CAVENAGO x Subcrew GMT

By TLex Italian luxury watch brand, CAVENAGO and iconic urban fashion collective, SUBCREW of Hong Kong have released their 2nd collaborative model after the success of the Cavenago x Subcrew GLADIATOR. The Subcrew GMT is a special divers model produced in Limited Edition of just 100 numbered pieces worldwide; it is the evolution of Cavenago’s well-known GMT diver, the ALBATROSS.



Its black dial is characterized by Cavenago’s signature square hour markers with a GMT scale in red Arabic numerals. An arrowhead time-zone indicator is also in red while its base is in the same black color as the dial; creating the illusion that only the arrowhead itself is moving around the dial. In this way, the second time-zone becomes even easier to read whilst keeping the watch design minimal and efficient. A date aperture is at 3 o’clock with white numbers on black.



The Subcrew GMT’s 44mm case is in Stainless steel with a brushed PVD finish. Divers features include: a flat Sapphire crystal, a screwdown crown and solid steel caseback, a unidirectional rotating divers bezel with 24hr time-scale and 300 meters of water-resistance. Each Subcrew GMT has been individually pressure tested in Switzerland.



The crown is signed with the Cavenago logo and the case back sports deep engraved: Cavenago brand name around its perimeter, a Subcrew logo, the watch’s main specifications (300 meters water resistant and GMT function) as well as the production year and its LE number. The Subcrew GMT is powered by a reliable Swiss made ETA 2836 automatic caliber with modified GMT function.



Swiss SuperLuminova has been applied to the watch’s hands, markers and unidirectional divers bezel for enhanced time reading even in darkness. It comes on a black carbon fiber leather strap with double-deployante buckle, adding an elegant yet sporty touch to the watch. Each watch has been hand-assembled in Switzerland.

SEIKO Diver Ref. SKX175 All is LOST

By TLex The humble Seiko Diver Ref. SKX175 is due to appear on the big screen on Friday, October 18th (today) in 'All Is Lost', the open-water thriller starring Academy Award winner, Robert Redford, who plays a man fighting to survive after his sailboat is destroyed at sea with only his trusty Seiko and the odd shark or two to keep him company!



The Ref. SKX175 Diver has a modest 41mm x 13mm Stainless steel case with a divers bezel with red and blue ion-plating and a Hardlex crystal. Its blue dial is with luminescent hands and dot hour markers. A day and date display is at the 3 o'clock position. It is powered by am automatic movement. A screw down crown and solid steel screw down caseback insure a water-resistance of 200 meters / 660 feet.

VULCAIN Nautical DLC

By TLex This is the new Nautical DLC Ref. 100152.024LDLC from Vulcain. Its 42mm in diameter Stainless steel case has a triple case-back in steel, the whole case and its components: bezel, crowns etc. have been treated with black DLC giving the Nautical with its legendary underwater alarm a hot new look!



The watch is powered by Cricket Caliber V-10. Functions include: hour, minute, central seconds and alarm. The decompression tables on the dial are adjustable via a screw-down crown at 4 o’clock. The watch has a water-resistance of 300 meters / 990 feet. It comes on vintage-style black strap with DLC buckle.

VintageVDB RADICAL 1

By TLex The Erfurt boys go rad with their latest creation! The Radical 1 from the workshops of Vintage-VDB boasts a solid bronze: case, bezel and crown.



The watch is fitted with rotational bezel with a click-cycle and its inlay in red Bakelite AKA polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride - try saying that after a few bevvies - trying say that at all!



The case has a special finish with a gold serial# plate on its left side. Dimensions of the Rad 1 are: 47mm diameter x 55mm lug to lug x 18mm thick. The watch has



The dial is also in red with a mottled finish. It is fitted with a handmade steel hands. A power-reserve indicator is at 11 and sub-dial at 6 - powered by a hand-wound Eberhardt caliber with 8 days of power reserve. Price is 5450euro.

EXTático REGULADOR black + orange

By TLex Taking its basic design concept from a scuba divers' regulator (Regulador in Spanish), the REGULADOR has been an on-going design project from more than a year now.



The model has evolved somewhat from the original concept. I like its new wider and more pronounced crown.



Here the latest version with some nice orange details playing off its matte black case. A number of different color and case finishes have been proposed, but which model will be realized first?



HERE's the Peter Parker edition! And HERE with more flavors than a bag of Skittles!



Which version do you like? HERE's what an actual EXTático DIVER really looks like - impressive!



Follow the link embedded below to discover EXTático's original dive watch design concepts. Cools stuff! ;)

NUMEROZero by Gruppo ARDITO

By TLex This is the NumeroZero by Gruppo Ardito of Italy, the same fastidious team behind the Professional SAT Divers Project ALTOFONDALE.



This time with a watch that (subtly) draws inspiration from its Italian neighbors: Anonimo, Ennebi and Panerai - combing artisan aesthetics with homemade engineering into a desirable and capable looking diver.



Its triple layer case is in 316L Stainless steel with a bead blasted finish. Its diameter 46mm with a thickness 18.5mm.



It is fitted with a 4mm tempered glass crystal and a large custom screw down crown. The top bezel is secured via 3 hex bolts; its caseback with 4 allowing it a water-resistance of 1220 meters.



Its dial, a textured sandwich-type is in two colors: metallic green or metallic copper with a lumed bottom level and gold text and GA logo (between 10 and 11) on its upper level.



The dial fitted is fitted with a set of brass semi-skeletonized sword hands with luminous material. These are driven by a Swiss made ETA 2824-2 automatic movement.



Finally the watch comes on a handmade rubber divers strap with an Ennebi-style buckle plus an additional bead-blasted Milanese mesh bracelet, presented in a handmade wooden box.



The NumeroZero has unmistakable Italian flair with toolish workshop charm – I'm in LOVE!



Gruppo Ardito are currently working on a number other dive interesting dive watch projects, visit them HERE or email them HERE for more info.

t.a.c.t.i.c.o x CTVS

By TLex I feel like a bit of tease showing you these two beauties because there are only going to be 10 available to anyone outside Cronotempvs.



The Spanish owned private members club was formed by collectors and lovers of traditional mechanical watchmaking.



They commissioned t.a.c.t.i.c.o, Crepas Watches' military division to make these special watches exclusively for their members.



Shown here are the two prototype watches. The first, an automatic version powered by a Swiss made ETA 2893.2 caliber.



The movement is housed in an anti-magnetic casing. The watch case is in Stainless steel with a black PVD coating.



Divers features include: a unidirectional rotational bezel with a 24hr scale, a screw down crown, an anti-reflective treated domed Sapphire crystal and 300 meters / 30atmos of water-resistance.



The watch is presented on a black GasGasBones nylon strap.



The second, a manually wound version powered by a Technotime TT718 caliber. The movement also housed in an anti-magnetic case. The watch case is in Stainless steel with a brushed finish.



Features include: a unidirectional rotational bezel with black and orange dive-time scale, an anti-reflective treated domed Sapphire crystal and 100 meters / 10atmos of water-resistance.



The watch will be presented on handmade leather strap by Spanish master strap maker, Jacob Straps.



In true Crepas fashion the watches are elegant looking and with some nice details such as the lug engravings. I wouldn't mind the steel version at all - drop dead gorgeous! ;)



Interested parties should email CREPAS Watches for more details . . .