This special edition HOP! Air France of the Skindiver Automatic watch features a blue dial with HOP! and Air France logos and white BGW9 Super-LumiNova®, the iconic minute arrow hand with a red tip, a double dome sapphire glass, a steel case - water resistant to 150m with screw-down crown and caseback.

This automatic watch - powered by the Japanese automatic movement Citizen/Miyota 8315 - is equipped with a choice of a ,  a one-piece blue leather strap or a 316L stainless steel .

Important: This special edition is exclusively available to the personnel of HOP! and Air France. This project is initiated personally by a HOP! Air France pilot. While HOP! and Air France have approved the branding and design, they are not directly involved. The transaction is solely between HOP! or Air France employees choosing to purchase this special edition watch and Wolbrook Watches. HOP! and Air France are not the initiators of this project and cannot be held responsible for any potential issues that may arise from it.

HOW DOES THE ORDER OF THIS SPECIAL EDITION WORK?

To optimize production and costs, the Skindiver Automatic – HOP! AIR FRANCE – is available for pre-sale from September 21st to December 2nd 2024. After this period, orders will close, and manufacturing will begin. Delivery is expected in Mid-December 2024, shipped directly to your door via DHL.

Once your order is finalized, Wolbrook customer service will reach out to collect your information to personalize your new tool watch.

Throughout the process, you will receive updates at key stages: pre-order closure, parts production, watch assembly, and shipping. Once your watch is dispatched, DHL will notify you personally.

Wolbrook has extensive experience in both watch manufacturing and managing pre-orders. Even during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, our operations and deliveries remained unaffected. We are confident this project will be a success. We always deliver.

SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications of the Skindiver Automatic Watch, Blue dial, Blue Aluminum & Steel Bezel - HOP! & Air France Special Edition

• Functions:
  • Hours / Minutes / Seconds
  • 60 min / sec timing via rotating bezel
• Hands and dial:
  • BGW9 Super-LumiNova® on all hands & indices
  • White hands, red tip minute hand
  • Blue dial with HOP wings, HOP & Air France logos (Wolbrook is officially authorized by HOP & Air France to use these logos)
• Bezel:
  • 120 clicks, unidirectional rotatable with engraved 60-0
  • 316L stainless steel with a dark blue anodized aluminum insert
• Case:
  • HexapleX® shock-resistant architecture
    • The movement is shielded with rubber shock-absorbers in a “floating” configuration and effectively protected from micro to big impacts on the watch.
    • HexapleX® seashell logo is laser engraved on the back of the top right lug and inside of the caseback
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  • Hand finished brushed 316L stainless steel
  • Screw-down crown
  • Glass box sapphire crystal with inside anti-reflective coating
  • Drilled lugs for easy strap changes
  • Water resistance: 15 ATM / 150m
• Dimensions:
  • 40mm diameter x 48mm lugs to lugs x 13mm thickness
  • 20mm lug width
• Assembled in France
• Delivered with a blue canvas & leather watch pouch Hop special edition

AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT

The Skindiver Automatic is an automatic watch powered by the Citizen / Miyota 8315.

• Citizen / Miyota 8315
• Functions: hours, minutes, central seconds and hacking-second
  
• Power reserve: approximately 60 hours fully wound
• Winding: Automatic / self-winding & hand-winding
• Finish: Geneva pattern and blue screws
• Frequency: 21600 per hour
• Jewels: 21pcs

• In-house modifications and operations
  • Disassembly of the date disk to make the movement "No date"
  • Control and setting with a tolerance of ±15 seconds per day and a beat error of 0.6ms

"TROPIC" RUBBER STRAP, ONE-PIECE LEATHER STRAP or BEADS OF RICE BRACELET

The Skindiver Automatic - HOP Air France - is delivered with a choice of a dark blue , a blue one-piece leather strap or a 316L stainless steel .

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE RUBBER "TROPIC" STRAP

• Dimension & Size:
• Long part length: 120mm
• Short part length: 75mm
• Lug width: 20mm
• Buckle width: 16mm
• Springbars: "Fat" 2mm Ø
• Material:
  • Oil Resistant - Won't be damaged by lubricant or sunscreen
  • Water-Resistant - Ocean ready
• NBR Rubber Strap
• 316L Stainless Steel Buckle
• Color: Dark blue
  
• Delivered with 3 loops, you can choose to use either:
• Two skinny loops of 6mm
• One large loop of 12mm

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE BLUE ONE-PIECE TAPERED LEATHER STRAP

• Dimension & Size:
• Length: 270mm
• Lug width: 20mm
• Buckle width: 16mm
• Quick-release spring-bars - Easily swap between straps without tools in a blink of an eye
• Material:
• Vegetable tanned Italian leather - Better for your skin and the environment
• Upgraded solid stainless-steel buckle
• Construction:
• Flat single-layered - The same quality leather on both side for extended comfort and smooth feel on the wrist
• Reinforced stitching around the fixed-loop - Longer durability
• Hand-stitched - Attention to details
• Tapered from 20 to 16mm - Increased comfort
• Color: Blue

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE STEEL BEADS-OF-RICE BAND

• Full brushed finish
• 316L stainless steel
• Machine milled and hand-brushed links⁠
• Quick-release spring-bars - Fast strap and bracelet change
• Solid deployant clasp
• Double pusher lock - Easy to operate while safe from accidental openings
• 5 micro-adjustment positions
• Dimensions & Size:
• Total length: 21cm - Fit wrists up to 24.5cm
• Bracelet width at lugs: 20mm
• Bracelet width at buckle: 16mm
• Buckle width: 17.5mm
• Buckle length: 35mm