This year, we?ve seen quite a few watches playing fast and loose when it comes to their adherence to any specific genre, and that?s not such a bad thing. It?s an admission that, while we may like the stylings of our dive and pilot watches, few among us are, as a matter of fact, divers or pilots. Hyper specific watches are a niche within a niche, as more of us recognize that a great all around watch need not be pigeonholed into a single identity, and indeed, we judge watches around here for their ability to make practical companions regardless of our daily activities. 

I?ve posited, on more than one occasion, that many of the qualities that make a great dive watch also make it a great all-rounder for a wide range of other activities, and the latest watch from Alsta, the Motoscaphe, illustrates that point with aplomb.
The Motoscaphe is a ?purpose built mechanical watch for motorcyclists? featuring details that tip a hat to the road rather than the sea. The watch dissociates itself from the Nautoscaph III diver from Alsta by removing those contextual clues, while at the same time leveraging the typical dive watch language for a different purpose. The prime example being nn exterior bezel features prominently, but it?s bi-directional and gets a 12 hour scale, shifting its use case from strictly timing, to include a potential second time zone.  

Elsewhere you?ll notice the crown positioned on the left side of the case to prevent it from interfering with the wrist ...