Traditional dive watches are defined by several crucial features. Of course, there’s the water resistance – a dive watch without it is just a regular watch. But that’s not the only distinct characteristic about these watches.
A genuine diver watch needs to have a screw-down crown and a unidirectional bezel. When all three aspects are present, you have an item worthy of professional divers.
Although they’re practical, traditional dive watches have certain limitations. Firstly, most watches of this type don’t have GMT. If you travel often, this can be an issue since the watch won’t adjust to different time zones. In addition, you can’t replace one rotating bezel with another. Similarly, the straps aren’t easily changeable – if you have a plain rubber strap, you’ll be stuck with it.
Simply put, traditional dive watches can’t be customized, making them single-purpose items.
The Ridge Watch represents a dive and sports watch of premium design. It’s made to accommodate all the vital features that traditional watches of this type lack.
Crucially, the Ridge Watch has full GMT support. This function allows you to track multiple time zones without issues.
Although it’s a dive watch, the Ridge Watch can be an excellent fashion accessory. It will fit particularly well with other Ridge products like keycases, wallets, or bags. With materials like aluminum and carbon fiber, a Ridge RFID-blocking wallet will be an ideal fit with the watch.
Next, this watch is highly customizable. You can change the bracelet, i.e., strap and the bezels. As a result, it’s possible to get four unique looks from one Ridge Watch. When it comes to changing the strap, it’s worth mentioning that the Ridge Watch has a 20mm lug, compatible with a large selection of straps.
The Ridge Watch has impressive features in every aspect. The case is made of 316L stainless steel, allowing for water resistance of over 100 fathoms, i.e., 200 meters. But what’s inside is even more fascinating.
The watch has a Swiss quartz mechanism with sapphire crystal. When it comes to bezels, there are several interchangeable unidirectional options – timer, compass, and GMT.
The difference between a dive and an everyday watch can be summed up as follows: A dive watch can serve as an everyday watch, but this doesn’t apply the other way around.
One of the main features of an everyday watch is style. This impacts the choice of materials and the overall design. However, everyday watches don’t have the extended functionality of dive watches.
On the other hand, a dive watch is intended for Scuba and more extreme activities. Yet, these watches can be very fashionable and make for great everyday watches.
The Ridge Watch has a diameter of 42mm with a lug-to-lug distance of 49mm. It’s 11.6mm thick, and the bracelet is 20mm wide. Without the strap, the watch weighs 2.5 ounces.
The Ridge Watch is water-resistant over 100 fathoms. In other words, it can endure depths up to 200 meters or 660 feet. This guarantees reliable performance when diving.
The Ridge Watch has a Swiss Ronda Powertech movement assembly of 515.24H caliber. The assembly has exceptional accuracy with a monthly offset of -10 to +20 seconds.
It’s worth mentioning that the crown must be screwed down firmly to avoid water damage and ensure proper resistance. If that’s not the case, any potential resulting damage will fall outside the warranty.
The hybrid bezel contains the timer and navigation. The GMT bezel displays a 24-hour clock. This bezel has support for three time zones. Switching between bezels is seamless, making all functions easily accessible.
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