There are dozens of watch brands, at price points across the board, that produce timepieces inspired by or even developed in cooperation with military units, from Panerai’s divers to IWC’s pilots to Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Navy SEALs field watches. There are, on the other hand, just a small handful of brands ? most of them on the affordable end of the spectrum ? that military professionals and law enforcement officers actually wear on missions. One of the leaders in this category is Luminox, which collaborated with underwater explorer, filmmaker, and seasoned counter-terrorism operative Scott Cassell ? you may have seen him in documentaries on the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and the BBC, among many others ? to produce a special series of professional-grade diving watches in its Deep Dive Automatic collection. I got my hands on one of the latest models in the series and had the chance to speak with Cassell about its origins. The Luminox Scott Cassell Deep Dive Automatic is now available with a blue sunray dial with matching rubber strap and aluminum bezel.
Scott Cassell “fell in love with Luminox watches” on a mission to hunt drug dealers in the jungles of Colombia.
While the watch is ruggedly handsome, especially this new model with the sharp blue-on-blue color scheme, the Luminox Scott Cassell Deep Dive Automatic is not a “desk diver” by any means. It’s 316L stainless steel case, at a substantial 44 mm in diameter and 17 mm ...