Obscure and Vintage Dive Watches

Mr.Bliss

1960’s U.S. manufactured Belair Seapearl 600 - cal. PUW1363. Belair Watch Co.
Belair Watch Co. has a pretty cool history including a relationship with “Enicar”.
The owner, Eenest Grunwald, originally from Germany, moved to the U.S. and by the 1950’s was the U.S. distributor for brands that included CYMA and Enicar. In the early 60’s, he opened a movement factory in the Virgin Islands (as part of a government backed program) which helped create duty fee movements for American watches vs. buying Swiss. Based on the success of the business, and duty rules changing, he started selling complete watches under the Belair Watch Co. out of New York and eventually moved the company to New Jersey. Belair remains in business today, producing branded and private label watches.
The movement factory in St. Croix is still operational as well! The name “Seapearl” on their diver line, was supposedly licensed from Enicar, and is still sold as a line of Belair watches.
Movement is a PUW1363. In house from their factory in Virgin Islands. 19mm lug width
I like it better due to size (38mm) and tie to 62MAS. Sadly, people buy these as bezels are the same. They remove bezel for their MAS vs. buying a reproduction bezel. It’s made these hard to find.
Sadly yes. They used to sell around $450. A very inexpensive way to get a nice original bezel for a $5K watch - sadly.

Guy0783

I found a few less common divers at the watch show this weekend and brought these home...

The OW I've had for a while.

cvalue13

And a pulso-bezel?!