Spinnaker Piccard Watch Review - Inspired By Jacques Piccard Trieste Bathyscaphe 

The outdoor shots of this piece are absolutely stunning. So sharp and crisp. I love that side profile. That crystal is obviously insane! Beautiful.

Really is an insane looking watch the Spinnaker. Not something I would wear often but definitely something I'd have in my collection.

Thank you for this new thread Mr. Kotsa. Those heroical times when our grandfathers tried to break all the records stablished, and tried as well with a lot of technical limitations, however they bravery suceed. This inspired tool-watch brings this thought to mine. Those amazing vintage designs from the 60's and 70's, and finally we can improve them with nowadays technical advances during its making process, with new material as well... etc. This amazing piece brings all this to my mind. Thank you! Saludos!!

Rolex: let's add a cyclops lens to make the date more readable Spinnaker: hold my beer!

Wow loving that Spinnaker Piccard ... definite conversation starter.

The Spinnaker is a stunning watch, I bought the first versions and still loving it. Value for money.

I always wondered what happened to Maxwell Smart’s “Cone of Silence” Peter!🤣 Lovely watch yet again by Spinnaker!👍🏼😎

That spinnaker is actually really cool. Thanks for sharing it.

That Spinnaker is a conversation starter ... I feel that's an understatement!! 😆👍🏼 Really love the AVI-8 watches. This one's a classic. Thanks for sharing.

My black is on the way. Can’t wait! Nice review. Great detail.👍🏼

What a breath of fresh air that Spinnaker is! The want is strong with this one.

30 seconds in and I’m already in love with that Spinnaker. With the preview photos I though it was going to be a bit too much but now that I see in in your hands, wrist and outside, it is more usable than I thought. Definitely a special occasion every time you wear it! Thanks Peter

Phew! I was waiting for the Piccard to come out and snagged one this morning (BEFORE I saw your review: so I'm glad you liked it!!) Thanks!! 👍

This is next level from Spinnaker. Great to see.

Hey Pete. That’s a serious flex by Spinnaker. A very, very cool piece. $550? That’s half the $ I was expecting too… Jeez, that half a bowling ball worth of sapphire crystal must’ve cost as much as the sum of the rest of the piece. Absolutely love it, can pull off the size too. I don’t often enter giveaways, but I’ll be entering that one when it comes around!! As far as the the Avi8 goes... I'm with you on the blue AR Pete. So many reviewers talk about the 'pleasing effect' of blue AR coating... To my eyes, sapphire crystal is quite harsh, quite cold as it is - and Blue AR coating only adds to that. Not a fan. Thanks Pete. Great piece today.

Reminds me of the Corum Bubble, not an everyday wear but a bit of fun & I like it. AV8 just ain't my thing too modern. Cheers 👍🏻👍🏻

Oh wow the spinnaker really up their game. Love how the picard looked like a bracelet the characters are wearing from daft punk’s one more time. One thing its looking like a solid submarine from the past, but somehow it looks like science fiction as well

Crown action is so important on automatic watches, yet so many don't measure up. Fun pieces! And, what a great video link!!!

Wow,I love this.I just wish they made this in all scratch resistant titanium .

Spinnaker actually makes nice pieces and very affordable . Thanks for the video !

This would look awesome as an oil-filled quartz

I love my Phoibos Leviathan, and by comparison the Piccard is at once more elegant _and_ more of a beast. More "out there" in its design, but more refined as well. I definitely want one.

Oh Pete, you've done it again....both are brilliant pieces, but I just love the Piccard. I'm enamored with its historical influence, robust design, machining...just a great unique piece for me as I'm all about divers. BTW, at 220+ grams this thing will take you deep, deep, deep 🙂 Also, thank you for the link, I absolutely enjoy this type of videos. Please feel free ro do more as you encounter the opportunity. Thank you my friend for your wonderful work. All the best mate.

Spinnaker has had some great designs lately! Great video as always.

I've got four Avi8s but no Spinnakers yet and this one is gorgeous .Good luck all .

Wow! Love that crazy Piccard. Really appreciate the back story. Like you, I can't explain the attraction, lol, but I want one. Currently just a waiting list at their site, but I signed up. I have a few nutty watches, and the odd ones are so enjoyable. My Zelos Abyss, 3000m, full meteorite dial and bezel, a big boy. Also have some vintage camera design themed watches from TACS, very fun. And a Caterham 7 designed watch from Tsikolia. Decent specs on the Piccard there, 550m WR, ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal of course. They did a Piccard in 2020, or last year maybe, with a Swiss movement, for around a thousand bucks, but I actually prefer this design. Hopefully I can get one. Speaking of homages, I just bought the Feice Royal Oak tribute. Finishing is perhaps a tad uncouth on the bracelet, but I like the 72h PR on the hi-beat, skeletonized Hangzhou 7500. Surprisingly decent watch for $170 USD, and more affordable than the AP, at $330,000, lol. Actually looks and feels great, for such a friendly price. Great presentation Pete! Congrats on your continued growth! 👍👍👍

I love Big in ur face heave watches that spinnaker is definitely something I'd go for.i also like what they seem to no doing as a brand not going for the sameold easy option and just thinking outside the big. The AV-8 I csn imagine bring a good quality watch but I think is only really use it if I'm smartining myself up for a meal or something

Spinnaker has really hit their stride with their latest offerings, pushing the limits to offer something interesting for a good value. I think you have also hit your stride recently in 'the study of TIME' part of your intro/tag line. The history and back stories on the design inspiration adds that fun trivia that your watch nerd viewers really enjoy 🧐

A chunk of cool!

What a really cool watch

Love the Picard! Huge statement piece and will definitely provoke a conversation or two! Great review☺️

Nice to see an homage to “The Old Lady “ . Great vid ;)

That $550 price and the15% off with you is insane. I like it but probably not enough to buy one. I'd lean more towards the Av-8. That blue AR coating to me just tends to muddy up that dial in one of the angles that you placed it. If I remember correctly, Aragon had a similar high domed crystal on one of their watches a few years back. Thanks for another good video Pete!

Peter..Hi mate. I Absolutely love the Spinnaker Picard, It's More than a Watch, It's a piece of History ! What a Talking point ! Thease guys should Never be forgotten, it's a Proper Deep Diver, Helium escape valve, Solid, made for a "Man" and that sapphire Dome is to die for, I love it !..Can you imagine how it looks Underwater !! Please may I have it ? Regards, Joe in Manchester U.K.

I got one, the value for $ is astounding.

Wow that’s different. Not sure if it’s for me but the Spitfire is Great review 👍

Nice one Peter 4 the giveaways 👍

Fascinating.....

I can vouch for Spinnaker build quality as I have several and they're all very solid. The Picard isn't for me however but I can still understand your enthusiasm for it. AVI-8 are also excellent value watches - hardly surprising as they are the sister company. Don't understand why the minute markers on the Picard bezel aren't lumed..Usual excellent review Peter.

Merci pour cette belle présentation et aussi à Spinnaker pour l'hommage à Jacques Piccard par cette montre unique, que moi personnellement j'adore mais qui n'est pas encore dans ma collection ( un jour peut-être...). C'est pour moi, une montre d'exception, qui raconte une histoire rien qu'en la regardant et rend hommage au monde de la plongée et ses exploits. Sa simplicité, sa robustesse, sa forme unique, son charisme, son histoire la rendent belle et attractive. Certe, vous ne la mettrez pas tous les jours au poignet, mais quand vous la porterez, elle vous donnera le sourire de part ce qu'elle dégage et son exception... Je pense qu'elle fait partie de ces montres d'exception que tout collectionneur doit posséder car même si vous n'avez pas le poignet pour là porter, simplement posé sur une table, me fait penser à une œuvre d'art qu'on ne se lasse pas de contempler et je pense sincèrement que très peu de montre dans le monde dégage un tel charisme et aura. Un passionné.

Wow, cool!

If it was a bit smaller, I'd be into it. Unfortunately, too big for my wrist. It's a fun, unique watch though.

The Picard is fantastic, I want a blue one. I can't wait to receive my email from Spinnaker to book my order

That Priccard is certainly a stunner. I was excited about the release when I received the Spinnaker newsletter. Fantastic as always Peter. I’d love to see this beast in person. It sure is quirky and unique. I have this saying with my friends, “nothing that good looking is this practical”.

That Spinnaker watch is looks really great, but I would hit it everywhere if with that height XD

Great job with the photography of that Spinnaker I fell in love with the watch because I'm drawn to quirky watches I'm pretty sure once I figure out a color option and I could really appreciate the tribute to the old DEEP DIVE watches and this was no exception Thanks for another killer review my friend 👍

I just watched a documentary on that recording breaking trip to the bottom of the ocean last night. I just sold a watch a few minutes ago. I have an 8 inch wrist, so I think this will be my next watch.

Quick addendum: mine just arrived and has backward pins too (but I love it anyway!). Thanks for the warning!!

I love your channel, Peter.

It's amazing how the water resistance technology has gone a long way. Creating a deep-sea diver is now no longer exclusive to very few watch companies.

I suspect it's overkill for my regular 50-70m dives .....but it's cool as F .

Great review, but thought you would have told us the WR, given the heritage of the Picard. Kind of a big oversight.

Doesn't leave indifferent!

at least the picard has lumed the bezel unlike the useless bezel on the tudor black ceramic

Hahaha if you hold it in the right angle the sun is going to burn a hole into the dial...joke aside, it is an interesting and good looking piece and the crystal distortion is in fact spectacular. But doesn't it wear quite top heavy? Cheers Pete! 🍻

Chunk of UFO on the wrist, but pretty unique, I must say!

I was looking at AV-8 the other day on their website. I am no watch snob (having saved and purchased a couple of what you would call entry level luxury ie under 4k Stirling watches over the last 3/4 years). While I am intrigued by all of these micro brands, I just don’t get it. Wait and save a bit more and get a nice Swiss, German or Japanese watch.

I didn't hear you mention a price, but I'll bet it isn't cheap. Why would Spinnaker put a low end movement in a high end watch? I wouldn't catagorize this watch as a beginner time piece, but they put a beginner time piece movement. Interesting looking watch, but not very practical for everyday wear. I guess it's only for the deep sea divers out there. Good video.

U-boat comes to mind 😮

Ridiculous and inappropriate - I love it

Quirky, don't think I'd get one, be fun to wear for a few weeks. If I did decide to get one, I'd go pre owned. Can't ding the watch for the weight, you know what you're getting into. I do think Spinnaker do build their watches well and have a few. I do think they should think of using a Miyota 9000 series even if it's few dollars more. I do know they made a similar watch in the past from what I remember it had a Swiss movement, but expensive, more than what a customer of this brand is willing to spend on a quirky watch.

Well if I ever go down on Marianas trench , I will know what tool to use Peter 😂😎

I'd be careful in bright sunlight, that thick crystal may set fire 🔥 to your watch! 😂

All you need to do is FLIP the bracelet pins thats all there just in backwards

I really like and own spinnaker watches. However, I would own a lot more if they would PLEASE offer no date watches. I'm done having dates ruin the symmetry of watch dials. And dates are completely unnecessary.

I'll make mine's my daily driver

gonna try fit this under a dress cuff

Any idea when they will be back in stock?

I like so many of their watches but this is a big miss for me, but I've never understood RM either I guess.

I’ve had terrible performance on Kohbo. The frames tank hard when there’s a ton of enemies. In less demanding areas, it’s much better. Even on the moon it’s pretty terrible😅

I much prefer my Helberg CH1 bronze.

228 gms too heavy mate, although fun to look at

Purple??? Purple background? ...ffs mate, κηδεια??? 😜 Hope you're feeling better mate, you sound better anyway. Damn sure though this watch can drag me down to depths (and maybe deaths..!!!) i can't stand, 200+ grams are good for a hammer, not a watch! But it's cool af! And only a good photographer shoots a vid of it with two (opposite) reflectors, right? Or is it so distorted on that crazy "dome"?? 😋 Be well mate, cheers.

Hamilton Frogman or spinnaker??

has the picard actually been tested at saturation depth? the dial is nearly unreadable

Also, where is that link for the 20m video about the Piccard?

Does anyone know where you can buy the piccard??

5 min into the video you sold me that spinnaker smh.

2:38 how many "deep" is that? 😜

Rolex "takes a dipping and keeps on ticking"

The Spinnaker watch reminds me of some Invictas (Lupa any one) with impractically over built watches that lose their fun appeal after you realize you have to wear them in public. Not a Rolex for sure but maybe Invicta!

Doesn't matter how well built it is when you a NH35 in it!

Spinny recording been havier tudo crystal experient and your have Diamond at watching the clock very fun. You need diamond? Touch your Body justice variabel favorites and gift The top best your heart Diamond.

wow! the spinnaker would be 100% - if one could replace that ridiculous crystal with a double domed sapphire crystal...

"is it a rip-off?" yes.

WTF , sorry but no, comedy watch !!!!

WTF, sorry but no , comedy watch

With all that hight and size...only 550meters 🤮