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New Edox SkyDiver Neptunian - any owners? Impressions?

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The new orange colorway came up on Fratello and it caught my attention. This might be the answer to my $1250 diver question as it seems to check all the boxes.

www.fratellowatches.com

The Edox SkyDiver Neptunian Is A Versatile Sports Watch With A Name To Match

✓ Is it a bird? ✓ Is it a plane? ✓ No, it's an orange degradé-dialed dive watch that pays tribute to the Swiss paratroopers of old ✓
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There's so little additional info other than copy-pastes of the Edox press release. There's one thread here that didn't get very far. Can anyone chime in before I commit to buying one?

PS: There's a service center in NYC that is authorized by Edox (also Squale and a few others), so that should put to rest my doubts about future service and repairs.
 
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And yet so many Swiss sports watches use that lug width, from some Victorinox's to the Oris Sixty-Five to several new Rolexes :unsure:

At least the Edox appears to have more clearance between the spring bar and case than the Mido:

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I like it. I don't have this model, but do own two Edox watches and have found them to be of excellent quality with great value vs price, IMHO.

I would not hesitate to get that one, and have added it to my shopping list.

Good luck.

Please post pictures if you get it. I really want to see that beautiful orange dial.
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There's a reason for the naming @watch_hor .

The "SkyDiver" part is horological mythology - from the Fratello article I linked:

The stone cold facts may have been lost to time, but the rumor is that in 1973, a Swiss colonel made a secret request that a watch should be made to honor the military's paratroopers in light of the "extreme conditions they might face - on land, air or sea." So that is why this "diver" has the word "Sky" before it. Because these brave men for whom the watch was made as a tribute had to ply their trade in the heavens, the briny deep, and everywhere in between.
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And "Neptunian" is Roman mythology - from the Monochrome article I linked:

The solid case back has a detailed engraving of Neptune, the Roman God of the Sea, hence the name.
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I suspect this is also a nod to the 1000M WR.
 
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I’m with watch_hor on the name, regardless of the backstory they’re putting out there. I’d struggle to pay retail for an Edox. I’ve owned a few without complaints (including a real recent purchase), but personally I’d take my chances that this will show up on Ashford at half off down the road.
 
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Great watch, fantastic value for the money, solid and very well crafted, looks and feels like a much more expensive watch. The only thing lacking is the rubber strap, it’s soft but slim for a top heavy and tall watch, from a modest 21mm lugs it tapers to an almost goofy looking width at the buckle, I like it better on NATO. I have a few high end watches in my collection and this doesn’t disappoints.
 

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