Ratio FreeDiver Helium Safe 1000M Blue Dial Stainless Steel Automatic 1066KE26-33VA-BLU Men's Watch
A reliable, built-tough diver watch at par with the big names out there and still priced ludicrously low, the Ratio FreeDiver Helium Safe 1000M automatic comes as a boon to pro-level, amateur and recreational divers like. Moreover, it is equally comfortable on land or in the air. This one watch will take care of all your adventure-related needs unless you are going mountaineering or flying.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Case Material: Stainless steel
- Dial Color: Blue
- Glass: Sapphire Crystal
- Movement: Automatic Seiko NH35
- Power Reserve: 40-hours
- Jewels: 24 Jewels
- Vibrations: 21,600 bph
- Accuracy: +20 seconds/day
- Shock Protection System: Diashock
- Anti-Magnetic Standard: ISO764 Compliant
- Winding System: Magic Lever (Bi-directional rotor)
- Winding: Hacking/Hand-Winding
- Display: Analog
- Hands and Markers: Luminous
- Dial Features: Date Display
- Approximate Case Diameter: 45mm
- Approximate Case Thickness: 15mm
- Caseback: Engraved with image of Free Diver
- Release: Helium Valve
- Crown: Screwed down
- Water Resistance: 1000M Pressure Tested
- Bracelet: Stainless Steel
- Clasp: Deployment Clasp
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WARRANTY
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IN THE PRESS
Ratio FreeDiver Helium Safe 1000M Blue Dial Stainless Steel Automatic 1066KE26-33VA-BLU Men's Watch
The Ratio FreeDiver Helium Safe 1000M Blue Dial Stainless Steel Automatic 1066KE26-33VA-BLU is for them who love to explore!
It is a watch that converts your exuberance towards unknown realms into a reality!
The FreeDiver Helium Safe 1000M offers you newer chances and challenges amidst newer depths and dimensions.
You never know what or where your curiosity might lead you next! So we made a watch that can take you beyond the maximum Freediving limits if needed; we made it for explorers with inquisitive minds.
6 reasons why you should go for the Ratio FreeDiver Helium-safe 1000M watch
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A well-done watch that’s solidly constructed, the Ratio FreeDiver Helium Safe 1000M Blue Dial Stainless Steel Automatic is an all-around instrument for marine enthusiasts and desk-divers alike. This one joined the hit parade immediately after the 200m Freediver made to the scene and became an instant hit.
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This excellent tool/diver watch makes you aspire for deeper underwater realms. It has amazed everyone with its wide depth range and features. It surfaces for everyone who looks forward to newer experiences perilous yet pleasurable.
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The Ratio FreeDiver Helium Safe 1000M Blue Dial Stainless Steel Automatic 1066KE26-33VA-BLU is a heavy watch. The heavy-gauge surgical steel construction (case, screw-down crown, engraved case-back w/image of a free diver and the deployment clasp) gives it the weight. It pleasantly assures its presence with its heft while increasing the momentum of your hand’s movements, rather than tying you down with its weight. The thick gauge, surgical-grade stainless steel and the sapphire crystal offers high resistance against tremendous water pressure; physical impacts and violent tugs. The crystal, the case and the case back protect the Japanese mechanical movement (with its own shock/magnetism resistant features) within entirely against knocks, bumps and drops.
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A large sized dial made of brass and painted using silkscreen technique; a big date window and prominent hands and hour markers offer maximum visibility under murky environments and when under pressing situations, you do not have to squint to focus on the dial to read the time (or the bezel/timer reading). A big advantage is the non-radioactive lume-filled prominent hour markers (especially at 12, 6 and 9); they are big, bright and with an almost infinite longevity. It also ensures longer hours of illumination.
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The serrated bezel, the grooved crown and the knurled helium-valve cover – All facilitate a firm grip with wet fingers, with or without the diving gloves on. It is advised not to operate the crowns under wet conditions. Note: You’ll need the helium valve in your watch for times when you are in a chamber filled with breathing mixture; not necessarily diving bells. You open the valve to let the trapped helium out, which got past the gaskets and seals due to their very fine dimensions. A decreasing external/environmental pressure would make the helium to expand fast and damage the seals, crystal and gaskets in an attempt to escape. The helium valve provides an outlet for the built up pressure to escape.
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The hour and minute hands of the Ratio FreeDiver Helium Safe 1000M Blue Dial Stainless Steel Automatic 1066KE26-33VA-BLU are unique in their shapes. The hour and minute hands are a mix between arrow and sword shapes while the seconds-hand is an improvisation on the sword-style. The red-border on the minutes hand ensures you do not miss out on its position while using the bezel as an elapsed-time indicator.
Ratio FreeDiver Helium Safe 1000M Blue Dial Stainless Steel Automatic: A sum up of time and personal experiences
The Ratio FreeDiver Helium Safe 1000M Blue Dial Stainless Steel Automatic is a great tool watch to which anyone who takes freediving seriously should give a thought. Its specs match that of any pro-grade diver watch but the cost doesn’t. The Ratio FreeDiver Helium Safe 1000M Blue Dial Stainless Steel Automatic wears a tag that’s unbelievably lower than the rest in its league. You’ll be hard-pressed to find another watch from another brand that offers the same at the cost.
Specs and their implications
Water Resistance:
Water resistant up to 3300ft (1000m).
Suitable for professional and everyday use.
Suitable for Skin Diving, Scuba Diving, Deep diving, Swimming, Snorkeling, Surfing; spear-fishing; moderate to high-intensity land sports.
Luminescence
Ratio uses non-radioactive luminescent paint for the luminescence in the Freediver 1000m watch. It is a non-radioactive, radiant paint that's applied generously on the hands and the indices of the Freediver. The paint exhibits greater intensity and longer-lasting luminescence. Its output duration doesn’t let you compromise on visibility; let it even be for a few extra hours in the dark! A 10-minutes long exposure to 500 lux or higher intensity light will charge the lume for the next 3-5 hours. A continuous 8-hour exposure to Sunlight on a normal summer day will let it glow for 10+ hours. The longevity of the paint is semi-permanent, ensuring full functionality of the watch even after years of active use.
Movement
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Caliber: Seiko NH35A
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Jewels: 24
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Beat Rate: 21,600 bph
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Accuracy: +20 seconds/day
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Shock protection System: Diashock
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ISO764 Anti magnetic standard compliant
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Winding system: Magic Lever (Bi-directional rotor)
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Power Reserve: 41 hours
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Hacking/Hand-Winding
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Case Size | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm |
Automatic Movement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Functions |
Date, Hour, Minute, Second |
Date, Hour, Minute, Second |
Date, Hour, Minute, Second |
Date, Hour, Minute, Second |
Features |
Analog Display, 1000M Water Resistance |
Analog Display, 1000M Water Resistance |
Analog Display, 1000M Water Resistance |
Analog Display, 1000M Water Resistance |
Band Material | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel |
Crystal | Sapphire | Sapphire | Sapphire | Sapphire |
Water Resistance | 1000M | 1000M | 1000M | 1000M |
Engine | Caliber: Seiko NH35 | Caliber: Seiko NH35 | Caliber: Seiko NH35 | Caliber: Seiko NH35 |
Dial Color | Black | Orange | Blue | Green |
Dial Markers | Dotted Markers | Dotted Markers | Dotted Markers | Dotted Markers |
Prime points
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Generous use of solid, surgical-grade stainless steel and lume material.
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Visually appealing watch face with uniquely shaped hands.
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A proven, reliable movement (Seiko NH35A) with its own magnetism/shock resistant properties.
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A proven, reliable movement (Seiko NH35) with its own magnetism/shock resistant properties.
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Sapphire crystal
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1000m water-resistance
Dial
Analog, blue dial with large, prominent hands and hour indices, covered from the top with a sapphire crystal
Case, case back and bracelet material
316L Stainless Steel w/ Deployment Clasp
Other features
2 and 4’o clock crowns: The 4’o clock screw-down crown is for time and date adjustments while the 2’o clock screw-down crown is the helium escape valve. They are placed in a manner that minimises damage to the watch in case of a frontal impact and eliminate the chances of wrist bites if your palm folds against your wrist.