Titanium has always been an intriguing material to craft watches from. It didn't become widely used in the world of watches until the 1980s, but today it is embraced by a wide variety of brands. Some polish it to perfection, giving it a look similar to that of stainless steel, but in a brushed finish, the deep grey tone that is so typical for titanium tends to give watches a more technical look. This is also the case with the new Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe that Blancpain recently introduced.

While there are no global watch fairs this year, it is still traditionally the time for many brands to introduce their models. One of the brands that is not deviating from this is Omega, which delights us to a wide variety of new models, including many in the Seamaster collection.

The Tambour was introduced only 18 short years ago, in 2002, yet its impact has been profound. For Louis Vuitton, it was the watch that put them firmly on the map as being a watchmaking 'maison.' The way that the Tambour did this is almost unprecedented, as the model proved to be one of the most versatile designs in the history of watchmaking. It could just as easily be turned into a display of technical excellence, featuring complex mechanical movements, as housing the latest technology as a state-of-the-art smartwatch.

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms has been an icon among diving watches ever since its conception in 1953. It was a trailblazer whose profile has become one of the most recognized in the industry. While Blancpain is still making the Fifty Fathoms with a modern interpretation of the vintage lines, they are also pushing the envelope and have created a few versions that you might not expect.

Diving watches are often among the most robust creations of the watch world. The demands put on these watches are usually extreme, that is when you are a professional diver. For the amateur diver or people who don't dive at all, these features are often not needed to the extent that they are created. However, their impact on the look of the watch makes it that they have become, and remain, very popular. These four watches are perfect examples of extreme diving watches that also make a statement outside of the water.

When it comes to diving watches, Rolex has quite the reputation to uphold as they have not one, but two gold-references in this category in their collection. The Submariner and Sea-Dweller might soon have to tolerate a third Rolex joining their ranks, as the Deepsea is working hard on accomplishing this. For 2018 Rolex launched a slightly revised version of this watch, making it even better than before!

It must be painful to the other sex, but women have a far larger range of watches to choose from. While many men immediately look elsewhere when there is even a hint that a certain model might also be worn by the fairer sex, women do not have these issues. In fact,

As a diving watch pioneer, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is one of those watches that always get special attention from many watch connoisseurs. This goes for the current collection, but even more so of the vintage pieces, like this Fifty Fathoms "No Radiations".

Diving watches have always been imposing, but few can hold a candle to the Blancpain X Fathoms which features an impressive array of mechanical complications designed for those who like to explore the underwater world.

It was one of the most talked about watches at Baselworld, the new Rolex Sea-Dweller. Many of these conversations focused on red text and a cyclops, but there is more to the new Sea-Dweller, who just happen also to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year!

Having a water resistant watch around our wrist is something that we take for granted these days, but while watches become more and more water resistant, but there are still a few things to keep in mind!

Say Breitling, and the mind of many people will immediately venture to a world of jet planes and aviation heroes. That is indeed where the brand made most of its legacy, but not all of it!

Sun, sea and bright colors, these things count up the most memorable diving trips, whether you go in with oxygen tanks or simply snorkel. The Bulgari Diagono Scuba adds to this with its orange or yellow colors, which are not only fun, but also functional!

Elegant watches that are not afraid of water? That, in fact, can easily, and with pleasure, accompany you (scuba) diving? These four watches by Harry Winston, Blancpain, TAG Heuer and Ulysse Nardin do just that!

Water resistance and reliability are what it is all about with a diving watch. However, advances in technology make it now possible to achieve a water resistance that was unimaginable half a century ago, making it now possible to create diving watches the world has never seen before.

Legends aren't created, they are born under extraordinary circumstances and often designed to be good at a very specific task. Such was also the case of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. Born in 1953, it combined a few remarkable features that would make it a pioneer in diving watches.