Sea surface was always a piece of adoration of millions of people. Sea attracts by its changeable beauty and temper. All the time people desire to conquer sea depths, passing deeper and deeper into unpredictable and amazing world. Today luring calmness of water attracts millions of people around the world. Some of them just make one's hobby into their profession. This very insuperable desire of getting closer to sea inhabitants was a cause of diving appear.
According to the old legend, the first diver occasionally became a Greek man which was in a shipwreck. In 1911 not far from Greece submarine "Regina Margherita" being in the depth of 77 meters lost its anchor. Efforts to find it were not successful. After this captain appealed to divers. Among them there was Yorgos Haggi Statti. He had a vary seek look, but nevertheless he told that he was able to reach the depth of 100 meters. He was examined by a doctor and and got a result that he was not able to dive. He did not pay attention on doctor's advice and he tied around one's legs a rope which had a heavy stone of 50 kilos in the end and started to go down immediately. Sinking with his legs down, while all other men did it with their legs up.
The was the one who could reach the bottom and to find the anchor. So, there came a legend about a brave diver who's record was broken just only in 1969.
as for modern records they are became known in 1949, when a young Italian pilot-officer Raimondo Bouchet won a bet that he could dive in a depth of 30 meters. Since then there started a following the leader in depth conquering. Diver got deeper and deeper. The famous divers who took part in this competition were Robert Chroft, Enzzo Maillorca and Jaque Maillol. In 1960 Enzzo Maillorca won and broke the record of 50 meters. Meter by meters divers got even deeper. The most femous divers of the previous century became Robert Chroft and Enzzo Maillorca. They needed years of a very hard training in order to reach depth of 80 to 1973. these days medicine was stick to the point that hypothetically in the depth of 50 meters human body can be hurt as well as lungs, but despite the medical theories and precautions divers made new records day by day.
Diving fans can value a new wonderful collection of diver watches released by Perrelet watch company and called Seacraft. Strict and functional models which cases are made of polished stainless steel. Dials are covered with anti-reflective coated sapphire crystals. Water-resistance is up to 700 meters provided by firmly screwed-down crown and automatic helium valves which are placed at the position of “9 o'clock”.
Dials of watches released in Seacraft collection are made in different colours: black, blue or white, which absolutely respond to the conception of sporty style and look too elegant. Traditional gear bezels have an indicator which displays the start of immersing. The hands of the indicator are covered by luminous coating which provides perfect look under the water.
Watches are supplied with straps made of crocodile genuine leather or bracelets made of stainless steel. Moreover there also can be straps made of high-quality nylon, designed specially for sporty watch which should endure very serious workloads.
Seacraft collection offer customers new three lines of models – watches supplied with chronograph function, watches supplied with three hands and referring the date and also GMT indicators.
Refinement of Seacraft watch models is independent on time that is why new collection can conquer hearts of many modern fans of diving.
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