Everything But the Bezel
As nearly every watch-focused publication will incessantly quibble, even a naval-themed name can’t make the Ahoi Neomatik 38 Date technically qualify as a true dive watch.
And they’re, of course, technically not wrong.
That’s because it lacks a rotating bezel—a crucial feature that helps divers easily track the time elapsed underwater.
Nomos GlashütteHowever, if we’re being real here, most owners of dive watches never actually dive with them, or use that all-important bezel for anything other than timing something cooking on a stove.
This technicality aside, despite its dressy, design-forward looks, the Ahoi Neomatik 38 Date has every other feature you’d expect from an aquatic adventure timepiece, including a screw down crown, crown guards, and a 200-meter water resistance rating.
