100 meters. On a dive watch. Okay.
By Dave Kowalski, Chicago ยท
Main hang-up first. The Navy Scuba looks like a dive watch, has a dive bezel, has a dive watch name. Rated to 100 m. For swimming and snorkeling, that's honestly plenty. But at this price, Tissot's Seastar 1000 gives you 300 m. Why'd Hamilton stop at 100? No idea.
Okay, the rest of it is good. 43 mm, 11.8 mm thick, which is thin for a diver this wide. Sapphire, steel bracelet, date, 20 mm lugs. The H-10 movement, 80 hours. That reserve is the big Swatch Group advantage and I'll never get tired of it.
Looks-wise it's got a bit more personality than the Seastar. Kind of retro, kind of Navy, a little bit fun. If you're a lake guy and not an ocean guy, it's a great summer watch.
$695 to $795. Fair price. I just wish the depth rating matched the costume. If I were buying a real "go in the water every weekend" watch, I'd go Seastar. If I were buying something that looks good at the pool and the bar after, this one.