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Linde Werdelin introduces the new Oktopus II and will raise your eyebrow!Posted by Martin Green
Yes, also with their recently introduced Oktopus II, a serious diver’s watch, there are a few aspects that will you make you do a “Roger Moore”. But when I recently spoke with one of Linde Werdelin’s founders and designer; Morten Linde, they all made sense. 
Bold yet Beautiful; Linde Werdelin Oktopus II Although basically a whole new watch, the concept of the Oktopus II is based on the previous Oktopus. The two major changes are that the Oktopus II has a lower water resistance and no diving bezel. Raised your eyebrow? The reason Linde Werdelin did this is actually as simple as it is genius. They devote themselves to making watches that look great, but are also function and actually contribute to the professional or sport use when diving. For this they also devoted a lot of time and resources into the development of “The Reef”. This is a diving computer that can be attached on top of any Linde Werdelin dive watch, including of course the new Oktopus II. Here all the necessary data to have a save dive will be displayed digitally. Why? Because no serious diver will ever use a diving bezel to determine how long they are under water. That information will always come from the diving computer. Opposite of current trends did Linde Werdelin also lower the water resistance of the Oktopus II, from 1100 meters to 300 meters. This is also the maximum depth The Reef is tested for. In reality no diver will ever go deeper than 120 meters, so all that added water resistance will only result into a thicker and bigger watch. 
The Oktopus II is an interesting watch to look at from any angle What is also quite refreshing about Linde Werdelin is that they don’t make everything themselves and are quite open about it. They see that creating a watch is more of a team effort with their suppliers, who are by the way all top notch, and represent the finest craftsmanship Switzerland has to offer. How a small brand like Linde Werdelin is able to work with these expert is quite simple; mutual respect. Linde Werdelin respects the craftsmanship and expertise of these suppliers, while the suppliers recognize the innovative force that Linde Werdelin is and like to take on the challenge of being a part of it. That often means that both need to push the envelope in getting every detail right. For a sports watch the Oktopus II has a surprising amount of interesting details. These vary from the screws used, to the skeletonised movement, down to the beautiful date rings for the big date. These where actually manufactured through a newly developed process. They are extremely thin to fit in the movement, but at the same time show the same stencil cut as can be found on diving equipment. Normal laser cutting would warp the date rings so a new way of laser cutting was developed in close cooperation with their supplier. 
It are the details that make the watch! Linde Werdelin will introduce three versions of the Oktopus II, all limited to 88 pieces: -Titanium and ceramic with blue accents - Titanium, DLC-coated titanium and ceramic with yellow accents - Rose gold, titanium and rose gold accents version With the low number limited editions exclusivity is guaranteed and as the past had already proved for other Linde Werdelin’s, also the Oktopus II is likely to sell out fast. More information can be found on Linde Werdelin’s website ----------------------- Contributing Writer Moderator Revolution Online |
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