Britannia used to rule the waves but who rules beneath them? The Andersmann Oceanmaster II ANN0853 is a new contender build for action and uncharted depths. It looks massive with its 47mm case but once around my wrist, its weight and bulky appearance disappeared within seconds. Divers love to be […]
THE FAMOUS PILOT AND WRITER ANTOINE DE ST EXUPÉRY DISAPPEARED AT SEA ON THE 31st OF JULY 1944 WHILE FLYING ON A MISSION WITH HIS FAMOUS P38 LIGHTNING. LUC VANRELL DEDICATED A BIG PART OF HIS LIFE TO FIND THE WRECK OF THE FAMOUS AVIATOR’S PLANE. WE TOOK LUC AND HIS […]
Aghios Spyridon, Paros. We were anchored close to the church looming over this deserted piece of rock, light wind, cool water temperature. Patrick Musimu being both expert in martial arts and no limit free diving, I wanted to shoot my friend in a Kung-Fu/Meditation underwater story. The only advantage I […]
If you want to be a double or triple agent Bond girl with style, made for action or/and glamour and ready to trade your watch to organize a last ditch escape or lethal means to pursue your mission, there is nothing better than the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore with […]
The Red Sea, June 30th 2005, Patrick Musimu redefined the human limits with a dive on one breath to 209.6 m depth in “No Limit” discipline. At the time, diving below 200m depths in apnea was unthinkable. The majority of the free diving community was very skeptical about the magnitude […]
With it’s stealth and no messing around lethal style, I couldn’t resist to shoot the Pequignet Royale Titane range in a “Bond versus the bad guy” mood, I must confess Ursula Andress coming out of the ocean in Dr.No has still it’s effect on me…The Royale Titane harbours the “Calibre […]
Was it predestination to end up in Anse Royale on Mahé Island in the Seychelles to shoot the summer campaign for Pequignet Manufacture? No better location could underline more the new Manufacture diver’s watches, perfect combinations between elegance, performance and technology. We shot and tested the divers range above and […]
While preparing this subject shot last year on The Longines 1967 Heritage Divers re-edition I happened to learn the passing a couple of days ago of free diving legend ENZO MAIORCA, eternal friend and contender of Jacques Mayol, another legend of the abyss. Their competition and friendship inspired Luc […]
As the Meltemi starts to build up in Paros, Zohra zips her wetsuit and slips in the water wearing this gorgeous Blancpain Fifthy Fathoms. The Fifty is quite a large watch at 45mm but nevertheless find graciously its place on her wrist. She adopts it immediately and reaches for the […]
In July 1981 the“Marianna”, sailed from the port of Piraeus; her destination was a port in the Persian Gulf. The ship was loaded with mineral ore in both lower holds; bulk barley was loaded in the upper prow hold; sheets of metal; water supply and irrigation pipes; fertiliser, marble, as […]
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