Last year, we found a cache of Swiss-made cases "new old stock" that were originally manufactured in Switzerland around 1970. We created the original Desk Diver around this vintage case, and a few lucky individuals have a new vintage dive watch that is out of the box. Having a limited number of cases from over 50 years ago, the Desk Diver sold out quickly.
Introducing the Desk Diver - Professional.
With near identical dimensions, we created the modern Professional Desk Diver. Inspired by the 1970's dive watch that was meant to be more style than "dive" even at the time in the early 70's. The professional Desk Diver, though, can dive! Rated to 330 Feet, every professional Desk Diver is pressure tested and regulated.
The Professional Desk Diver is designed after the recovered 1970's Swiss made case we found new old stock. We created a new dial and handset for this watch to match the case's 70's look. The watch has been fitted with a Swiss made Sellita SW200-1b automatic movement and a Sapphire crystal matching the shape of the original. We created a Bracelet for the new version with quick release spring bars. The dial, bezel pip, and handset has X1 Superluminova so you can easily see the time in a dark office environment! The "Superlative" Desk Diver for Professionals can now be yours, unofficially certified!
What Swiss Brand Made the original case? The inside of the caseback was marked "Aetos SA - Swiss Made." We could not find much out about this brand in our research. This brand was a Swiss case supplier, and that's all we know. We did have fun imagining what the dial and hands might look like since we had no reference to what it did originally. We recovered these cases from a defunct watch parts supplier who had a gross of new old stock watch parts.