Ball Engineer Master Collection “Skindiver II” – The Luminous Timekeeper
Ball Engineer Master “Skindiver II” is hitting the market soon as a version of the older Skindiver I. The OG Skindiver I of 2012 was 40.5 mm wide. But the new Ball Engineer Master Skindiver II is 43mm wide and 14mm thick. It comes with a steel case, sapphire crystal, and luminous ceramic bezel indicators. Roughly based on a Ball Skindiver I model from 1962, the first model stopped from growing popularity of skin diving (free diving).
Those of you who are passionate about free diving know that Ball is quite on the go and has been a long-time enthusiast of Guillaume Nery. Guillaume Nery a free diving world champion and a forerunner within the sport.
With the bigger case size, comes more water resistance. And now it’s 500m vs. the 300m resistance of the earlier model. The Ball Engineer Master Skindiver II also has an automatic helium outflow valve which. Well this is functionally was of no use for 99% of the market. But it has become a hallmark feature on extreme dive watches over the past years or so.
As with every Ball models, lume is very important. And the Ball Engineer Master Skindiver II has the same bright and clear setup as the former model. But now with 15 double-sized micro gas tubing which forms the indicators and glowing elements of the timepiece. These micro gas tubes lights without using any external energy for charging. They are luminous and hugely clear in low light conditions. The luminous ceramic bezel has been passed over from the earlier model.
Inside its big sized case, the Ball Engineer Master Skindiver II contains Ball's RR1103-C. This is an ETA 2824 mechanism that has been submitted for COSC certification. While walking into the upper-middle range of prices where we usually see the 2824, the Ball Engineer Master Skindiver II series is still a suitable area for such a mechanism. Ball has not so far gone down the road of making and applying their own in house movements. Yet, the Ball Engineer Master Skindiver II is seating at a price point well underneath newly in-house products similar to the Tudor Pelagos ($4125).
I may not ever be able to fully describe my love of lume and dive series wristwatches. But with the Ball Skindiver II, I can happily point as an outstanding example. Published this year on Baselworld 2015, the fresh Ball Engineer Master Skindiver II is an update to the old-fashion stimulated Skindiver I of 2012. The second generation of this diver is a bit larger and a bit more grown up. Yet, Ball's new collection of classic dive timepiece is a style with just enough awesomeness for a modern wrist.
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