Epic Dive Watch Comparison 2. This week we do our biggest comparison yet, a comparison of 7 dive watches. This is the follow up to our last diver comparison, so you might want to check that out as well. This contest is bigger and better than the first. With the exception of one, the Jean. Richard Aquascope, none of the watches are returning, and even the Aquascope looks very different than the first test thanks to its Hokusai dial. We have 7 brands competing today for the title of the winner of the 2nd Epic Dive Watch Comparison. And, like the first time around, we wont be evading giving a definitive winner. Fresh off its victory in the last competition, Bremont is bringing the bigger and tougher sibling to the S5. It has all the advantages of the S5. Seiko did very well in the first competition with their Grand Seiko SBGA0. This time they bring a new spring drive from their more accessible Prospex collection, the SBDB0. Spring Drive Tuna. This watch has a lot going for itnot only is it much more affordable than its older sibling, it has a greater water resistance and is made of titanium. Muhle is also back for this competition with a different watch, the SAR Search and Rescue diver. Its rated for an excellent 1. Last competition we confused and angered readers by including the Nomos Ahoi, which is arguably not a dive watch. While the Nomos Ahoi isnt returning this time around, we thought that the Muhle would be terrific for taking its place, not just because its German, but because it, like the Ahoi, lacks a rotating bezel, one of the hallmarks of a dive watch. Our last returning brand is Jean. Richard.  Jean. Richard received a lot of love last time around for being arguably the coolest looking watch of the test, the Aquascope. Today were looking at a new Aquascope, the Hokusai, which while similar to last tests model, is aesthetically different enough to warrant another look. Were also welcoming not only a new watch, but an entirely new brand here at Timeless, Girard Perregauxs Sea Hawk. This ultra cool ceramic diver features one of GPs famous in house movements, a power reserve and date, as well as one of the most daring case designs here. Maurice Lacroix is bringing their first entrant into our diver comparison, the surprisingly understated, yet still cool, Pontos S Diver. Like most Maurice Lacroixs, it does things just a little bit differently than what youd expect. Watch Miss Hokusai ' title='Watch Miss Hokusai ' />In this case, its a surprisingly subtle aesthetic combined with the only bidirectional rotating bezel of the test. This is possible because, unlike every other watch here, the bezel isnt really a bezel at all, its a rotating chapter ring inside of the crystal. Another new entrant is the Ball Deep. QUEST.  This is one of the beefiest watches of the test and has great classical diver styling as well as an outrageous water resistance rating of 3. Its also fascinating due to its full titanium case and use of tritium tubes, which unlike the lume on every other model, will glow 2. The life and works of Japanese artist and ukiyoe painter Katsushika Hokusai, as seen from the eyes of his daughter, Katsushika OEi. OEi Hokusai watches her father, the artist Katsushika Hokusai, work on a painting in Miss Hokusai. Credit Gkids. Japanese animated film practically. With all of the players introduced, lets get to the comparison. Lets start with our newest competitor, both in brand and model, the Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk. Were lucky enough to have the ceramic version, which is all black with red accents. Its available in a few other color schemes as well, sans ceramic case, at about a 3. The GP certainly has the most complex and busy dial. Its one of only two watches in this comparison that features two complications, along with the Seiko SD Tuna, a power reserve and date. Its also one of a few watches here with a textured dial, along with the Supermarine and Hokusai. It has a subtle, but cool, chain link motif throughout. Girard Perregaux is certainly no new comer to fine dial work. The date is actually very unique on the GP. Not only does it have an effective frame, a touch I appreciate as it makes it easier for the eye to find the date, but interestingly, its very deep into the dial. Its almost a full millimeter rough estimate fully recessed. Oddly enough, the date ring the disk with the date written on it is not just under the dial, as is the case in virtually all watches, but its actually inside the movement, which probably necessitated it being so deep into the dial. Why did GP use such an unusual technique Well, Ill theorize about that in the movement section, but for now, it looks very cool and is actually quite easy to read. On the other hand, the further away the date gets from your eye, the smaller effectively it is. The GP also has a power reserve, like the Seiko. This shows off the in house movements 4. Interestingly, the power reserve is lumed. The Sea Hawk is also the only watch of the comparison to use a seconds subdial. I like this as it makes the main hands a little more distinct. Oddly, however, its not lumedseconds hands not being lumed is not in itself unusual, but the fact that the power reserve rarely lumed is in the absence of the seconds hand is very interesting. A very fine guilloche texture helps separate the seconds subdial from the chain link texture on the rest of the dial. The main hands are of the matte black and of the sword variety with, as youd expect of a high end diver, a heavy dose of lume applied to each. The secondary hands, the seconds and power reserve, are bright red and, as I mentioned earlier, only the power reserve hand is lumed of the two. This is a very interesting design for a couple of reasons. First off, I like that theyre color codedred hands can be tuned out for a quick glance at the wrist. Normally, youd think the red hands would be the easier to see, but the white lume on the main hands has very high contrast against the black dial. The second thing, which I find slightly puzzling, is the choice to lume only the power reserve hand. This is unusual because this information is usually considered non vital and therefore not important to see 2. Its not unusual to see watches where every hand is lumed, but it is unusual to see the seconds hand not lumed sometimes useful to see if your watch is still running under water and the power reserve lumed. Thats not a problem, its just a creative design choice. I Want To Watch The Full Movie Of 101 Dalmatians II: Patch`S London Adventure on this page. Ultimately, the Sea Hawk is the most complex dial of the comparison, featuring multiple complications and a seconds subdial. Furthermore, its a fully textured dial. Only the Seiko can compete in complications and the Hokusai in actual dial work. Still, fans of very clean dials, which are not uncommon in the dive watch community, may want to look at others in the comparison. The only watch in the comparison that can rival the GP for complications is the Seiko Spring Drive Tuna SBDB0. Although technically, in old timey watch circles, center seconds is actually considered a complication, these days they arent and a seconds subdial gives the visual impact of most complications. All that said, the dial appears to be much cleaner than the GPs, for better or worse depending on your preferences. The cleanness of the dial isnt merely a product of lacking a subsidiary seconds. Its also the result of careful placement and design of its complications in addition to using a non textured dial. The dial, as opposed to say the JR, GP or Bremont, is just a clean matte black and virtually every other functional aspect of the watch is made almost exclusively of lume. For instance, although the Tuna also has a power reserve, its much more subtle and unlumed. That means it simply disappears at nightunder water, which can be a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it. This subdial shows off the test leading 7. Seiko fashion. The date is also more subtle, lacking any frame. From a stylistic standpoint, I prefer frames, but I definitely understand why theyd be omitted in a tool watch like a hardcore diver. Like most dive watches, Seiko chooses to put their date in between two hour markers, an odd looking touch at first, but it makes sense if your goal is to maximize the amount of lume on the dial.