Zodiac and Huckberry Teamed Up on a Limited Edition Dive Watch

Bronze and steel make for a two-tone look in the best possible way.

Published August 18, 2023

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Chronographs, skeletonized rainbow watches, summery ceramic dive watches … Zodiac has surprised and delighted us lately, but at the brand’s core is the down-to-earth diver. Born in 1953 alongside the Rolex Submariner and Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, the Zodiac Sea Wolf collection (now Super) has taken many forms and benefitted from countless collaborations. The brand has worked with retailer Huckberry many times, but we’re calling it: this is the coolest-looking collab from the two brands yet.

Huckberry x Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Bronze

$1,895.00 at Huckberry

Are you down with two-tone?

In watches, the term “two-tone” is deceptively simple. It refers to a watch that mixes, typically, gold (be it yellow, rose or other) and steel elements in a single product. That’s straightforward enough, but two-tone watches provoke strong emotions. The question is, does bronze-and-steel count? Will it trigger the haters?

Just looking at the new Huckberry x Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Bronze, it’s hard to imagine — but then again we’re fans of this model, and have no particular disdain for two-tone watches in general. Consider the excitement for the Sinn T50 earlier this year, which offered a comparable look in titanium and bronze. Bronze has a similar tonal effect as gold, though lacking the luster, so what makes it different?

swimmer wearing a watch — It might nominally be in the “skindiver” style but with 200m of water resistance, you can strap on a tank and take this baby much deeper under water if you so choose.

Bronze is still a trending material in watches

Though still considered an alternative material in watchmaking, bronze has become established in the industry. Its most often cited attractive quality is that the metal will develop a patina that’s unique to the watch, its wearer and the environment. But we feel that it simply offers an interesting character of its own that works particularly well for the likes of tool and dive watches. Zodiac itself has used the metal before, and for this model, it’s only used for the bezel insert and crown cap, so it’s mostly functioning to offer a warm tone to the design rather than leave you with a fully patinated watch down the road.

watch with bronze bezel on a wrist — Of course, it looks good (and tells time) on land, too.

Beneath it all is a solid dive watch

While this particular model stands out for its bronze bezel insert and complementing orange dial highlights, it’s the underlying design of a great dive watch that allows for such creative interpretations. The modern Super Sea Wolf comes in multiple versions, but variants such as this model with its triangle markers and other elements are about as close as you’ll get to the original Sea Wolf of 1953.

It’s got a (perfectly sized, if you ask us) 39.5mm case, 200m of water resistance, sapphire crystal and an STP 3-33 Swiss-made automatic movement inside produced by Zodiac’s sister company within the Fossil Group. All that and the Sea Wolf’s history make for a highly attractive package. Note: The release is limited to only 182 examples, and they’re expected to go quickly, so don’t snooze on this bad boy.