Posts Tagged ‘Skin Diver’
‘Scuba Dude’ Ardath Reefguard Denis Diver
No, this is no Aquastar sub-brand. Ardath were a Dreyfuss-owned midcentury watchmaker with eclectic inspiration. The manufacture made classic Roman chronographs, Roskopf movements, Swiss lever three-handers, and even pioneered dual timezone displays in the Long Distance (a watch with one dial sharing two movements, one automatic and one manually wound . . .a bizarre thing…
Read More10922-2 Ulysse Nardin Skin Diver
Ulysse Nardin are today probably best known for their outrageous Freak designs and, if I’ve had anything to do with it, an FP Journe designed monopusher. However, I do not think it would be hyperbolic to state that some of UN’s 1960s divers and chronographs were of a quality comparable to the very best period…
Read MoreLongines 7150 Skin Diver
I’ve written multiple times here on why I love the 7150. I love all EPSA Super Compressors for the most part, but this design hits just right. One property of the 7150 that never fails to impress me is their sheer diversity. Some go grey, some go rusty, some go chocolate. It is a reference…
Read MoreTropical-As-They-Come Longines 7150 Skin Diver
Every collector has heard a journalist musing over the fine line between wear and abuse. I’ll save you that. Straddling the line today we have a reference that has become, at least in my eyes, a bit of an icon. Or perhaps I should say ‘Legend’. The 7150 was Longines’ initial generation of skin diver, featuring a…
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