Style

July, 1994

Dive TimeWith the recent boom in sports-inspired fashions, dive watches have become the timepiece to wear in and out of the water. Today's styles feature cases that work like submarine pressure hatches with self-locking crowns, just as the first submersible watch--a Rolex--did when it was introduced in 1926. This watertight design enables the watches to keep ticking at depths of 300 feet and more. Among our favorite styles are Pulsar's sport watch, at top ($275), with an extralong strap to fit a...