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Hi.

My beautiful Fiance just brought me the best engagement present ever. A superocean heritige chrono blue dial.

I am looking for a good aftermarket non deployant strap choice that will suit the blue dial and fit over a drysuit at work or just my bare wrist at play.

Any ideas or pics would be greatly appreciated.

Regards.

OK, so over a drysuit will mean you need a water-proof strap, so in that case I'd recommend an Isofrane. They have a superb reputation for comfort and the retro style will suit the SOHC down to the ground. Not the cheapest, but still not too bad, especially considering the quality.

http://www.isofrane.com/

One thing though - you may find the SOHC a little too "dressy" for hardcore underwater work.....

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I thought that the SOHC is only rated for swimming / snorkeling as the rating is 200 meters...

http://www.breitlingsource.com/articles ... ance.shtml

ATM Feet Metres Usage
1 33 10 Showerproof or splashproof. Protected against accidental exposure to water.
3 100 30 Will withstand splashes or brief emersion in water, but is not suitable for swimming.
5 165 50 Suitable for swimming.
10 330 100 Suitable for swimming and snorkeling.
15 500 150 Suitable for snorkeling.
30+ 1000+ 300+ Suitable for skin diving.

Bigger problem for diving is that it doesn't have a bezel pearl.

@OP It's a great gift from your fianceee, but the SOHC is not really qualified to be a serious dive watch if that is what you are looking for.

What's a bezel pearl?

The lume dot on the bezel - it's a requirement for a watch to be considered a dive watch under ISO standards.

Ahhhh thanks, so you can be sure to come up at the correct time. I know the purpose of the unidirectional bezel but never gave a thought to the possible dark / murky conditions possible in some dives. I don't dive, so didn't know.

Also, the lack of numbers on the bezel diminishes its practicality even under non-dive circumstances. Because the orientation of the bezel is going to be different from a standard watch face most times it is being used, the numbers really help you know at a glance how much time has elapsed. Without numbers, I would anticipate having to take extra time to count the indices.

That said, I'm becoming increasingly fond of the SOH 42, and of the mesh bracelet. As I said in another thread, I think the SOH is the one Breitling model that works on the mesh, since it's a throwback to the 1950s model. It's also somewhat baffling to compare the classic simplicity of the SOH to the gaudiness of so many other Breitling models - especially the standard SOs. Breitling's design team is a real Jekyl and Hyde group.