By Bruce Shawkey
Ran across this interesting photo essay on dive watches in the May 1964 issue of Europa Star magazine. The watches are pictured against stylized backdrops of undersea scenes, reminiscent of Jules Verne. Scuba diving had become very popular by then, with the invention of the Aqualung. Prior to this, divers could only dive a limited depth, unless they were encumbered by clumsy dive gear with air pumped via the surface. New technology allowed divers to go deeper than ever before. Watches helped solve various challenges associated with deeper depths, notably reserve oxygen time in their tanks, and decompression when rising to the surface. Have a look at these images. There are no models mentioned specifically, only stories of how diving watches came to be:
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