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JeanRichard Titanium Diverscope 300M DiverThe new JeanRichard Titanium Diverscope automatic diving watch was announced about three months ago, but was officially presented only last week at SIHH 2011 trade show.Like the rest of the gang, the watch is presented in a cushion-shaped case with a pair of screw-in crowns at the left and right side: the former operates the internal bi-directional rotating bezel, and the latter is for winding, as well as for setting time and date.The timepiece is, however, slightly smaller than some other JeanRichard watches that are powered by the same in-house JR1000 automatic movement.Its sandblasted titanium case is only 43 x 43 millimeters wide and high, which makes the watch more suitable for casual wearing.Make no mistake though, with a water resistance rating of impressive 300 meters, this is a real tool watch for hard-core divers. If used together with an electronic diving computer, it will serve you well and will certainly justify the price, which is going to be high.

JeanRichard Aquascope 300m diving watchJust like the recently presented JeanRichard 2TimeZones Zirconium limited edition wrist watch, the new JeanRichard Aquascope diving watch is delivered in a cushion-shaped case with a pair of crowns at 3 and 9 o’clock positions.However, since the new Aquascope lacks the GMT functionality, the crown at 9 o’clock serves completely different purpose and is used to lock its bidirectional rotating bezel in a fixed position. The main crown, as usual, operates the hour and minute hands as well as sets the correct date. Well, and, unfortunately enough, in this particular case the, err, case of the Aquascope is made not of zirconium and rubber but of plain stainless steel.JeanRichard Aquascope 300m diving watchThe diving instrument is powered by JeanRichard’s own JR1000 in-house automatic caliber. First presented about six years ago with the classy JeanRichard Paramount watch, the manufacture caliber is built on 27 jewels and its heart beats at a frequency of 28,800 vph for at least 48 hours after the watch is fully wounded. This does not seem like a great feat when compared to mainstream movements from ETA that are capable of running for at least 45 hours, but in fact is much more convenient since you can leave the watch in your desk drawer for whole two days without risking finding it breathless for a couple of hours.I mean, just imagine that you have just woke up barely dressed with a major hangover and a suspiciously looking bruises on your neck and you know that you have a wedding today, but the phone’s battery is dead and the watch doesn’t tick and you have absolutely no idea as to what time it is now. Sounds compelling, enough?The same movement was also used to power the last year’s Diverscope JR1000 model that was also rated for depth up to 300 meters.Like most diving watches, the JeanRichard Aquascope sports a pretty much standard dial layout and bezel decoration introduced many years ago by the industry’s behemoth Rolex with its Submariner and Oyster models. The only deviation from any given Seadweller’s layout is that the watch has the omnipresent triangle at 12 o’clock replaced with respective Arabic numeral. Also not very original, but, heck, in some cases, like safety reasons, there is nothing wrong with standardization if it helps saving lives.JeanRichard Aquascope 300m diving watch (detailed view)