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Time Trawl

A serendipitous haul of high-performance diving and marine-inspired watches making waves this season.

Clockwise from top:

Ulysse Nardin Diver Air with a 44mm recycled-titanium and Nylo-Foil case; concave rotating bezel in CarbonFoil; skeletonised dial; Super-LumiNova-filled indexes and hands; self-winding movement; water resistant to 200 metres; elastic fabric strap; weighs in at just 52 grams – making it the world’s lightest mechanical dive watch

Grand Seiko Evolution 9 “Ushio” – “Tide” Spring Drive Diver’s with a 43.8mm titanium case; ceramic rotating bezel; LumiBrite hands and indexes; spring-drive movement; water resistant to 200 metres; titanium bracelet

Zenith Defy Extreme Diver Boutique Edition with a 42.5mm brushed-titanium case; ceramic unidirectional rotating bezel filled with Super-LumiNova; star-patterned dial; Super-LumiNova-filled indexes and hands; El Primero automatic high-frequency movement; water resistant to 600 metres; brushed titanium bracelet

From top:

Panerai Luminor Marina with a 44mm brushed-steel case; polished-steel bezel; sun-brushed dial with Super-LumiNova Grade X2 numerals and hour markers; self-winding movement; water resistant to 500 metres; alligator-leather strap

IWC Portugieser Chronograph with a 41mm polished white-gold case; rhodium-plated hands and appliqués; self-winding chronograph movement; calfskin strap

Richard Mille RM 032 Automatic Flyback Chronograph Ultimate Edition with a 50mm case and bezel in titanium and Carbon TPT; self-winding movement with flyback chronograph; water resistant to 300 metres; rubber strap

From left:

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref 5990/1A with a 40.5mm steel case; sunburst dial; gold applied hour markers with luminescent coating; self-winding movement with flyback chronograph; water resistant to 30 metres

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph with a 42mm ceramic case; Méga Tapisserie dial; luminescent, white-gold hour markers and hands; water resistant to 100 metres; ceramic bracelet

Photography by Andy Barter
Production by Elisa Vallata

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