Bulova Oceanographer V 'If You've Got Guts' Montone while its classic steel case

while its classic steel case and bracelet construction links it firmly to the past

dark grey dial with engine-turned patterning

Project 99 created some of the era's best looking watches: the Monaco

this lovely Volvo pin will signal your love for Swedish engineering with subtlety and class

as well as its sister ships above the waves

Bulova Oceanographer V 'If You've Got Guts' Montone while its classic steel case"If you've got the guts." The Bulova Oceanographer better known as the "Devil Diver" around these parts for its 666 foot depth rating is one of the very best affordable sports watches from the 1970s. Housed in a cushion case and fitted with an automatic movement, the orange dialed version is so good, in fact, that we made our own Analog: Shift collaborative version back in 2017! This tongue in cheek ad from 1972 represents everything that we love