British scuba diving and watersports adventure specialist Fourth Element has launched its first dive watch – the all-new Pelagic
The Pelagic dive watch from Fourth Element has been created to showcase British design together with Swiss craftsmanship in a hand-built automatic watch that the manufacturer says ‘captures the essence of classic scuba-diving timepieces’.
Named after the vast reaches of the open ocean, the Pelagic dive watch combines exceptional craftsmanship with high-specification engineering. Designed in the UK and hand-built in Switzerland, it is rated to a depth of 500m.
The Pelagic features a stunning automatic movement, which is visible through the sapphire crystal glass case back and powered by a Swiss-made precision self-winding movement. Fourth Element says that the Pelagic is a dive watch ‘suitable for the most extreme environments on Planet Earth’.
The Pelagic’s case is brushed stainless steel with a unidirectional black ceramic bezel, luminous hands and markers and date function. The watch has a helium escape valve positioned at 9 o’clock making it suitable for saturation diving, and is available with the choice of either a 22mm silicone/rubber strap or a stainless steel bracelet.
Design detailing includes ‘fourth element’ engraved on the rotor, buckle (on the silicon/rubber strap version) or clasp (on the brushed stainless-steel version). The crown features the fourth element icon representing the four elements earth, air fire and water.
The Pelagic watch is packaged using only recycled materials (recycled PET) and FSC-certified paper and card, demonstrating Fourth Element’s continued commitment to its OceanPositive mission.
Pelagic dive watch technical specifications
- Movement: 26 Jewel Swiss Sellita SW200 automatic with hacking function
- Water resistance: 500m / 1640ft
- Helium escape valve: 9 o’clock
- Crown: screw down locking
- Case width: 44mm
- Case thickness: 14mm shatter and scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
- Lug to lug: 52mm
- Case material: 316l brushed stainless steel
- Bezel: 120-click unidirectional with black ceramic insert
- Hands: Swiss Super-LumiNova C3 on markers and hands
- Strap: 22mm silicone/rubber strap or brushed stainless steel bracelet
- Warranty: 2 years
- Manufacture: Swiss-made
RRP: GBP £1475 / USD $1975 / EUR €1795 / AUD $2950 / CAD $2595
The first watches are available from 1 October 2024 from selected global retailers. More details can be found on the Fourth Element website at fourthelement.com
