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Just stumbled across this.
Looks like quite an interesting watch!
I have never dived, and don't really plan to, but there is something about divers watches that I quite like.
It all looks a bit clever for my pea brain to understand, but I thought a few of the you might be interested in it. The video explains it.
http://ablogtoread.com/pita/pita-barcelona-oceana-...
Looks like quite an interesting watch!
I have never dived, and don't really plan to, but there is something about divers watches that I quite like.
It all looks a bit clever for my pea brain to understand, but I thought a few of the you might be interested in it. The video explains it.
http://ablogtoread.com/pita/pita-barcelona-oceana-...
andy tims said:
andy_s said:
That really is quite innovative.
Agreed - not bad looking either given the depth rating, but unless you really NEED water resistance to 5000 meters (or are happy to pay the extra for pub bragging rights)a Sinn U Series makes more sense.The crown/case setting/winding method is interesting though, I like the locking lugs but not sure how either would be in practise but it makes for an interesting watch nonetheless - the second hand is not very good (although it doubling as a depth meter-ish is) and a time elapsed bezel would have made more sense on a non chrono. 18mm is even taller than the U1000 and same as SDDS though - monster!
I noticed that there is nothing mentioned about helium ingress - either the polycarbonate 'crystal' doesnt allow it or the watch isn't designed for saturation diving and the design is purely to pass a compression test and not be for serious use.
I suppose the above is a stupid point - no working diver is going to spend that sort of money anyway.
I suppose the above is a stupid point - no working diver is going to spend that sort of money anyway.
Asterix said:
I noticed that there is nothing mentioned about helium ingress - either the polycarbonate 'crystal' doesnt allow it or the watch isn't designed for saturation diving and the design is purely to pass a compression test and not be for serious use.
I suppose the above is a stupid point - no working diver is going to spend that sort of money anyway.
That always makes me laugh. How many Sea Dweller owners do you think have seen the valve open? Not very many I'll wager I suppose the above is a stupid point - no working diver is going to spend that sort of money anyway.
I really rather like that. Not overly 'designed' but starkly different (no crown anyone?) and being able to set the watch underwater (whilst I'm not sure why you'd want to do this unless you were a truly reckless diver) is a neat feature.
Of course my age-old tedious cant about how 'big it is' remains - I can *just* about get away with my Monster but anything larger is a no-no. That said, with no crown and therefore no crown guards... Perhaps a watch that wears smaller on the wrist than the bare numbers advertise.
Love the choice of materials, as usual. I'd love one in iridium but it'd be a bit heavy
so perhaps titanium with platinum bezel just to be a bit different (hey, it's a different watch after all)...
And that blogger is right - €20k is pretty cheap for a platinum watch. It's not as if it's a thin, small diameter dress watch like my 50-odd yr old JLC, which whilst 18k gold doesn't actually contain much gold (it's a small watch) - the PITA is a chunky piece and there's going to be a hefty amount of platinum there. Adding to the mystery - with a valuable heavy chunk of platinum making up the watch, I'd not be wanting a rubber or leather strap, for fear of the famous Breguet-Marine-at-bottom-of-Solent tragedy that happened recently to one of our members... which means I'd want a platinum bracelet with a Rolex-type locking clasp - and *that* would both weigh a ton and presumably cost a fortune (unless PITA stands for 'platinum is trivially acquired' and they have loads of the stuff going cheap).
Anyway whilst I'm still in post-exam-pass hysteria - the movement mentioned is an ETA (groan) 2678. This isn't a movement I'm familiar with - I know ETA make lots of different types, but the vast majority of third-party watches use ETA's 2824, 2836 and 2892 ebauches. Seems a shift from the norm and would be interesting to know why they chose it. I'd suspect something to do with the no-crown concept - I hope it's not quartz, though they do mention 'automatic'.
Really, this is one hell of an interesting piece. The lack of helium valve? Well my Aquatimer doesn't have one - and it's rated to 2000m - as per IWC, all you need to do us engineer the thing to handle a few bar of internal pressure rather than focusing on external pressure - the helium will diffuse out just as it diffused in. Unless you are diving at saturation depths and make an emergency ascent (guaranteeing death for the diver, putting heavy pressure gradient on the watch) then it should be OK, as per the IWC. Helium valves are a hack anyway, one more thing to go wrong.
I really like this. The Monster is just about wearable, and that had both 42mm nominal diameter plus crown guards and a hefty bezel guard. Do you think this Pita would wear smaller? And is there a bracelet available?
As already mentioned, wearing a watch commonly known by it's acronym of 'pain in the arse' could prove prophetic - but the design seems to appear otherwise.
I've no need for 5000m depth as I'd be squished by the water (and drowning / claustrophobia aren't my idea of fun, keeping me away from the sport) but there's something about this watch that I like.
Anyone know where they are available from? Or should I RTFA again?
Of course my age-old tedious cant about how 'big it is' remains - I can *just* about get away with my Monster but anything larger is a no-no. That said, with no crown and therefore no crown guards... Perhaps a watch that wears smaller on the wrist than the bare numbers advertise.
Love the choice of materials, as usual. I'd love one in iridium but it'd be a bit heavy
so perhaps titanium with platinum bezel just to be a bit different (hey, it's a different watch after all)...And that blogger is right - €20k is pretty cheap for a platinum watch. It's not as if it's a thin, small diameter dress watch like my 50-odd yr old JLC, which whilst 18k gold doesn't actually contain much gold (it's a small watch) - the PITA is a chunky piece and there's going to be a hefty amount of platinum there. Adding to the mystery - with a valuable heavy chunk of platinum making up the watch, I'd not be wanting a rubber or leather strap, for fear of the famous Breguet-Marine-at-bottom-of-Solent tragedy that happened recently to one of our members... which means I'd want a platinum bracelet with a Rolex-type locking clasp - and *that* would both weigh a ton and presumably cost a fortune (unless PITA stands for 'platinum is trivially acquired' and they have loads of the stuff going cheap).
Anyway whilst I'm still in post-exam-pass hysteria - the movement mentioned is an ETA (groan) 2678. This isn't a movement I'm familiar with - I know ETA make lots of different types, but the vast majority of third-party watches use ETA's 2824, 2836 and 2892 ebauches. Seems a shift from the norm and would be interesting to know why they chose it. I'd suspect something to do with the no-crown concept - I hope it's not quartz, though they do mention 'automatic'.
Really, this is one hell of an interesting piece. The lack of helium valve? Well my Aquatimer doesn't have one - and it's rated to 2000m - as per IWC, all you need to do us engineer the thing to handle a few bar of internal pressure rather than focusing on external pressure - the helium will diffuse out just as it diffused in. Unless you are diving at saturation depths and make an emergency ascent (guaranteeing death for the diver, putting heavy pressure gradient on the watch) then it should be OK, as per the IWC. Helium valves are a hack anyway, one more thing to go wrong.
I really like this. The Monster is just about wearable, and that had both 42mm nominal diameter plus crown guards and a hefty bezel guard. Do you think this Pita would wear smaller? And is there a bracelet available?
As already mentioned, wearing a watch commonly known by it's acronym of 'pain in the arse' could prove prophetic - but the design seems to appear otherwise.
I've no need for 5000m depth as I'd be squished by the water (and drowning / claustrophobia aren't my idea of fun, keeping me away from the sport) but there's something about this watch that I like.
Anyone know where they are available from? Or should I RTFA again?
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