Watch for Diving Extreme Depths
Watches for diving at extreme depths are available and they can be certified to more than 1,000m (3,281 ft). The diving depth record for off shore diving was achieved by a team of professional divers in 1988. They were performing pipe line connection exercises at a depth of 534 meters of seawater (MSW) (1752 ft) [...]
History of Dive Watches
By admin | Sep 22, 2008
The earliest dive watches were developed for the military and professional needs. The Omega SA probably deserves the honour of having created the world’s first diving watch, with the Omega “Marine,” introduced in 1932.
As supplier to the Royal Italian Navy, Panerai offered underwater diving watches since the 1930s, the early models were not only waterproof [...]