The case is probably a bit too cartoonishly rugged for me, but the design is successful because this watch virtually begs to have the crap beat out of it, which is a surprisingly rare trait in a tool watch. The dial is nicely done. I’m into those outline indices—sadly the lume on them is allegedly pretty useless. And call me old fashioned, but I can’t say I understand the point of a dive watch without a diving bezel...?
jimbo60640Fair point.
Counterpoint: the Omega is more a waterproof sports watch than a diving watch (in practical terms), and the Panerai is evolved from a design that predates rotating bezels.
I realize this debate is ultimately moot because most professional divers would only use an analog watch as a backup to a diving computer anyway, but I guess my argument is that if you're going to build such a tank-like case and give it 300m water resistance, why not go the extra mile and add arguably the most useful feature a dive watch can have (seals and lume notwithstanding)?
johnnylaruethis design evolved from the original octopus model that had rotating bezel. the octopus bezel had very sloppy action and was a big failure for makara. he ended up eliminating the rotating bezel and the current crystal and bezel profile are what give it the turtle name.
johnnylarueYeah, making a dive watch must be hard - walking a fine line between practicality and impracticality. Because divers don't really wear watches any more, but a "dive watch" still has to be pretty functional... to function in a situation that doesn't really exist except in people's minds.
TigermanListen, if I can't tell, at a glance, exactly how long my left hand has been soaking in the dish pit, I'm practically begging for a bad case of "prune skin". ;)
But seriously, I do use my diving bezels as simple minute timers on a regular basis, so it's not a feature I consider superfluous. (And I also feel like a nice minimal bezel could look really cool on this watch.)