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Jamie Weiss
I’ve all the time beloved ocean swimming, however I believe if I have been ever attacked by a shark and misplaced just a few of my limbs, I’d be staying away from the water. Paul de Gelder, nonetheless, is constructed in another way. The previous Australian Navy bomb disposal diver’s life modified in 2009 when, throughout a counter-terrorism train in Sydney Harbour, he was attacked by a bull shark, which tore off his proper arm and leg, very almost killing him.
Within the years since, nonetheless, Paul has turned his trauma into triumph, forging a profession as a motivational speaker, environmentalist, TV present host and writer. He additionally turned a Seiko ambassador: Andrew interviewed Paul again in 2020, the place he joked that “it’s fortunate [the shark] left me my left hand as a result of I can put on a watch”! What a legend. You may watch that interview on YouTube under.
Paul’s newest present, Find out how to Survive a Shark Assault, is his most intense but. Airing as a part of ‘Shark Week’ on Discovery and HBO Max, it sees Paul intentionally provoke sharks with specially-designed extra-long prosthetic limbs to get them to chew him. Appears psychological, however in keeping with Paul, it’s with a purpose to show how laborious it may be to get a shark to assault you, in addition to to show folks the way to reply if the worst occurs.
“There’s an immense variety of folks on the market who really don’t know what to do and would go into absolute panic mode… I’m making an attempt to supply the data to maintain folks protected,” Paul instructed The Age, including: “[The show] is a celebration of all issues shark. Sure, we do experiments, we do some stunts. However we have fun sharks… To try to get folks to fall in love with these animals so that they’ll wish to defend them.”
Whereas movies like Jaws and even Shark Week itself have leaned into the parable of killer sharks, it’s price declaring that shark assaults are comparatively unusual. Based on the Australian Institute of Marine Science, there are solely about 10 deaths attributable to shark assaults worldwide every year, whereas on the similar time, in keeping with the WWF, round 100 million sharks are killed by people yearly.
Nonetheless, it’s simple that sharks captivate people in a method few different marine creatures do. After we hosted our occasion with Blancpain final month in Melbourne, which noticed Emmy cinematographer, marine biologist and megafauna professional Richard Fitzpatrick speak to us in regards to the work of his Biopixel Basis, it was his tales about close to misses with tiger sharks that captivated the gang essentially the most – particularly the revelation that his private Fifty Fathoms was truly shark-damaged. That’s a greater story than banging your watch on a doorknob… And a greater consequence than dropping your arm.
Hope you’ve a fantastic weekend!
Jamie and the Time+Tide Crew
Watch meme of the week: market malaise
Hoping for a market correction is nearly as hopeless as hoping for a metal Rolex device watch allocation. Virtually.
Wrist shot of the week: the scientist’s Calatrava
Talking of metal device watches, it’s a format of watches that Patek Philippe isn’t actually recognized for making (removed from it), which is what makes the Calatrava ref. 3417 so fascinating. As Phillips’ senior editorial supervisor Logan Baker explains, it was launched in 1958 when the Swiss have been chasing anti-magnetism, and it’s considered one of only some fashions Patek made solely in stainless-steel within the 50s – standing out from the pack due to its cursive ‘Amagnetic’ script on its dial. This gorgeous instance hammered for CHF 120,650 final yr in Geneva, and it’s not laborious to see why. What a deal with.
Time+Tide Store choose of the week: Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Eggshell White
Searching for a basic Nineteen Fifties watch, however don’t need the trouble of a doubtlessly fragile classic timepiece? This Nivada Grenchen Antarctic, with its period-correct 35mm diameter and pre-aged eggshell white dial, greater than matches the invoice. The arrowhead indices and distinctive numeral set give it a contact of quirk, as do the chevron-shaped plots of utilized Tremendous-LumiNova with orange emission. A manual-winding Landeron 21 motion provides to its classic really feel, however in contrast to most 50s watches, it includes a sapphire crystal.
The Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Eggshell White is offered from the Time+Tide Store, each on-line and in-store at our Watch Discovery Studios. Value: A$1,720
Our favorite Time+Tide protection of the week
Seiko celebrates one of the iconic Japanese vehicles of all time, the Datsun 240Z, with three restricted version Speedtimers
The Nineteen Sixties and 70s have been formative many years for each the Japanese automobile and watch industries, and Seiko’s newest Prospex Speedtimers pay homage to that interval and considered one of its most iconic sports activities vehicles: the Datsun 240Z. This restricted version capsule consists of three fairly totally different watches – a three-hander with a countdown bezel, a mechanical chronograph and a photo voltaic quartz chronograph – and I received hands-on with all three of them. Watch my video assessment above or learn my in-depth assessment right here.
The long-lasting (TAG) Heuer Monaco and seven of its finest restricted version references
The long-lasting square-shaped Monaco wasn’t simply Steve McQueen’s favorite watch – it was additionally a traditionally important improvement for Heuer, because it sported the model’s first computerized chronograph motion and competed within the fabled three-horse race that additionally yielded the Seiko 6139 and Zenith El Primero. Regardless of a brief preliminary manufacturing run, it was revived within the late ’90s to very large renown. The remainder is historical past. Borna’s rounded up some Monaco fashions from each Heuer and TAG Heuer you must preserve an eye fixed out for, must you be trying so as to add one to your assortment – take a look at his information right here.
A Matter of Time Episode 03: Is Rolex overrated?
Episode three has arrived! This episode of A Matter of Time centres on the polarising subject of Rolex and whether or not the model is overrated, its place within the luxurious watch trade, and private relationships with the enduring model. The hosts – Kristian Haagen from Denmark, Eleonor Picciotto from France, and Andrew McUtchen from Australia – share candid reflections on Rolex watches, relating their technical excellence, mass attraction, emotional connection, and commodification. Give it a watch above or learn extra right here.
