Two new watches as tough as the troops that inspired them
Its new Apple Watch Ultra – a rugged XXL model aimed at taking a bite out of the Garmin outdoor sports market – also happens to be a full-on dive computer. It comes equipped with a multitude of dive functions including calculations of bottom time, monitoring of ascent time and a reworked compass app. Certified to the international standard for diving accessories, it is also available with the option of a wetsuit-ready strap, called an Ocean Band – lest you’d missed the memo.
The alliance continues to this day, with the company producing watches for, and inspired by, Forze Speciali – Italy’s special forces – whose primary missions include raids on aeronautical compounds and combat search-and-rescue. To that end, it has announced two new models – the Panerai Submersible Forze Speciali Experience Edition and the Submersible Forze Speciali.These are not watches for the faint of heart, or the skinny of wrist. Both feature 47mm cases in DLC-coated titanium and unidirectional rotating ceramic bezels. The indexes on the dials are filled with solid SuperLuminova to give maximum glow in marine darkness.