Skindiver WT Automatic 22-SWA-001 Watch

The Watch

Shop our online boutique and discover the stunning Wolbrook watches you'll fall in love with. Founded in 1948, this iconic American-born brand with a deeply French soul was revived in 2019 by a team of passionate watchmakers on a mission to breathe new life into its icons and carry its heritage forward. Today, Wolbrook's beautiful collections feature water-resistant, robust, and sophisticated timepieces - precise, purposeful, and impeccably assembled in France. Reediting its iconic Skindiver model launched in the early 1960s, Wolbrook now unveils the breathtaking WT Automatic 22-SWA-001 - a timepiece destined to captivate you the moment you put it on. It brilliantly blends the hallmarks of diving watches and pilot watches, making it an absolute dream for horology enthusiasts. Designed for daily, long-lasting wear and versatile enough for any occasion, it delivers outstanding precision, timeless elegance, and meticulous craftsmanship for a truly exceptional experience. Assembled in France, this model is built around a round case crafted from 316L stainless steel, ensuring a comfortable, enjoyable fit in every situation. Hand-finished with a brushed treatment and designed for men's wrists, it features a monocoque structure and is shock-resistant thanks to its Hexaplex architecture. Measuring 40 mm in diameter, 48 mm in length, and 13 mm in thickness, it is paired with a unidirectional 120-click bezel that deepens the watch's presence with its black color. Featuring a PVD coating, the bezel is graduated with a 60-minute scale, a SuperLuminova marker, and the names of 12 cities, allowing you to read the time across multiple time zones and track elapsed time during any activity - including dives. It encircles a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with a double-domed shape and an anti-reflective treatment. This crystal protects the dial from shocks and unsightly damage while ensuring excellent legibility at every angle. A grooved, screw-down crown at 3 o'clock lets you easily adjust all your timepiece's functions. On the caseback, a screw-down, laser-engraved cover reveals the HexapleX® seashell logo, also embossed on the back of the upper right lug. Thanks to this construction, the watch is water-resistant to 15 bar.

The Dial

This watch features a round dial with a matte finish that adds a touch of refined understatement to your wrist, ensuring clear and crisp timekeeping in any situation. Its black background is contrasted by gray markers for a striking visual effect. At the center, two hands sweep into motion - the arrow-shaped hand indicates the hours, while the other marks the minutes. Both are coated with SuperLuminova C7 in green for excellent visibility in the dark. A slim red seconds hand completes the trio. A "Roulette"-style window with a white background sits at 3 o'clock, enhanced by a cyclops magnifier. It displays the date in red Arabic numerals on even days, and black Arabic numerals on odd days. The dial's perimeter features a minute railroad track made up of white lines, divided every 5 minutes by hour markers. These markers appear as Arabic numerals at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock, and as batons elsewhere, all accompanied by small white Arabic numerals indicating the time in military format. Like the hands, they are filled with a layer of SuperLuminova C7, enabling easy time-reading in both bright and low-light conditions. Finally, the dial is signed with the brand name below 12 o'clock, while at 6 o'clock it bears the country of assembly and movement type, along with the mention "Shock-Resistant".

The Movement

Inside the case beats an automatic movement - specifically the Miyota 8315 caliber - driving the hands and date window with fluid precision. A workhorse of reliability, this Japanese movement is renowned for its outstanding quality and consistent performance. It delivers accurate and dependable display of hours, minutes, seconds, and the date. Equipped with 21 jewels and a stop-seconds mechanism, it operates at a frequency of 21,600 vph (3 Hz) and provides a 60-hour power reserve. For enhanced performance, it is protected by "3D" rubber shock absorbers and has been regulated and adjusted in the Wolbrook workshops. Its rotor is beautifully decorated with a Côtes de Genève finish and fitted with blued screws.

The Strap

Choose from two easily interchangeable straps, each just as modern and elegant as the other. Each one gives the watch its own distinctive character and adapts effortlessly to any occasion. Note that both measure 20 mm at the lug width and taper to 16 mm at the clasp.

Perfectly complementing the case, the first bracelet offered by the brand is crafted in 316L stainless steel and features a rice grain structure. Reimagining the design of jubilee bracelets, it wraps your wrist with effortless elegance, keeping pace with all your adventures in comfort and style. Its brushed finish gives it a timeless charm that only gets better with wear. Fitting wrists up to 24.50 cm, it's the modern, sporty addition that elevates every outfit. At 21 cm in length, it offers 5 adjustment positions and a deployant clasp measuring 17.50 mm in width and 35 mm in length - easy to operate and secure, thanks to its double push-button locking system.

For the second option, Wolbrook presents an Italian calfskin leather strap featuring vegetable tanning and a black finish - a perfect blend of understated elegance, durability, and refinement. Ideal for everyday wear, it pairs effortlessly with any outfit and brings a touch of exquisite vintage style to your wrist. Crafted from a single piece for enhanced comfort, it is elevated by tone-on-tone stitching that adds a dynamic edge to its design. At 27 cm in length, this strap wraps your wrist securely throughout the day, fastened by an ardillon buckle crafted in 316L stainless steel.

Water Resistance

This model offers water resistance of 15 atmospheres, or 150 meters - making it a genuinely water-resistant watch. This stylish timepiece is ready to dive into aquatic adventures right alongside you. From puddles to pools, it handles swimming without breaking a sweat. Showers, baths, and lap swimming? No problem. That said, our Ocarat watch experts want you to know that while this model is water-resistant, it is not designed for professional or recreational diving and is sensitive to high-pressure cleaning equipment. We also recommend keeping the crown and pushers out of use while submerged.