During the last couple of years I’ve really respected the gathering of watches from Swarovski. They offered nicely designed quarta movement watches with many different awesome personality and costs that are not totally crazy. The only issue was that they are each lady watches… bummer. My personal favorite model was the Octea Sport. This past year, I heard a rumor that Swarovski would release new watches for men – it switched to be true.
For 2012, Swarovski will get three new watch families, all for males. My personal favorite may be the Octea Abyssal Automatic – that is basically men form of the Octea Sport that’s an excellent-searching watch out for women. The most difficult factor these watches have opting for them may be the Swarovksi swan logo design. The thing is it around the dial, around the crown, as well as on the situation back. I suppose the logo design can grow you, however it is not very masculine – not it had become ever made to be.
When Chanel first launched the J12 they likely had exactly the same problem… where males simply couldn’t take men’s Chanel watches seriously. Nowadays, you’ve got a large amount of males putting on Chanel watches. Possibly not all kinds of males. but enough to determine the way a feminine brand can effectively provide a male product. Whilst not as revolutionary, possibly the Octea Abyssal Automatic is going to be Swarovski’s J12.
Like a dive watch the Octea Abyssal Automatic is available in a 44mm wide situation that’s water-resistant to 200 meters. It features a rotating ceramic bezel, and a simple to see dial. Obviously there’s the rubber strap with faceted very put into it close to the lugs. The bezel can also be gently faceted for any great look. I love the minimalist utilization of numeral indications around the bezel.
The dials are bold and straightforward by having an attractive design. They are not ultra unique, however they’re deeply satisfying. You’ve got a sloped flange ring for legibility reasons and enormous applied hour markers. Both hour indexes and hands have SuperLumiNova put on them. Swarovski will offer you the Octea Abyssal Automatic in three versions to begin. There’s a steel situation with while dial, black PVD steel situation with black dial, as well as an orange and black version having a curious situation constructed of aluminum. That latter model looks incredible, however the aluminum might prove too delicate for “abyssal” use.
Swarovski utilizes a Swiss automatic movement within the watch but is unclear whose movement it’s. I’d guess an ETA-2824 or something like that like this. The small particulars around the watch provide lots of personality, however i understand that the whole concept might confuse many people. For me personally the style of the Octea Abyssal Automatic is all about taking design risks, mixing fancy and functional, and adding a badly needed men’s collection towards the thriving brand’s watch arm. Search for them soon.
