Description

Updated Jan 1, 2008

The distinctive flair of Cuervo's Cuban heritage is vivid in this latin take on the dive watch. Face it, most dive watches are worn for "desk diving," never seeing a drop of water other than the stray spray of a garden hose or the splash of washed hands in the mens room. But there's always dreaming. Rated water resistant to 660 ft., this watch is ready for swimming, water sports, snorkeling and light diving. Water resistance is misunderstood. You need a rating well in excess of your intended use. Don't swim with a watch rated water resistant to merely 50 feet. The pressures the watch sees from your arms stroking through the water are quite different from merely dipping your wrist in standing water. The Buceador's 200 meter depth rating is the minimum for reliable use in routine water sports and amateur underwater activities.

Available in white, black and blue face, the blue is the one to grab. With orange accents and luminous hour markers, it makes a visual statement without shouting "DIVER!" as its clunkier cousins from other brands. It also eschews the ubiquitous engraved thick outer timing bezel of most dive watches in favor of an interior bezel under the sapphire crystal, which is rotated via the second crown.

The curvy stainless steel case has both brushed and polished surfaces. The Cuervo-modified and decorated commodity Swiss automatic mechanical movement keeps precise time in a stylish package. The strap is synthetic rubber secured by a stainless steel deployant clasp. This is an unusually expressive diver, not the blunt instrument usually seen in this sector of watches. (via Cuervo y Sobrinos)