Serica has unveiled the brand new 5303 PLD, a brand new dive watch the model has developed in partnership with the French Navy. Particularly, the watch was developed with the EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) group, which, I believe most individuals will perceive, is a reasonably extremely specialised and harmful diving self-discipline. The watch follows the shape and performance of Serica’s in style 5303 diver, however with a couple of small tweaks that distinguish it from the usual model with out calling out to its inspiration too overtly.
Probably the most notable and apparent change from the usual 5303 is the brand new bezel, which has a “DT Max” scale versus the usual dive bezel that lets you depend minutes from a given begin time. The DT Max bezel options twin scales (minutes and meters) that show the “most working time” at a given depth. This enables a diver, in idea, to ascend constantly with out decompression stops, a necessity for EOD divers. The quantity on the outer scale (“profonduer,” or depth) relates on to a quantity on the inside scale, the variety of minutes a diver can safely work. Not tremendous practical for anybody not on a dive, but it surely supplies a really actual reminder of the hazard of the game, and provides a sure attraction to the piece. The bezel itself is rendered in a shade the model refers to as “abyssal blue,” and it’s a really good shade that additional units this diver other than different watches within the Serica lineup.
Serica has additionally tweaked the dial in small methods for the 5303 PLD. The seconds hand is a brand new “fats lollipop” design with a wholesome lume software that serves as a working indicator to ensure the watch is functioning earlier than a dive. This, after all, is true for each seconds hand on each dive watch, however Serica underlines its significance right here with the lollipop remedy. We even have the phrase “Amagnètique” on the dial reasonably than a depth score. Once more, that is associated to the extremely particular work of an EOD diver – it’s necessary for any watch utilized by an explosive disposal group member to not have any magnetic qualities, as this could inadvertently set off an explosion in some conditions.
When it comes to specs, the 5303 PLD hews near the usual iteration of the watch, with the identical 39mm chrome steel case with these elegant lyre lugs, and 300 meters of water resistance. It runs on a chronometer licensed Soprod M100 motion with 42 hours of energy reserve, and the dial has the identical distinctive association of rectangular and round markers, all of that are loaded with lume.
The 5303 PLD is a restricted version of 350 items, and carries a retail worth of €1,690. Will probably be obtainable to order starting Might 20. Serica
