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Gather 'round the campfire, kids. We're revisiting one of the best tales in dive-watch history today, as told by our intrepid dive-watch columnist and Editor-at-Large, Jason Heaton. Heaton chronicled the history of this underrated dive-watch specialist back in 2014, just as the modern iteration of the company was seeing a surge in popularity among collectors, worldwide.
An early Squale ad
In addition to creating watches of its own, Squale – whose name derives from the Italian word for "shark" – was a major player in the production of dive watch cases. You might recognize vintage dive watches from the '60s, '70s, and '80s that featured the company's trademark case – with the signature four o'clock crown. Blancpain, Doxa, and TAG Heuer all called on Squale for its cases. Blancpain even used the Squale case on its famous "Bund" Fifty Fathoms for the German military!
Though it feels like yesterday, it's been seven years since this story was first published. Squale is still out there, creating forum-favorite and affordable dive watches with a distinctive vintage flavor.
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