Skin diving, by definition, is the act of diving without the aid of an artificial breathing apparatus. It’s been practiced since the dawn of Ancient Greek Civilization.
In 1953, in response to growing demand for a reliable method of underwater timing, Zodiac and Blancpain released the first ever rotating bezel, dedicated dive watches at Basel Fair. The Zodiac Seawolf, rated to a depth of 100m, will come to define the archetypical skin diver.
While there is no official definition of a skin diver, it is generally considered to be a watch with a water resistance rating somewhere between 100 and 200m. Because of the lower rating, it tends to be slimmer and more ergonomic than its professional brethren. Rugged, yet stylish.
Here we are defending the classic skin diver we love to offer at LTF, this time in stock condition, The bidirectional, aluminum bezel surrounds the 37mm steel case, tritium luminescent spheres swirl on the very "funky" dial of this skin diver of French-Swiss origins. A perfect everyday companion