Damasko Unveils First Dive Watch

[Dave O'Sullivan]

Edit: - Why does someone working in a submarine need a dive watch anyway?

I think the term 'sub marine' is meant for anything below the water line, including diver's.

[Omegamanic]

If they have made the Omega cock up of a black date wheel with a blue dial, then it is a definte no no no from me - why not use a white date wheel, or a colour matched blue one FFS?!

[ralphy]

BTW, at what depth will a red submariner look like any other?

Edit: - Why does someone working in a submarine need a dive watch anyway?

Assuming you're not teasing ;-) the colour red of the wording on the dial will disappear quickly but the contrast between the resultant grey and the black dial will last longer. As per the Coke can example.

R

[ralphy]

Edit: - Why does someone working in a submarine need a dive watch anyway?

I don't think there is much if any need. ;-)

In fact, having visited submarines in the past I can say they're very unforgiving of wristwatches. Lots of hard metal, protrusions and cramped working spaces, all of which conspire to make your 'fridge-door' risk pale into insignificance.

R

[Kiloman]

No.

If it does not have the hardened case, what is the point of this Damasko!!

[forpetesake]

Edit: - Why does someone working in a submarine need a dive watch anyway?

My First Rule of watches: Never attempt to justify.
My Second Rule of Watches: Never attempt to explain.

"Why did I buy it? - Oh, I suppose I just liked the look of it."

[chinotop74]

In my opinion is a very good looking watch. I find the color scheme very sporty

[bedlam]

BTW, at what depth will a red submariner look like any other?

Edit: - Why does someone working in a submarine need a dive watch anyway?

The red is gone by about 10m

[wombleh]

Big damasko fan but this one is not for me

[camb66]

Its a bit of a blue sea of emptiness in the bottom half of the dial. It needs something to balance things.

[andy tims]

Big damasko fan but this one is not for me

Ditto. Date at 4:30 is just a no no

[AKM]

From a construction point of view I think it'd be fine underwater.

However, I do have a serious reservation about the orange on the bezel. The colour will fade out as the wearer descends and without any border or contrast to those indices the referencing will disappear quickly.


This is my approximation of the effect on the bezel:



20m underwater



30m:



R

Maybe someone should tell Omega to stop making 600m dive watches with orange bezels.

There's similar comments on the Watchuseek thread, odd how seriously everyone takes a small German brand, yet a major player merrily churns out watches that are probably useless for their supposed purpose.

[Der Amf]

If Damasko are being held to higher standards, it's through their own making: their reputation has been built on their watches' seriousness of purpose.

[ralphy]

Maybe someone should tell Omega to stop making 600m dive watches with orange bezels.

If you're going to take a Seamaster Planet Ocean diving you'll soon find the legibility of the bezel is decreased underwater and on the surface.


R

[Derivative]

do we know anything about the movement? is it their in-house?
Personally not a fan of the colour scheme and feel it lacks the "specialness" of their pilot watches

[tritium]

Do not like this at all,shame because I love damasko watches but no way I will be getting one.


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