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Brand: Swatch x BlancpainModel: Scuba Fifty FathomsReference Number: Arctic Ocean/SO35N100, Pacific Ocean/SO35P100, Atlantic Ocean/SO35A100, Indian Ocean/SO35I100, Antarctic Ocean/SO35S100Diameter: 42.3mmThickness: 14.4mmCase Material: link BioceramicDial Color: Blue, yellow, beige, green, whiteIndexes: AppliedLume: YesWater Resistance: 91mStrap/Bracelet: link NATO-style link strap

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First, the water resistance. Unlike just about every other watch I’ve ever owned (save for perhaps the monoblock case of the entirely overlooked Citizen Promaster PMX56-2811), the Amphibia 420380 does not use a conventional screwed link caseback. Instead, the caseback is made of two parts, a thick steel link plate that has alignment pins but no threading link and a ring that slides over the outer edge of the plate and screws it in place.