First off, let me just say, trying to find info on this thing online is a trip. You got Chrono24 yelling about luxury this and that, “huge variety,” blah blah blah. Then you got other places yammering about the “original” Superocean. Like, which is it? Is it supposed to be all fancy-pants or some rugged, old-school diver? It’s kinda confusing, tbh.
Apparently, the Superocean started way back when, with models like the Ref. 1004 (plain ol’ time-teller) and the Ref. 807, which, get this, was supposedly the *first* ever dive chronograph. That’s kinda cool, I guess. First dive chrono? Whoa. But then I think, “Did anyone actually NEED a chronograph underwater back then?” Probably not, right? Still, props to Breitling for, you know, being ahead of the curve, or… uh… *behind* the curve? Because they’re making it now? You get what I mean. Time is weird.
See, this is where it gets messy for me. They say the modern Superocean is “inspired” by those old ones. Inspired? Like, they glanced at a picture and went, “Yeah, let’s make something kinda similar, but, like, way more blingy”? Because, honestly, some of these new Superoceans are *definitely* blingy. I mean, they’re nice, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes I feel like they’re more suited for a yacht club than actual, you know, *ocean* stuff. You know?
I dunno. Maybe I’m just being a grumpy old man. Maybe the original Superocean was just as fancy, and I’m just misremembering stuff I’ve seen. The whole “luxury watch” thing throws me off. I mean, isn’t the point of a dive watch to be, like, tough and reliable? Something you can bash around without crying? But then you’re wearing something that costs, like, a small car. It’s a conundrum.
And the names! Superocean 42? Like, just the number? No fancy adjectives? Come on! “Superocean Glorious Depths Diver”? “Superocean Triton’s Fury”? Okay, maybe those are too much. But 42? It’s just… bland.
