As we approach the end of 2017 and prepare for a new year of watch releases in 2018, we wanted to take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year. Check back each day this week for a new list focused on everything that 2017 had to offer. ? The WatchTime editors
Diving watches are arguably the most popular type of watch on the market today. They?ve become almost ubiquitous due to their sporty and practical nature and attractive layout, enticing both long-time enthusiasts and neophytes alike (It?s without-a-doubt the type of watch we encounter the most often in the wild). Anyways, a bevy of impressive diving watches this year proved that, once again, they remain a bright spot for an industry.

After launching the Royal Oak Offshore Diver Chronograph in 2016, Audemars Piguet followed it up at SIHH 2017 with new, colorful versions of the non-chronograph Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver. The first version of this luxury dive watch was launched in 2010, followed by a ceramic version in 2013. AP refers to the new models as ?funky color editions;? each has a 42-mm case made of stainless steel with a sapphire caseback through which you can see the in-house automatic Caliber 3120. The dials ? in choices of blue, yellow, white, green, and orange, with matching rubber straps ? all feature Audemars Piguet?s familiar ?Méga Tapisserie? motif and color-coordinated diving scales on the inner rotating divers? bezel. You can read more here.
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