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Prometheus Sailfish Review
The Prometheus Watch Company has been producing unique tool watches since 2008. The Portugal based brand hit a real stride, making a name for themselves, with their now discontinued Ocean Diver series. These rugged tool divers had distinctive looks and apparently exceptional build quality that gave the brand a cult status. Other models, such as the uniquely faceted Trireme and the surprisingly elegant Signatura have kept the brand's status and popularity strong.Their most recent, the Sailfish, is a lower priced offering with vintage inspired looks. Specifically, as their website states, the watch takes cues from the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms from the early 50's. This classic dive watch served as the basis for many of the features, both physical and graphic, that are seen on contemporary dives watches. That said, the Sailfish is not an homage watch to the Fifty Fathoms, like the Helson Skindiver, as the inspiration seems limited. Specifically, the Sailfish takes its visual centerpiece, th
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