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Dietrich Returns To The Skin Diver With New SD-2 |
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Dietrich is a brand that thrives outside of the usual comfort zone of the easily recognizable, and the well trodden path. Watches like the Time Companion and in particular the OT-1 offer novel concepts that are all built around shapes that subvert the expected. The SD-2 seen here picks up that theme in a more subtle way, offering the brand?s first take on a utilitarian tool watch that?s being framed as an amphibious field watch. It?s called the Missions Maritimes (French for, well, Maritime Missions), and however you care to classify this one, it?s the most cohesive execution of the Dietrich design language to date. For better or worse.
The name Skin Diver will likely prime you to look at this watch through the lens of a typical dive watch, and while it will satisfy some of the expectations that come along with that, there?s another side to this watch that?s less straightforward. The shape of the case and lug, the rotating bezel, and circular(ish) hour markers are all a familiar sight, but on closer inspection there?s intricate details to enjoy that lift the watch into that ?amphibious field watch? territory, whatever that might mean to you.
First off, this watch, like many we come across, will suffice just fine as a diver. The 38.5mm steel case gets a unidirectional bezel, a screw down crown, and 150m depth rating. It?s a little old school with a solid (bare) caseback and aluminum bezel insert, and with a total thickness of just over 12mm, it wears a bit old school as well. A polished chamfer runs the length of the case body, from lug to lug tip, and it highlights the seam between case and bezel assembly in the process. There are no crown guards, and the defining feature is a fixed end-link that creates a box shape between the lugs, creating a flush meeting point with the strap. The total length is 46mm.
The edging of the bezel gets a coin-edge texture like we?re used to seeing, but this one is broken into 6 sections with polished points between them. The resulting hexagon is subtle, but it?s there, and it?s a nod to the brand?s previous designs that embrace this shape in far more overt ways. If you?re unfamiliar with the brand this may feel a bit random, but it?s a really cool easter egg that won?t go unnoticed by those familiar.
The dial and bezel, which are offered in either Azure Blue or Abyss Black, are a unique pairing, and represent a more restrained version of the design first seen on the SD-1. Where that watch boasted a sapphire bezel insert, a layered fume dial, and a framed date window at 6 o?clock, the SD-2 pulls much of this back, opting for a more matte experience all around.
The flat blue dial of our sample retains the cross hair design, but ditches the date altogether (from the dial, at least, the SW-200 inside is another story). The dial is a sandwich construction, with the hour markers rendered as recesses to the bottom layer of lume. The markers themselves are quite small, and a closer look reveals the...
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Fuente de la noticia: wornandwound
Fecha de publicación: 20-05-2022 19:47
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