Farer Aqua Compressor | INTRODUCING

Russell Sheldrake

• Farer’s dual-crowned Aqua Compressor diver arrives in grade 2 titanium, and a collection of well-considered dial kinds.
• The largest change, although, is the brand new motion, because it now sports activities the La Joux-Perret G101.
• Out there in three variants, together with an superior full-lume dial with a PVD blue case, costs begin at £1,175, and can quickly be out there from the Time+Tide Store.

The Aqua Compressor has made up the second strand of Farer’s dive watch assortment for some time now, nevertheless it was withdrawn from {the catalogue} to ensure that this summer season refresh. We have now three new colors, and in basic Farer model, a shift within the markers used throughout the gathering to assist add additional factors of distinction.

The massive change to this new launch is the brand new motion inside. Moderately than the Sellita SW200-1 that we discovered within the outdated model, we now have the top-grade La Joux-Perret G101 automated motion. It’s been given a darkish gray PVD colouring to indicate off the Geneva stripe end and permit the golden waves on the rotor to face out. This new motion provides the watch 68 hours of energy reserve, and since it’s soignée grade, every particular person motion has been hand-adjusted in 4 positions to ensure a better stage of precision.

This 300-metre depth score is reached because of the attribute building of a compressor dive watch, which permits the elements to flex beneath strain and seal the watch’s gaskets much more tightly. What’s wonderful as nicely are the 2 screw-down crowns have two gaskets every, that means that even once they’re unscrewed, they’re nonetheless protected as much as 100 metres. As with most compressor divers, the highest crown operates the time and winding of the motion, whereas the underside one operates the interior rotating bezel.

As talked about above, the brand new Aqua Compressor contains three new colors, every named after a Royal Navy ship. The usual black dial is the Endeavour, and there’s additionally an Endeavour Ocean Blue, named after the HMS Endeavour, Captain Cook dinner’s analysis vessel that was the primary European ship to succeed in Australia in 1770. Each of those watches include blocky dot and sprint markers, with a daring numeral 12 on the high of the dial. The Ocean Blue additionally comes with a navy blue PVD coating on the case to distinction the absolutely lumed white dial.

An necessary replace to those fashions over the earlier era is that Farer has introduced within the latest-generation X2 Tremendous-LumiNova. That is one thing they’re doing with all of their newest releases, because it provides a a lot brighter and longer-lasting glow than the earlier model, a function that’s extraordinarily helpful on a dive watch able to happening to 300m of depth. Additionally, it simply seems to be plain cool.

The ultimate mannequin on this launch is the Hecla Hunter Inexperienced. Named after the HMS Hecla, a Royal Navy bomb ship that was launched in 1815, the ship was later modified to function an Arctic expedition vessel and took half in three journeys to seek out the Northwest Passage. Because the identify would counsel, this watch has a wealthy inexperienced dial with a grid sample, and as an alternative of dot and sprint markers, it has numerals on the cardinal factors with skinny batons for the remainder.

Lastly, Farer has at all times used the Aqua Compressor line to assist elevate funds for the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Belief, for which it has already raised £53,500. With this subsequent launch, Farer is hoping to succeed in its goal of £60,000 to assist help Scottish marine life.

Farer Aqua Compressor pricing and availability

The Farer Aqua Compressor is out there now and will probably be arriving in our Discovery Studios quickly. Worth: £1,175 (Endeavour and Hecla), £1,225 (Endeavour Ocean Blue)