Horological Meandering

I know that many of us have a love for diving and dive watches, Abel recently showed his Citizen dive watch and Bill has a love of Doxas. It got me thinking about some great memories of my dives around the world and the friends that I have dived with. You...  

... this thread! Absolutely agree with you that diving brings the chance to know beautiful places and meeting incredible people. I have been fascinated by sea and sea exploration since I was a 10 years old lad. I was a fan of Jacques Cousteau since viewin...  

... I was so young then... A great passion for scuba diving ! All the best! Abel

Super cool and definitely a jung aspiring Jacques Cousteau

... inspiration certainly! I could finally meet him diring a visit in my Country. He intrduced millions of people in this fabulous UW world! Cheers! Abel

Thank you for joining me by posting your diving memories and two great photos. My diving hero was Jaques Cousteau and his adventures aboard the Calypso. I was also fascinated by the Frogmen and the story of Buster Crabb of the Royal the ultimate for me w... 

Of course I was interested in B Crabb incident too! And of course Thunderball was one of my favorite Bond films. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr Jordan Klein in January 1966 in his dive shop in Miami. The film was shot in 1965. Mr. Klein made many props ... 

Sadly stopped publishing in 2002. The covers were always superb and seeing them takes you back in time. I’m sad to hear that the Vulcan has disappeared as it was on my “Dive Bucket List” ...LOL. I have had the pleasure of being onboard a Vulcan, but not u...  

In 2002. It was a classic and it had a big influence in the development and spreading of scuba diving as a sport. One of its two founders was Jim Auxier who was the editor I met in 1966 as well as two charming contributors : Ed and Jean Dowd. I still keep... 

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I have had the pleasure of this experience in the Maldives.

I had the chance to dive with right whale in the south of my Country. An exhilarating experience indeed! Cheers! Abel

... in company of my son and daughter who are also accomplished certified divers. Sharing with them my passion for the UW world is one of my greatest personal satisfactions in my life. One story relates to an unforgettable seven day stay at Turks and Caic... 

Thank you for sharing it us. Hammerhead sharks are incredible and can be very dangerous. I find sharks impressive. On a night dive I found a Nurse shark sleeping in a large cave !

... an impresive view underwater and they are wonderful creatures and a delight to view them swimming near the bottoms. Night dives are specially thrilling experiences. As an instructor once told me, it is some kind of "close up diving" with our view redu...