If there was one type of watch that has really dominated the watch world for the last few years, it?s been the vintage-inspired diver. This isn?t a revelatory statement. It?s about as obvious as saying the sky is blue. And don?t get me wrong, the team here at Worn & Wound, including myself, all love a good vintage-inspired diver. Whether a recreation of a design from a brand?s own archives, to a watch that just looks like it could have existed in the mid-twentieth century, these watches tend to ooze style and captivate collectors in a way that few other genres can. From Tudor Black Bay 58s to Lorier Neptunes and Baltic Aquascaphes, vintage-inspired divers are like catnip for watch enthusiasts.
But, what if you?re sick of it" What if you?re tired of every release playing off of collective nostalgia for a heyday of design that many of us, including yours truly, weren?t even alive to appreciate" What if you just want a gosh-darn, good-looking, modern-day dive watch" Something perhaps aware of the past (after all most dive watches owe some level of DNA to the iconic-divers of the aforementioned period) but contemporary in appearance, attitude, and execution. The watches below are not 38mm, they don?t have domed acrylic crystals, and that?s the point. These are dive watches of the now, with specs and looks to match. Christopher Ward C60 Trident Pro 600

When Christopher Ward added their C65 range of vintage-inspired divers they gave themselves the opportuni...