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Man has been curious about the ocean from ancient times, probing the depths with lines and nets, before making the plunge in fantastical submarines and diving bells. The arrival of autonomous breathing systems brought a heightened order of freedom, allowing intrepid explorers of the deep to pack oxygen on-the-go, giving them gills in effect - for till the air runs out.

Today, SCUBA diving kits are no longer a rare sight, but it wasn't until the late 1950s that diving as an activity was democratised beyond the military, scientific/exploration communities. From relying on hand-me-downs from the armed services, wetsuits for civilian use entered the market in the later part of the 1950s and the YMCA started the USA's first dive instruction program for regular folks in 1959.rolex replica watches Cousteau's documented exploits provided the inspiration, access to dive gear and instruction lit the match for an explosion of interest in recreational diving that flowered in the 1950s and '60s.

Choices in 1962

In an age before dive computers, what divers also needed was a wristwatch with the reliability, water resistance and accuracy to track the amount of air left in their tanks. When the Rado Captain Cook was released in 1962, choices facing the amateur diver would include the ultimate in tool watches, the Rolex Submariner ref. 5512 or its friendlier-priced sibling the Tudor Oyster Prince Submariner ref. 7928; the grandaddy of dive watches, the Rolex Replica Watches 50 Fathoms which inked the blueprint for many a dive watch to follow since its introduction in 1953; Omega Seamaster 300 which Omega launched as a trio with the Speedmaster and Railmaster in 1957; and the Longines ref. 7042, one of a long list of makes that used the Super Compressor case that held sway through the 1960s, typified by signature internal rotating timing bezel and twin crowns at '2' and '4'.

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Compared to the other makes in the field as listed above, the Captain Cook was somewhat different in character; as the others seethed with machismo, the Rado Captain Cook was somewhat more subdued and modest in demeanor, mixing performance with a touch of cheek, a millennial-friendly Flash (Rolex Replica Watches) to the Submariner's brooding Batman (any one of them, except for Adam West's version, which aired from 1966). The Rolex Submariner ref. 5512 was a veritable hulk in 40mm steel case with drilled lugs, its screw-down crown shouldered between crown guards for added protection, with generous licks of lume on the dial markings including the 0/60 marker on its bi-directional rotating bezel. Though Rolex Replica Watches's 50 Fathoms with uni-directional rotating bezel would have been even larger at 42mm when it was launched in 1953, by this time the civilian version from 1960 would be 35mm across, only growing to 41mm from 1965 with a huge no-radiation symbol on its dial to distinguish it from the military version supplied to the Pentagon.