Of late, expansion of the Dievas watch company has rapidly garner momentum, especially within the sphere of our tactical/pilot inspired range. By Dievas standards, we believe we have to create a horology piece with certain flair of distinct uniqueness to stamp the Dievas mark of excellence on the professional pilot watch community.
Reaper a term that teases visions of annihilation may be the last, one would conceive of naming a watch after. An exception perhaps if we further address its validity by affiliation. Direct association to The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper was the intent and inspiration to the birth of our latest watch concept. The MQ-9 is the latest generation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), an apparatus of today's high tech military fanfare, an exemplification of paramount engineering feat, designed and built especially for long endurance and high altitude surveillance. The MQ-9 can fly pre-programmed routes autonomously or remotely controlled by aircrew in the Ground Control Station (GCS). Primarily used for intelligence collection and if necessary, possesses enough potent firepower to actively remove a target, the reaper and UAVs in general has become an essential component of any successful military mission. For a watch befitting the Reaper’s stature, she will have to indulge beyond one's wildest imagination, highly usable, covert and built tougher than other watches.
The Reaper, a watch of 42mm with a bi-directional 24hr GMT bezel is CNC-ed in Germany, entirely out of Grade A 316L Stainless Steel. Each watch case is further refined by hand to attain that brilliance and sharpness usually associated with only the best. Then the case is put through another QC check to eradicate the smallest of imperfections before going for the Dievas 6SteelBlack™ treatment, a Dievas high tech case hardening treatment that allows for a dark stealth appearance while strengthening the case at the same time.
With the durability taken care of, we now focus on the aesthetics aspect of things. Our approach has always been to build a tactical watch with serious usability. Evidently, the dial is designed around cockpit clocks, with main 3, 6, 9, 12 markers in bold applied with layers of special black luminous. The main attraction of the dial is the distinguished yellow accents. This fluorescent yellow bright lume that glows in low light situations is custom made for Dievas by Superluminova in Switzerland. The pilot watch styled hands and markers are filled with multiple layers of this special lume, making it always easy to tell time at a glance. A black date wheel with off black numbers is specially made for the Reaper. To seal the watch on top is a blemish free scratch resistant sapphire glass with anti reflective treatment.
Flipping the watch over and a quick peek through the sapphire exhibition back to appreciate the beautifully Dievas decorated Swiss Made ETA2824-2 Swiss Made automatic movement. Full Dievas made rotor with hard black coating embodies overall theme of the watch.
The Reaper is a limited edition watch model of only 50 pieces world wide. A rare watch for the seasoned Dievas collector. This is a serious high caliber watch akin to the MQ-9. Nothing is sparred in the production of this special watch using the best custom German and Swiss Made material. One that will stand tall amongst other tactical Pilot watches.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Maker: Dievas Watch Company
Movement: Swiss Made Dievas/ETA 2824-2 automatic movement
Dial: Black with black arabic numbers and fluro yellow hour markers. Fluro yellow hands.
Luminance: C3 Super Luminova luminous paint.
Case: Dievas scratch resistant 6SteelBlack. Matte Black.
Case Back: Dievas scratch resistant 6SteelBlack. Matte Black. Serial numbered.
Bezel: Bi-directional Dievas scratch resistant 6SteelBlack. Matte Black. GMT bezel.
Crown: 5mm crown.
Lug: 22mm. Scewdown bars.
Crystal: Flat Sapphire crystal. Anti-reflective coating on the inside.
Strap: 4mm Dievas waterproof calf leather strap with yellow details.
Water resistance: 50m
Dimensions: 42.5mm in diameter, 53mm lug to lug, 11mm thick
Power Reserve: ~42 hours
Warranty: Guaranteed 1 year
This one should be a lot of fun and it is a TRUE Limited Edition. 50 pieces should not take long to sell-out. Congratulations Anders, looks like a real winner to me!!!
Looks like they ripped of Bell & Ross's design.
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