I had seen the Zodiac Super Seawolf 53 about a bit on social media and then I met someone at a Redbar London event in the new year who owned the Zodiac Aerospace GMT Hodinkee Edition and thought it looked fantastic and the quality looked great too. I ummed and aahed for a couple of weeks and did some research before buying what was apparently the last watermelon Zodiac Super Seawolf 53 in the United Kingdom, from the sole Authorised Dealer, Page & Cooper (who were great for the record!).

So I have had it for a few months now and wear it pretty regularly, sometimes with a suit but more often than not casually. The colour scheme, (which I love) doesn’t go with every shirt, suit and tie combo so it tends to work better with casual attire. But the styling, clearly vintage inspired and the colour way of pink and green definitely earning the ‘watermelon’ sobriquet are certainly striking in a world where vintage inspired divers are getting pretty ubiquitous and it has received several compliments while I have been wearing it out and about.

The Zodiac Super Seawolf 53 is a great fit on my 17cm wrist, the jubilee bracelet is a solid feeling and comfy, as while there’s no micro adjust, it does have small springs in the clasp which allow for 2-3 mm of give during the day. The quality of finish on the face is truly impressive on a barely £1k watch and feels solid and robust when changing the time/date or the bezel. This is the first 4 figure watch I bought to keep rather than sell, and I’m delighted with it and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it. Wearing it genuinely cheers me up, so it has been getting a lot of wrist time the last few weeks!