Then there's always the Tudor Pelagos....regarded by many as one of the finest dive watches on the market; including Hodinkee writers Jason Heaton and James Stacey, who are professional-level divers and, er, um, actually dive with their dive wathces.
Another well-regarded dive watch is the Sinn EZM 5 U2, crafted out of German submarine steel. The EZM series of Sinns are Sinn's "Einsatzzeitmesser" watches, which translated from German means, "Mission Timer". The EZMs are purpose built for special forces, e.g. the German GSG 9, German Air Force, Frankfurt firefighers, air rescue teams, etc. As such, they are built to an extremely high level of execution. I've handled all the pro diver watches from Sinn and they literally built like a tank. The Omega and Blancpain divers are well-made, but they cannot hold a candle to the level of build quality, toughness and durability of the Sinn EZMs, not even close. They also are hermetically sealed with inert gas atmospheres and two copper sulfate capsules to absorb water vapor in the case. This keeps the dial from fogging up when diving in cold water. Only Sinn does this kind of stuff, BTW. 2,000 meter depth rating and extreme anti-magnetic resistance of 4,800 A/m. Also has a GMT second time zone function. Available on a beautiful rubber strap or submarine steel bracelet for a whopping...$2700.
__________________
Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components.
Last edited by Puma Cat; 12-15-2017 at 12:22 PM.
|