many trench watches used by officers in the First World War had sector dials
worlds away from the chunky
and Patek's manual-winding Calibre 23-300 movement inside
But IWC added an open date window at 3 o'clock
Seiko SKX Diver Alligator-Pattern many trench watches used byFor many years, the Seiko SKX range represented the affordable, mechanical dive watch of a generation. The descendant of a long and storied line of divers that began in 1965 with the 62MAS, the SKX series offered chunky, highly water resistant cases, automatic movements, good looks, and, most crucially, affordability. The ubiquity of these watches at the ~$200 price point was taken for granted until, sometime in the late 2010s, they were discontinued,