Remake OKEAH combos

[marc_wl]

The original black-leather band with buckle:

With 2 sorts of shark-skin band with deployant

With a mesh bracelet :

With a Breitling-style bracelet (made in China from Rich Winslow at globalwatchband.com)

[DiverBob]

Hey Marc, thanks for the great pictures!!!! I just bought 2 Okeahs 04 and 06 reissues. Love these watches!


The Latest "06" Reissue has bigger crown, Different graphics, different pushers, and most prominent of all is the addition of a steel bezel as well. Overall appear to sit higher as a result and much more modern. although still very 70s.

Both are cool in my opinion.

[DiverBob]

OKEAH gets nice Brown Rally Strap. Really picks up the red nicely.

[marc_wl]

Why I removed the shark-skin bands pictures :

In 2005 when I did those pictures, I was not yet a diver and not aware of the danger of extermination of the sharks and many other marine species. All those shark-skin straps you could find are made from wild and protected species (as well as stingray skin)

Nowaday, I discovered the sea life that we should protect. I must strongly discourage the use of any object made of wild and endangered animals .

I really hope you could understand me.

Kind regards

Marc
PADI Divemaster, BSAC - CMAS *** advanced diver
Active member of Longitude 181 Nature

INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE DIVER

When adventure calls ! Become the diving ambassadors of the Third Millennium...

Albert Falco : Former chief diver and captain of the Calypso, Honorary president of LONGITUDE 181 NATURE
François Sarano : Former scientific adviser to Captain Cousteau, President of LONGITUDE 181 NATURE

Dear Diver,

You are going to visit beautiful coral reefs, rub shoulders with sharks, meet whales, and discover the Ocean universe.

To do this you are going to spend a few days in a country where fishermen, farmers and tradesmen live all year round. Their traditions are different from yours. The natural resources on which they survive are often in short supply. Fresh water, in particular, is rare and priceless.

The life of the country is not just the hotel you are staying at, however pleasant. Why not use your spare time between dives to meet the locals and listen to their stories ? You may be astonished by their cultural heritage and hospitality.

Your purchasing power is, very often, much higher than theirs. Do not push them to damage the sea and, in the long run, impoverish the fishermen by buying sad souvenirs like shark teeth, shells, corals and tortoiseshells. Firmly refuse shark fin and tortoise soups, scandalously raped from the sea. These animals could disappear.

Under the water, you will be visiting a living, splendid but fragile world. Collisions and shocks crush and kill the fixed animals which do such much to enchant the seascapes you came to admire. All disturbances can frighten fish which protect their eggs, leaving their fray for the predators. Please do not feed the fish as this disturbs the balance between species and changes their natural behavior.

You will expect to find all the treasures of the wild marine universe as wonderful in the future as during your visit today. You would like to share these joys with your friends and your children, so be curious about everything but remain discrete and attentive and watch out for clumsiness ! Your behavior today will ensure that future generations of divers can enjoy this marvelous world and the thrills of meeting sharks and whales in an underwater adventure as colorful as yours.