Abismo

The dive watch, as it should be.

Abismo is Portuguese for the abyss, and it is our take on the most enduring tool-watch form there is: a black dial, a black unidirectional bezel, big luminous markers, a bracelet that goes with everything. There's nothing on it that doesn't need to be there, and nothing missing that you'd want.

The 40 mm case is the right size for this shape — 48 mm lug-to-lug, so it sits squarely on most wrists without overhang. The bezel is ceramic — scratch-proof and fade-proof in a way painted aluminium inserts never are — and turns anticlockwise only, through 120 firm clicks, with a luminous pearl at twelve so you can read elapsed time in the dark. On the dial, round and baton markers are generously filled with lume, the hour hand carries the classic circled tip, and a magnifying cyclops over the date at three makes it legible at a glance. The five-link jubilee bracelet, brushed outer links with polished centres, dresses the watch up more than a flat band would — it's a diver you can wear to dinner.

Inside is the Miyota 8215, the Japanese automatic that has powered countless dive watches for forty years: 21 jewels, hand-winding, around 42 hours of power reserve, and a reputation for running for decades with nothing more than a routine service. A sapphire crystal and screw-down crown complete the package.

Specification

• Movement: Miyota 8215 automatic, 21 jewels, 21,600 vph, hand-winding, approx. 42 h power reserve
• Functions: hours, minutes, central seconds, date with cyclops
• Case: 316L stainless steel, 40 mm, 13.2 mm thick, brushed with polished bevels
• Lug-to-lug: 48 mm
• Bezel: unidirectional, 120 clicks, black ceramic insert with luminous pearl
• Crystal: sapphire with date magnifier · Crown: screw-down
• Water resistance: 100 m / 330 ft — suitable for swimming and snorkelling
• Dial: matte black, applied luminous markers and hands
• Bracelet: 20 mm 316L stainless steel five-link, brushed with polished centre links
• Warranty: two years
• Made in: Bristol, UK (Workshop Build)

Workshop Builds are original Hagora designs made in small numbers as time allows; they are not numbered editions. Every watch is assembled, regulated and cased by hand in our Bristol workshop.