The Why of Dive Watches

September 13, 2021

This week, we're chatting dive watches while attempting to avoid all of the clich puns. So let's dive in (I'm sorry) with a panel made up exclusively of certified divers. Listen as Cole Pennington and HODINKEE's own SVP of Content, Nick Marino, peel out of their wetsuits and jump on the mics to chat about diving, dive watches, and what it all means to the greater mindshare of watch enthusiasts. ? We recap our respective starts in diving, share our fondest dive-watch memories, and ponder the possible formation of the official Hodinkee Spearfishing Team. We also predict what will happen when current tastes move on from the world of mid-century steel sports watches. (Cole can't wait.) If you have any questions, dive-watch stories, dive-site recommendations C and ideas for the watches you'd like to see us take underwater C?or possible names for our spearfishing team, let us know in the comments below.Thanks so much for listening.? Show notes ... 8:10 Nick's true tool watch, the Timex T5K6849J10:22 Sea-Dweller?11:05 You probably don't need a helium escape valve?21:64 The orange tab flex?24:15 What the Fricker?29:50 Marathon TSAR32:02 Seiko Kinetic GMT SUN02338:11 Doxa SUB 200 ?38:56 Seiko SPB14339:04 James's Sylvania Skin-Diver?39:38 Scurfa Watches?40:36 Sand, Sea, and Certina - Diving In The Utah ?Desert42:14 Omega Ploprof?42:30 Rolex 16660 Sea-Dweller44:30 The Man With The Golden Sub