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INTO THE DEEP

hen did this craze for diving watches start? And, seeing as nothing lasts forever, when will it all end? The 1926 Rolex Oyster was the first watch to offer decent water resistance. Then in the Thirties, Panerai (with Rolex’s help) made the Radiomir for the Italian navy. But neither meets the modern standard that defines a dive watch: at least 100m water resistance, with

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