Cheap, wobbly crown, oddly tough
By Abby Turner, Melbourne ยท
The Amphibia's party trick is a clever caseback and crown design that gets tighter under pressure, which is how a cheap Russian watch earned 200 m of water resistance back in the day. Tom could explain the physics better than me, he's the diver.
For me it's interesting because it's an automatic that won't break the bank, US$60 to $120, with a 2416B movement and around 31 hours of power reserve. That's short. If you take it off after a Friday shift, it'll be dead by Saturday arvo. The crown feels wobbly, and that freaks people out the first time.
42 mm wide, 14 mm thick, blue dial, rotating bezel, steel bracelet, acrylic crystal. It's chunky and the bracelet's a bit tinny. But it's fun, and it's the most character you'll get for under a hundred bucks.