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Over the years the watch world has seen many brands come and go. The most noticeable event that contributed to this was during the quartz crisis. This was where the birth of battery-powered watches from the Far East resulted in a shift in the previously mechanical dominated industry with many Swiss brands having to close their doors as everyone favoured more accurate, reliable and more modern technology.
But some watch brands managed to weather the battery-powered storm of the 70s and 80s, continuing to make watches throughout this period and remain on the scene today. One of those brands is Delma Watches.
Who is Delma Watches?
Delma watches are a swiss watch brand who have been making mechanical timepieces since 1946. Like many watches from this time period, the aesthetic was clean, relatively generic styles for both chronographs and time only pieces. The 50s and 60s, however, was the first time we saw some real personality being injected into their creations with design language for chronographs and divers being extremely indicative of the era. We’re talking cushion cases, bold uses of colour, funky subdials, and an overall increased unique flair.
After regular releases of dressier looking watches in the years to come, Delma then hit a slight change of pace around 2011. As watch collectors around the world moved towards wearing sportier watches more regularly, Delma evolved with the sports side of the brand continuing to become more prominent. This is where Delma has remained since 2011. The brand still has more dressy options in their range, but the tone of the brand's selection is that of a sports-focused one. This leads us nicely onto the following four watches. These watches offer something for everyone with different price points and styles at each level.
The Delma Cayman
To kick things off, we start with a watch that perfectly encapsulates Delma’s range of watches, sports focus with hints of sleek, stylish design touches. The Cayman is a quartz-powered sports watch that could easily be mistaken for a watch that just pays homage to the sporty side of the brand through its design, but the Cayman is no joke. With 200m of water resistance, large lume filled hands plus a seconds hand that you cannot miss as well as a rotating bezel, the Cayman should be taken seriously.
The watch complements these practical features with stylish additions. Yes, the hands are filled with lume and yet they are classic, almost Datejust
like in their appearance. Here we have the blue version of the watch with the dial having a rich sunburst finish adding a suitable level of pop. The watch is finished to an incredible level, with brushing taking most of the case and polished facets playing off it.
The Delma Shell Star Bronze
Here we have a model that is perfect at reflecting the history behind Delma. The Shell Star is a name that first came on the scene in 1975 when Delma released their first professional diver. Back in the 70s, the watch harnessed the addition of strong colours such as orange, bold case designs all with a focus on legibility. And today? Well, those points all remain as important as ever.
The watch is now 44mm which is large but thanks to its tonneau style case shape and bezel the watches chunk isn’t as noticeable on the wrist. The use of colour hasn’t gone anywhere, orange still remains the prominent colour featured on the Shell Star, and it’s the considered application of this colour around the hour markers, seconds hand and outer track that really help emphasise the quality of this watch.
The Shell Star is where we first start to see some amazing little details that really hit home that this isn’t just any diving watch. This exact bronze model is a limited edition of 500, that has some more unique features when compared to the standard Shell Star.