented with it.
I wouldn't dream of commenting on your pantyhose.

 

[jimmyd13]

Professor

Thought you might have bought it for your work or perhaps been presented with it.
I wouldn't dream of commenting on your pantyhose.

I'm not the poster of that watch 😉

 

[shishy]

Professor

Thought you might have bought it for your work or perhaps been presented with it.
I wouldn't dream of commenting on your pantyhose.

It was given to Firefighters in Germany. But I bought it on eBay (found with box and papers). Not sure who it originally belonged to.

 

[bigsom]

Yema Sous-marine not sure when it was made, late 60s I think.

 

[Professor]

shishy

It was given to Firefighters in Germany. But I bought it on eBay (found with box and papers). Not sure who it originally belonged to.

Did you post this one on the thread for issued service watches? I would guess it qualifies.

The helmet in the emblem looks much like one in use by German firefighters during WW2 though with a bit less of the Stahlhelm vibe.
Wonder if they still use these helmets or if its just a traditional emblem.

 

[timjohn]

Great to see this thread back up.
A Baylor supercompressor

A gold-plated Zenith P3632

An original Seiko Samurai SBDA003
And the one that got away. A Smiths Astral I found in a small jewellery shop in Italy, but they wanted absurd money for it

 

[Matty01]

I quite dont mind an obscure diver

 

[SpeedyPhill]

Combining spaceflight and SCUBA diving:
August 1962, Mercury astronaut Leroy "Gordo" Cooper went diving wearing his Accutron Astronaut tuning fork wrist watch... also note the camera in its "waterproof" case... a novelty almost 60 years ago!
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[Zuke]

A couple of new additions to my collection that I think qualify. Both from the 2nd oldest Swiss manufacturer Favre Leuba.

 

[hmmmcamu]

Bulova diver chrono & Elgin Mil Sub divers

 

[gop76]

Elge Super Compressor

 

[hmmmcamu]

Rotary Diver Chronograph 660ft.

 

[hmmmcamu]

1967 ...

 

[Skyjack]

Scubapro 500 automatic. Best Scubapro imho ; Not über rare but still hard to find.

 

[0uss]

Very obscure brand, yet very beautiful..

 

[Professor]

0uss

Very obscure brand, yet very beautiful..

Not much for bright colored dials but I can see that these might be an advantage underwater.
Very nice looking watch overall. Orange and Black were my school colors.

 

[0uss]

Professor

Not much for bright colored dials but I can see that these might be an advantage underwater.
Very nice looking watch overall. Orange and Black were my school colors.

Thank you! 😀 I usually avoid loud colored dials too but the orange tone reminds me of the Doxa SUB 200T, a watch i always wanted and for a fraction of the price 😉 Turns out black and orange make a nice combo 🥰