:: ORSA SEA ANGLER 300 M ::

OPINION                                                          

I want to present a diver watch a small watchmaker called ORSA WATCH. 

The ORSA WATCH owner, Martin Berg, is a watch enthusiast and his watch company was more a hobby to him.

This watch has a great presence with a case diameter of 45 mm.

This diver watch is dedicated to a very particular type of fish, the SEA ANGLER, a fish that lives in the sea at great depths.

 

The watch is ready to support 300 meters deep. It has a unidirectional bezel with 120 clicks of high quality.

The ORSA SEA ANGLER mounts a Chinese Seagull ST2130 movement, Swiss movement ETA clone. I think it would have been perfect mount an original ETA caliber or automatic MIYOTA movement.

TECHNICAL DATA                                                     

• Depth rated to 300m

• Seagull ST2130 automatic movement
• Bead blasted case finish
• Polished finish bezel & case back
• Black dial with dark gray minute track ring
• Case diameter: 45 mm without crown
• Overall thickness: 16 mm
• 120 click bezel
• Lug width: 22 mm
• 54 mm lug to lug length
• Bezel: 120 click ratcheting bezel
• Domed mineral crystal
• Stainless steel movement holder
• 41hrs power reserve
• Lume: C3 on hands, hour markers and bezel "pip"
• Black silicon dive strap with fitted end links and deployant clasp

OFFICIAL WEBSITE                                                 

INTERESTING WEBSITES                                             

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglerfish

:: KRONOS DIVER K300 ::

OPINION                                                          

Before expressing my opinion of this KRONOS diver watch, I would like to introduce this brand of watches created in Barcelona.

Kronos was founded in 1930 by Carlos Vendrell. He was an enterprising merchant from Barcelona with a long family tradition in watchmaking that began in the nineteenth century.  

His technical and commercial expertise led him to undertake the huge challenge of creating his own watch brand. He started producing clock collections made by hand in his own workshops. Thanks to trade agreements with Swiss and German manufacturers, they provided him with machinery.

Carlos Vendrell´s vision for the future also led him to develop numerous mechanical pocket watches and wristwatch collections, which were not in common use at that time.
A short time after, outstanding agreements with leading Swiss industries strengthened the Kronos brand in the market. Swiss industries began to produce watches following the instructions of Carlos Vendrell.These agreements strengthened Kronos and Luis Vendrell, the son of Carlos Vendrell, took over the expansion of the family business.

His objectives were very clear: that Kronos would always be a brand with its own personality and character, well-known for producing very special watches recognised for their touch of exclusivity and originality, avoiding any idea of mass production. 
These principles remain in force today and continue to inspire new generations in the 21st century.

This watch is a K300 Kronos. It is a professional dive watch. Water resistant to 330 m. Manufactured in Switzerland. Stainless steel case. Sapphire Crystal. Unidirectional rotating bezel. Crown screw. Caseback screw. With helium valve at 10 o'clock. Stainless steel strap.

This watch has a great presence on the wrist. It has a diameter of 42 mm without the crown. With a thickness of 13 mm.

This Kronos K300 has a strong resemblance to the black OMEGA seamaster professional 300.

Similar black bezel. Identical helium valve, protected screw crown, black dial, similar logo and brand name position in the dial.

I prefer believe that this Kronos K300 is a homage to OMEGA Seamaster professional. In fact, I think is a well homage and with a very competitive price. The official price of this watch, around 450 Euros.

TECHNICAL DATA                                                     

Condition: New

Brand: Kronos

Model: Diver's K 300 auto

Gender: Male

Movement: Automatic. ETA 2824-2.

Case: Stainless Steel.

Crystal: Sapphire.

Strap / bracelet: Stainless steel. Original.

Clasp: Stainless steel. Deployant. Adjustable. With logo.

Dial: Black. 

Hands: Luminescent hands.

Date: at 3.

Bezel: Stainless steel. Unidirectional.

Crown: Screw Stainless steel. With logo. Helium valve.

Case back: Stainless steel. With logo and inscriptions.

Water-proof: Water resistant: 330 m

Dimensions: Diameter: 42 mm (excluding crown)

Thickness: 13 mm

OFFICIAL WEBSITE                                                 

http://www.kronos.es/home

INTERESTING WEBSITES                                             

http://www.unionsuiza.com/es/relojeria/

:: LONGINES LEGEND DIVER ::

OPINION                                                          

This watch is a reissue of the legendary model produced by Longines in the 60s, the LONGINES LEGEND DIVER, to be one watches first models with a case supercompressor for improve hermetism. This model respects aesthetically to the original model.

From the collection Longines "Heritage", has become a bestseller in a short time and in a reference model for all fans.

The legend diver comes in a beautifully polished 42mm diameter stainless steel case. the thickness of the piece is 13.5mm. the strap on this piece is a non original brown leather strap.

The movement in this watch is what longines calls its’ caliber L633, which is just a modified ETA 2824-2 self-winding movement. power reserve is roughly 38 hours and water resistance is to 300 meters.


I put the Longines Legend Diver in my watch collection top ten. This watch have a classical aspect and same time looks sportive.

I have changed the black original strap for another in brown leather from HIRSCH brand. I think this watch with black dial looks better with brown strap.

TECHNICAL DATA                                                     

Case

• Shape: Round
• Material: Stainless steel
• Specificities: Internal turning diving flange
• Glass: Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, with several layers of anti-reflective coating on the underside
• Case back: Case back with cover
• Dimension: Ø 42.00 mm
• Water resistance: Water-resistant to 30 bar

Movement and Functions

• Caliber: L633, Self winding mechanical movement beating at 28'800 vibrations per hours and providing 38 hours of power reserve
• Function: Hours, minutes, seconds and date.

Dial and Hands

• Color: Black lacquered polished
• Hours markers: Painted Arabic numerals, with Super-LumiNova ®
• Hands: Silvered polished hands, with Super-LumiNova ®

Bracelet

• Material: Synthetic strap
• Color: Black
• Buckle: With buckle

OFFICIAL WEBSITE                                                 

http://www.longines.com/watches/heritage-collection/L3.674.4.50.0

INTERESTING WEBSITES                                                

ES    
http://snobnotes.blogspot.com.es/2011/11/longines-legend-diver.html

http://www.thewatchnerd.com/2012/04/25/wednesdays-just-a-cool-watch-longines-legend-diver/

:: OMEGA SEAMASTER PROFESSIONAL 300 m ::



OPINION

The Omega Seamaster Professional is one of my favorite watches.

Part of my top ten favorite watches.

This watch has a special story for me. My father gave it to me in August 2001, days before he died. It's a great memory I have of my father.

It's a very nice watch to wear. It has a great readability of the dial. To be an stainless steel watch is a watch very light and very comfortable on the wrist.

Water resistant to 300 meters. With helium escape valve located at 10 hours.

It has unidirectional bezel, screw down crown, screw case back with a nice engraving of seahorse of Omega Seamaster.

Automatic precision movement, certified chronometer by the COSC.

And we must not forget that James Bond's watch...

TECHNICAL DATA

- Movement Type: Automatic

- Case material: Stainless Steel

- Case diameter: 41 mm (without crown)

- Thickness: 11 mm

- Band width: 20 mm

- Lug-to-Lug: 47 mm

- Weight: 171 gr. with stainless steel band

- Movement/Caliber: automatic certified chronometer by COSC

- Product No.: ----

- Watch Crystal: sapphire

- Dial: blue waves

- Bracelet Material: Stainless steel band

- Water proof: 300 meters

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

http://www.omegawatches.com

INTERESTING WEBSITES

http://watchesinmovies.info/movies/world-is-not-enough-the-1999/