Difference between revisions of "Bulova Snorkel"
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| + | 200 meters is a long way down when you’re scuba diving. It was even more so in 1961. At that time, the deepest anyone had ever gone was 133 meters, and strange things happen to a man at that depth: Nitrogen in the compressed air becomes narcotic, and even ordinary oxygen becomes toxic. It is said that hell is a hot and fiery place, but it’s more likely that the Devil dwells in deep, dark water. Maybe this is why Bulova chose to set the depth rating of its first dive watch at 666 feet. That happens to be the equivalent of 203 meters—but also, more ominously, it’s the so-called “number of the Beast” in the Bible’s Book of Revelation. Bulova’s dive watches would retain this depth rating for almost two decades, earning each the nickname the “Devil Diver.” | ||
[[File:Bulova 666 sept112020.jpg|thumb|1968 Snorkel H ]] | [[File:Bulova 666 sept112020.jpg|thumb|1968 Snorkel H ]] | ||
[[File:Bulova 666 1 sept 20.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:Bulova 666 1 sept 20.jpg|thumb]] | ||
[[File:Bulova 666 2 sept 20.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:Bulova 666 2 sept 20.jpg|thumb]] | ||
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* Model: Self-winding 666 Feet | * Model: Self-winding 666 Feet | ||
* Reference: 386-1 to 381-4 | * Reference: 386-1 to 381-4 | ||
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* Dials can be black or white. | * Dials can be black or white. | ||
* Rotating unidirectional Bezel can have spot or triangle at 12. | * Rotating unidirectional Bezel can have spot or triangle at 12. | ||
| − | + | [[File:Bulova 666 white.jpg|thumb|1966 White Dial 666 (Richard Phillips)]] | |
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [[Bulova Diver Watches]] | * [[Bulova Diver Watches]] | ||
* [[Bulova]] | * [[Bulova]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:44, 13 May 2021
Bulova Snorkel/666
200 meters is a long way down when you’re scuba diving. It was even more so in 1961. At that time, the deepest anyone had ever gone was 133 meters, and strange things happen to a man at that depth: Nitrogen in the compressed air becomes narcotic, and even ordinary oxygen becomes toxic. It is said that hell is a hot and fiery place, but it’s more likely that the Devil dwells in deep, dark water. Maybe this is why Bulova chose to set the depth rating of its first dive watch at 666 feet. That happens to be the equivalent of 203 meters—but also, more ominously, it’s the so-called “number of the Beast” in the Bible’s Book of Revelation. Bulova’s dive watches would retain this depth rating for almost two decades, earning each the nickname the “Devil Diver.”
Features
- Model: Self-winding 666 Feet
- Reference: 386-1 to 381-4
- Year: Circa 1960-69
- Case No:
- Material: Stainless steel
- Dimensions: 35mm diameter; 12mm thickness
- Crystal: Plexiglass
- Lume: Tritium
- Caliber: Automatic caliber 11ALACD
- Bracelet: steel
- Lug Width: 18mm
- Dials can be black or white.
- Rotating unidirectional Bezel can have spot or triangle at 12.
