Added a little color to the skin diver collection recently. Neither run () which is why I’m selling one or two that do. First was this Lucerne which looks great, esp with the roulette date:
Its “lifetime mainspring” made it 50-60 years.
And the other one, well, my blue Cronel has done the unthinkable - it multiplied!!! 😲
Same 40mm case as the blue, but with a slightly more versatile color scheme.
How about a full set Timex Skin Diver?!
Awesome skindiver collection! These Timex skindivers are one of the models I want so badly, but can't wear because they're too small 🙁 I suppose I can make do with my 1st-execution Red Ball with the black-base hands.
The Timex wear as a good size though, that model was 36mm without the crown and had 19mm lugs. So it really was on par with a lot of these other watches.
Hard to know where to draw the line between skin divers and professional divers.
Professional divers often had a screw-down crown and unidirectional bezel, but at the very least case features that enable a deeper water resistance. A skindiver looks like a dive watch, but generally had bidirectional timing bezels with less WR (~50-100m) and were more of a budget choice for vacationers and occasional hobbyists.
In principle that sounds good, but I have many skin divers with screw down crowns, and some watches with bidirectional bezels that are clearly professional divers by any measure (military issue dive watch, 1000m depth rating, etc.). I think the boundaries are pretty blurry.
In principle that sounds good, but I have many skin divers with screw down crowns, and some watches with bidirectional bezels that are clearly professional divers by any measure (military issue dive watch, 1000m depth rating, etc.). I think the boundaries are pretty blurry.
Very blurry. I kind of just place any watch that isn't a Compressor/Super Compressor or has a rating of 1000M into the skin diver category (with some exceptions, Rolex Sub isn't a skin diver...).
I think aesthetics have something to do with it, too. There's a "look" that skin divers have. Even if they are up for a deeper dive, they look like something that was worn for less intense stuff.
Neil Armstrong's Brother's watch 😉.
Great looking watches, can still find the originals for cheap too if you keep an eye out.
And finally, a Caravelle Sea hunter with the "Tudor" dial. If someone has an insert, pleases let me know!!!
Uh oh, my favorite category.
Did someone say Tropic straps? Had a few NOS ones not too long ago, kept one for myself:
How about a full set Timex Skin Diver?!
Titus Calypsomatics, Sharing the case with the Monvis from @rootbeer7
And a custom Albino one I've put together
The skindiver version of the Croton Depthmaster:
Waltham Electronic with a Lip R148 inside
A classic Enicar Diver
A Funky as hell Belforte:
And finally, a Caravelle Sea hunter with the "Tudor" dial. If someone has an insert, pleases let me know!!!
