Jaeger-LeCoultre - Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph

Greetings from Geneva! SIHH 2012 sees the introduction of a new water-resistant watch inspired by the Memovox Deep Sea: the Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph featuring a 40.5 mm case size similar to that of the Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea, which was a hit at SIHH 2011.
A fixed bezel surrounds a classic black dial, protected by a Plexiglas crystal. The hour-markers as well as the central hour and minute hands are covered by a Superluminova with a warm orange-tinted shade reminiscent of the luminescent coating on the 1959 Memovox Deep Sea. The time intervals measured by the two-button chronograph are indicated by two counters for the hours and minutes, positioned at 9 and 3 o’clock, as well as by the central seconds hand. The back of the stainless steel case also bears the same engraved motif as the historical model, depicting a frogman surrounded by bubbles. Finally, the embossed black calfskin leather strap looks exactly like the one fitted on the original.
This watch driven by Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 751G which incorporates the latest developments stemming from Jaeger-LeCoultre’s research, including the large variable-inertia balance and the ceramic ball bearings that ensure lubricant-free long-term operation. Water-resistance is 100 meters.
Technical specifications appear below the images, the last of which may be substantially enlarged with a click.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph: technical characteristics

Movement
• mechanical automatic movement, Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 751G
crafted, assembled and decorated by hand
• 28,800 vibrations per hour
• 37 jewels
• 5.72 mm thick
• 235 parts
• 65-hour power reserve
Functions
• hour, minute, chronograph seconds, minutes, hours
• chronograph with hour and minute counters and central sweep seconds hand
Dial
• matt black
• hands and hour-markers featuring “Tropic” colored superluminova
Case
• steel
• 40.5 mm in diameter
• plexiglass watch glass
• water resistance : 10 bar
Strap
• black leather with steel pin buckle

CORUM - Admiral’s Cup Seafender 46 Chrono Dive

CORUM - Admiral's Cup Seafender 46 Chrono Dive

The Admiral's Cup DEEP HULL 48 was for me one of the most significant luxury dive watch releases of 2010. Not only had Corum entered into new and uncharted territory with the DEEP HULL 48, pitting themselves against the likes of Panerai, who already had a long tradition of producing ‘serious’ dive watches. But the DEEP HULL 48 heralded a new chapter in what would hopefully be CORUM's continued production of high-end professional divers watches. They had up until 2010 only been responsible for the CORUM Bubble Diver.

  
It would appear that CORUM are now in the business of producing professional dive watches. 2011 sees the release of the Admiral’s Cup SEAFENDER 46 DIVE & CHRONO DIVE, which will both be unveiled in Basel next week. The SEAFENDER with its 46mm case will no doubt find favor with those, who found the DEEP HULL 48 a little too large or for those, who might have considered it a little outside their budget. I’m not sure of actually pricing, but would imagine that the SEAFENDER 46 DIVE will be a tad more affordable than its predecessor.

From CORUM The extreme range of the Corum sports collection welcomes two new models: the Admiral’s Cup Seafender 46 Dive and the Admiral’s Cup Seafender Chrono Dive. Water-resistant to 300 meters, these sporty yet elegant watches are equally at ease worn over a diving suit as beneath a shirt cuff.

Corum clearly feels very much at home at great depths. Launched in 2010 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Admiral’s Cup collection, the Deep Hull 48 model marked a significant watershed in brand history by heralding the “extreme” range. Designed for extreme environments, this diver’s watch, the first of its kind within the Admiral’s Cup collection, is now joined by two new 46mm diameter variations that are both water-resistant to 300 meters: the Admiral’s Cup Seafender 46 Dive and the Admiral’s Cup Seafender 46 Chrono Dive.

Slightly smaller than the previously introduced version, they have been specifically designed and developed to delight divers and devotees of distinctive and sophisticated watches. These sporty and sturdy models feature powerful, taut lines that make them ideal companions for relaxing moments as well as exciting adventures.

Admiral’s Cup Seafender 46 Dive - With the new Admiral’s Cup Seafender 46 Dive, Corum achieves the perfect combination of sportsmanship and aesthetics. Reflecting the distinctive codes that have earned the collection its peerless success – a twelve-sided case and an inner bezel ring featuring 12 nautical pennants – it features a pleasing size at 46 mm in diameter and 16.05 mm thick. The subtle nature of its dial in shades of black and gray, as well as the purity of its lines carved in grade 5 titanium – the hardest material to machine make this Admiral’s Cup the most civilized of extreme watches.

 
































While this variation will be perfectly at home under the sleeve of a sports shirt, it is nonetheless a genuine diving instrument that meets the corresponding official standards. These include a screw-in caseback engraved in its center with the inscription “DIVE 300 METERS”, as well as the figure of a diver. The twelve convex sides of the case in grade 5 titanium guarantee absolute water resistance to a depth of 300 meters. The 120-toothed unidirectional bezel enables easy visualization of dive times, while the luminescent hands and hour-markers make this watch an authentic instrument panel that is perfectly readable in all situations.







































This Admiral’s Cup model with its unmistakably strong character is equipped with an automatic CO947 movement chronometer-certified by the COSC. It beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz), has a 42-hour power reserve, and drives the hours, minutes, small seconds at 9 o’clock as well as a day/date display appearing through two small windows at 3 o’clock. To ensure enhanced comfort and perfect sturdiness, it is fitted with a black vulcanized rubber strap secured by a titanium pin buckle.

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