Oyster Perpetual Submariner : the watch that unlocked the deep /

Foulkes, Nick,

Oyster Perpetual Submariner : the watch that unlocked the deep / Nicholas Foulkes. - 262 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Contains bibliographical references (pages 248-249).

A new chapter in watchmaking history -- A diver's dream come true -- At the centre of the world of diving -- Exploring the silent world -- A new era of deep-sea exploration -- Day of the aquanauts -- The next frontier -- Under pressure -- From HYCO to the hydrographic department -- Secret agent, famous watch -- The Submariner on screen -- An immutable icon -- The past twenty years.

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