Victorinox Watch Reviews: Dive Master 500 Mecha, Air Boss Mach 4
Victorinox Dive Master 500 Mecha Watch Review
Case: Stainless Steel
Case Diameter: 43mm
Bezel: Unidirectional
Crystal: Sapphire
Dial: Black
Strap: SS or Rubber
Lug Width: 22mm
Movement: Automatic
Water Resistant: 500m
The Victorinox Dive Master 500 Mecha mens watch is stunning. The two things that grab my attention immediately is the gorgeous bezel and the watch is blacked out with PVD coating. This is in my opinion the best watch I’ve seen from Victorinox for a couple reasons that I will touch on in a moment. The 500 stands for 500m of water resistance and is an updated version of its predecessors. Most notably the movement is not quartz, the Dive Master Mecha is using an automatic ETA 2892-A2.
The watch has nice aggressive lines on the bezel, bold dial, swordfish hands, AR coated sapphire, and an updated date window featuring a luminescent marker. Sticking with the larger trend this Victorinox comes in at 43mm and is offered on a bracelet or rubber strap. Now for why I believe this is the best watch that has come out of Victorinox found below in “Pros”.
Pros - Current MSRP w/ steel bracelet is $1,095! That gives you 500m WR, an ETA 2892-A2 (upgraded version, work horse movement), Gunmetal PVD coated, AR coated sapphire crystal, see through case back, and a whole lot of lume! Not to mention one kick a$$ looking watch.
Consideration - Verdict in my opinion is still out on how well PVD holds up to the test of time.
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Victorinox Air Boss Mach 4 Watch Review
Case: Stainless Steel
Case Diameter: 45mm
Strap: Leather
Lug Width: 23mm
Bezel: Bidirectional
Crystal: Sapphire
Power Reserve: 56 hrs
Movement: Auto
Water Resistance: 100m
The Victorinox (Swiss Army) Air Boss Mach 4 is another sharp watch for 2009. One thing I really appreciate from Victorinox is that the dials are always very legible. They manage to put a lot of different features into their dials, while managing to keep the dial uncluttered visually.
The most distinctive feature of the new Mach 4 is the small seconds found on the 7 o’clock position. There is also an oversized crown at the 2 o’clock position that controls the inner rotating bezel, 60 minute counter. The watch uses a Unitas 6497 manual movement, housed in the 45mm case. I feel with the Air Boss using an inner bezel, the watch does not look as large as a watch with an external bezel at 45mm. It is an oversized watch, but it works very well. The Mach 4 has sapphire crystal, with an exhibition back. All of this is supported nicely on a brown leather strap.
Pros - Easy to read, unique seconds, sporty and dressy
Consideration - Lug width is not a standard size for other strap options