Introducing Olivier Watches & the Olivier Bronze Diver!

[GBOGH]

Looking good Roland! E-mail sent to change dial to brown. ;)

Getting excited for these to be completed and on our wrists!

#10 ETA - Atlanta, GA

[petersenjp]

Looking good Roland! E-mail sent to change dial to brown. ;)

Getting excited for these to be completed and on our wrists!

#10 ETA - Atlanta, GA

Funny, I changed mine to brown as well....

[GBOGH]

Funny, I changed mine to brown as well....

I think the combo is going to look sa-weeet, especially on a nice vintage brown leather strap. May have to do something about that lighter blue seconds hand though. Seems out of place in this combo....

[Babis Stinson]

These look great! Many congrats Roland Oliver, great design, and finally an affordable bronze automatic watch. Panerai Luminor Submersible Bronzo is one of my favorite watches but it is too expensive for me right now. Last week I ordered my first watch, a Stowa Marine Automatic, but when I'll be getting my second, Olivier Diver will one of my first choices.

Congratulations on your efforts and design.

[AudiOn19s]

I think the combo is going to look sa-weeet, especially on a nice vintage brown leather strap. May have to do something about that lighter blue seconds hand though. Seems out of place in this combo....

I'm thinking the same thing but I'll wait and see if the blue is really going to bug me that much, it's my only gripe.

[petersenjp]

I'm thinking the same thing but I'll wait and see if the blue is really going to bug me that much, it's my only gripe.

I am the odd ball out I actually dig the blue second hand...Its something different...I don't think it defines the watch, but does give it more character.

[strongergodzilla]

Thanks for the kind words Babis! Great first choice with the Stowa, i've heard nothing but great things about their watches. Hope to hear from you when you are considering watch # 2 :)

These look great! Many congrats Roland Oliver, great design, and finally an affordable bronze automatic watch. Panerai Luminor Submersible Bronzo is one of my favorite watches but it is too expensive for me right now. Last week I ordered my first watch, a Stowa Marine Automatic, but when I'll be getting my second, Olivier Diver will one of my first choices.

Congratulations on your efforts and design.

[strongergodzilla]

I think the brown dial will really pair wonderfully with the amazing bespoke straps out there. Very excited to see just what everyone comes up with in the spring. I will have quite a few strap choices available too! Very exciting strap news in particular being released next week!!

[petersenjp]

I think the brown dial will really pair wonderfully with the amazing bespoke straps out there. Very excited to see just what everyone comes up with in the spring. I will have quite a few strap choices available too! Very exciting strap news in particular being released next week!!

Roland, you are a master of tease...That is for sure!!!!! So pumped!!! Can't wait for next week now too!

[strongergodzilla]

I mentioned before that I had a great meetup with a local WIS and big time paneristi James. He brought with him his PAM 382, the lovely bronze cased luminor sub that has just about everybody considering emptying little bobby's college fund... It is quite the piece. I let it mingle with my bronze divers so they could learn a thing or two about italio-swiss design elements, while James and I had a great conversation about watches, cars, you name it! He showed me the new offerings Panerai just debuted and gave me a very insightful walk through of their models, naming conventions, dial history, and more. James saw my Bronze Diver online and wanted to pick one up for a daily bronze wearer, his 382 being a special occasion watch.

The 382 is really a stunning watch. One thing that I really love is its very unique case finishing. I feel like its somewhere in between a brush finish, and a polished case. Its unlike any other brush finish that I have seen, and it really makes the case glow when the light hits it. You can see it in some of my pictures, it gives the bronze an even warmer almost red/yellow tinge. I had seen this in other pictures of it, and finally think I know where the effect is coming from. The in house movement is very nicely decorated, and very fun to peep through the exhibition case back. Having just written that, I just realized I didnt take a picture of it!

I tried it on, my first non - Olivier watch on my wrist since getting the prototypes, and its got a very nice heft. It certainly has wrist presence on my 6.5 in wrist! It has a titanium case back, and titanium buckle.

The 382 is really a fantastic piece, it gave me tons of ideas for another Olivier down the line. Enjoy the pictures! [We were inside a coffee shop on a VERY bright SoCal day, which made taking pictures pretty difficult.]