The Deep Track Podcast: Ep. 46 – All Things Dive Watches with Roger Ruegger

This week we welcome watch industry veteran Roger Ruegger to the podcast. Roger is the editor in chief of WatchTime Magazine, and the proprietor of Dive Into Watches. In this episode, we discuss the state of the dive watch genre, our experiences within it, and where we’d like to see it go from here. Roger also shares some of his dive experiences in his watches new and old, including some unexpected references, such as the Swatch x Blancpain Scuba. Finally, we talk about some of the GPHG winners, and Roger’s hands-on experience with the new Universal Geneve Polerouter.

Please note, the release of the new Seamaster 300M models happened after we recorded this.

Show Notes:

Roger Ruegger on Instagram

Dive Into Watches

WatchTime Magazine

Aquastar Navigator’s Panel

Aquastar Glasstar

Tudor FXD in Black

Roger’s Video of our dive in Florida with the FXD

Zenith Defy Extreme Diver 

Omega PloProf

Omega Planet Ocean Ultra Deep

Fixed Lug Planet Ocean

Blancpain x Swatch Scuba

IWC Portugieser Eternal Calendar

Parmigiani Toric

Full List of GPHG Winners

Ming 37.09

Universal Geneve Polerouter

Neotype LM01