some vintage dive love...

[Dean1975]

Hi, Can any one help me with info on this Jenny caribbean 1500 ?

Thanks

[timesofplenty]

Hi, Can any one help me with info on this Jenny caribbean 1500 ?

Thanks

Awesome watch
Triple-Safe 706 case, Scotchlite dial, decompression bezel

[Dean1975]

Hi, Has any one got a crystel for sell for my Jenny caribbean 1500m 706 as my one is beyond repair !

[Nalu]

Dean, polish it up and enjoy it as is - just don't get it wet! The crystal on one of my Caribbeans is crazed like...crazy and I got over my fear of wearing it pretty quickly. I do tend to baby it, as many of the older, rarer divers need to be.

You might try emailing Roy Taylor at RLT Watches. A few years ago he had some spares for Caribbeans, but as I recall he sold out fairly quickly.

Steve, I'm pretty sure the Holland Diving was a watch made for a commercial company and not a brand. The case is like the 2G KonTiki Super with crown guards and also resembles the Scubapro S-500s, but it's most like this quartz version of the Technos Sky Diver.

It's easy to imagine that the cases for these two watches were made by the same company, with minor changes around the crown guards to satisfy the watch company's need to be slightly different.
This one example (there are many others) speaks to my point about the dive watch craze that occurred in the 60s & 70s as the sport grew and there was a rush to get watches out on the market in the face of a limited number of suppliers and when trying to meet a price point. I think the small brands used leftovers from other runs or cases made on a contract that couldn't be paid due to the Quartz Revolution or some other circumstances, and then bought up spare movements, etc. This is similar to what we see happening today with the 'catalog' watches from the smaller brands.
Today's small brands are filling a niche in the market at a price point and some are doing some interesting things to differentiate themselves from the pack. I expect that as they build a client base and brand appeal, the better brands will move on to doing more original watches and decrease their catalog content. The good news is that I don't think the companies we are seeing spring up now will have their legs cut off by an event analogous to the QR.

[jantje.vlaam]

With all these Squales in this topic i hope to find more info regarding the one i have. It is a vintage Squale, the back says 1515. The bezel turns, but it turns both ways and very easy. (not what i learned while diving). The mesh was on the watch when bought new. The original owner did not remember in what year it was.

[Zacherl321]

Blandford Ocean Diver by Squale

[Dean1975]

Nalu, Thanks for the info i will give it a go .

[sharkfin]

here are two funky divers

[BJH42]

Another 6309

Can you advise what model Seiko this is?

[Hoopster]

Can you advise what model Seiko this is?

Looks like a modified 6309-7040.