Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Compression, (ZO9269)

Description

The newly reincarnated Super Sea Wolf Compression model carries on the daring DNA while still retaining the signature heritage design. Featuring a stainless steel case and uni-directional mineral crystal bezel, orange and silver sunray dial, stainless-steel 5-link bracelet and C3 Super-LumiNova hands and indexes, Sea Wolf conveys the brand’s commitment to definitive style with timeless roots.

First released in 1953, it is one of the watches that has defined the modern dive watch. Featuring a rotating bezel, large luminescent markers and hands, it had all of the elements needed for a diver. It was also the first watch marketed to consumers rather than specialists, with dive specific features. This modern Super Sea Wolf draws directly from the original, but with updated sizes, specs and an eye for color and style.

ZODIAC Super Sea Wolf Compression: Product Details

・ STP calibre 1-11 automatic movement
・ 26 jewels
・ 44 hour power reserve
・ silver sunray dial with orange chapter ring
・ stainless steel screw-down caseback
・ screw down crown
・ unidirectional rotating mineral crystal bezel
・ sapphire crystal
・ C3 Super-LumiNova on hands and markers
・ stainless steel bracelet with butterfly clasp
・ water resistant to 200 metres

・ case diameter: 40mm
・ case thickness: 13mm
・ lug width: 20mm

In a competitive market for dive watches, ZODIAC stands apart from other watch manufacturers with its fearless use of colour. As early as the 1960s, Zodiac was producing watches with unusual colour combinations, such as pale blue for the bezel against a bright neon orange and black dial that jumped out among the sea of mostly conservative all-black dive watches at the time.

THE BACKSTORY

ZODIAC was built on value and volume during its golden era from the ’50s to the ’70s. The watches provided an affordable tool that could stand up to the circumstances the adventurous wearers often found themselves in, be it diving, racing, or crawling through the jungle. Modern ZODIAC doesn’t stray from that formula, and the watches put forth a very strong value proposition. Swiss Technology Production (STP), Fossil Group’s in-house movement manufacturer, supplies movements for many ZODIAC watches. In addition, the modern designs are tasteful and thoughtful interpretations of the watches that built the ZODIAC name and forged its reputation as a reliable tool watchmaker.