Relogios & Relogios highlight the new Hydroscaph H140 in this latest article.
aBlogtoWatch Reviews the CLERC Hydroscaph H140 Carbon
Uber blogger Ariel Adams looks at the new CLERC Hydroscaph H140 Carbon under every possible angle and has this to say about it.
Hydroscaph H1 Metal Bracelet Now Available
Now out since December 2014!
The CLERC Hydroscaph H1 now sports metal as a bracelet option in addition to vulcanized rubber and alligator. The H1 references available with a metal bracelet option include the H1-1.B.1 (gray dial, white hands and markers), the H1-1.B.3 (blue dial, blue hands and markers), and the H1-1.B.5 (black dial, red hands and markers).
The Hydroscaph H1 Chronometer is an unmistakably adrenalin-rush model that welcomes the line’s first ever metal bracelet this year. It is made of solid steel and specially developed by CLERC to provide unbeatable comfort. Merging seamlessly into the case, it acts like an extension of the famous CLERC expandable lugs – designed to adapt to any wrist shape or size and featuring a unique structure ensuring remarkably flexible bracelet link adjustment.
The distinctive construction of this watchband accentuates the powerful style of the CLERC Hydroscaph, while providing fascinating visual effects from the alternating polished and satin-brushed finishes. It is particularly resistant and easily adjustable, even over a neoprene diving suit, and firmly secured to the wrist by a folding clasp complete with safety pushers.
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The Making of a CLERC Hydroscaph Central Chrono
The delicate art of crafting a timepiece together from its many components is one of the most precious moments in haute horology. We captured it here for the CLERC Hydroscaph Limited Edition Central Chronograph – the orange rubber strap version.
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Hydroscaph Close-Up: Exhibition Casebacks
Many watches have see-through case-back viewers. These crystal “windows” let you peek into the heart of the watch: its movement. Hydroscaphs also sport this really cool feature, but – as you’d expect – we did things a little bit different.
Our watches are designed and rated for great pressure at depth, so it wouldn’t have been wise to compromise their toughness with with a standard porthole. And since we don’t craft anything “standard” on the Hydroscaph, we gave it smaller super thick dual porthole viewers.
Deep sea diving machines must resist intense pressures when diving, so their hull windows tend to be smaller and thicker. The Hydroscaph is no different. Always tough, but always stylish.
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Hydroscaph Close-Up: Hands and Dials
Did you know that Hydroscaph hands were (no pun) hand-painted and individually coated with Super-Luminova? Or that the indexes on the dial were also machined individually and hand-finished due to their intricate shape? If you look at a Hydroscaph index up close, you’ll notice the end is not simply cut straight down. Instead, it tapers at an angle towards the center of the dial. Because of this, it is not possible to mass-produce or simply “stamp” them out. And like many other parts and components of the Hydroscaph, it requires manual finishing from a highly-seasoned craftsman (or woman).
The hands are then painstakingly set one by one on top of the dial. Just another reason we like to say “from our hands and hearts to your wrists“.
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The Making of a CLERC Hydroscaph H1
The delicate art of crafting a timepiece together from its many components is one of the most precious moments in haute horology. We captured it here for the CLERC Hydroscaph H1 in all its intricate beauty.
Hydroscaph Close-Up: the C | CLIP
The C|CLIP is a unique and innovative safety locking mechanism used to secure your Hydroscaph bezels solidly in place once set. As we all know, there is zero room for error or malfunction at 1,650 feet under water. And at those depths, a de-regulated bezel can throw a diver’s timing way off.
This is why CLERC came up with the C|CLIP bezel safety locking mechanism. Easy to use in minimal lighting situations, the C|CLIP – shaped like a CLERC logo – is a small metal tab you flip up to release then set the bezel. Once the bezel is in the desired position, a simple flick of a finger closes the C|CLIP back down safely securing the bezel against any unwarranted rotation.
On the Central Chronograph model, the C|CLIP is located at 10 o’clock. The H1 C|CLIP is positioned at 2 o’clock.
It’s that simple, that failsafe, and that easy to use – as with everything else on the Hydroscaph.
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Hydroscaph Close-Up: Circle in the Square
In this first installment of our Hydroscaph Close-up Series, we take a closer look at the watch’s flagship “circle in the square” case design. It’s a combination of a perfect circle in a perfect square shape.
This is one of the most identifiable – and unique – aspects of the Hydroscaph for both the Central Chrono and the H1 version. Creator Gérald Clerc came up with this idea many years ago and it has become a proprietary CLERC hallmark ever since.
If you stare at the watch directly head-on, you observe what is essentially a circular bezel. However, the bezel is also beveled at the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock positions giving it a square appearance when the light hits just right. These four little details make the case construction quite a bit more complex – not that the 103-piece case isn’t already sophisticated to say the least!
But it’s exactly those kinds of unique details that make the Hydroscaph like no other in the world.
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