Specialties
These watches, which are extremely popular with professional and amateur divers as well as other watersports enthusiasts and trendsetters, are designed to withstand the toughest underwater use and impress with their uncompromising ergonomic design, outstanding reliability and superior workmanship. Precision mechanism, reliable indicating instruments and a guaranteed diving strength until to 200 bar are sure. The watch glasses are made from ultra-scratchproof sapphire glass, with a hardness of 9, surpassed only by a diamond. Only Chris Benz diving watches, which survived this bite test in the Shark Alley, the waters off Gansbaai in South Africa, are rightfully entitled to the SHARK PROOF label. CHRIS BENZ watches are more than diver's watches, they are a very special attitude to life. An attitude to life that connects people worldwide, dive in and get a part of CHRIS BENZ.
History
Established in 1996.
The story of CHRIS BENZ Watches Intl. is the story of a young man´s passion for the sea and water sports. Already as a young boy, Chris Benz, great-grandson to the founder of the Württemberg Watch Factory, was a water sports enthusiast and diver, who often spent more time under the water than over it. He joined forces with friends and other divers, diving instructors, surfers, sailors, and other water-sports professionals who shared his passion for the fascinating world of water. To join CHRIS BENZ Ocean Team, water-sports enthusiasts and professionals around the world, men and women alike were and still are welcome to apply for sponsorship.
The experienced underwater and overwater sports aficionados and professionals of the CHRIS BENZ Ocean Team were not fully satisfied with any of the diving watches available on the market. Each watch had its own qualities, but there were always details that did not match up to their expectations. The CHRIS BENZ Ocean Team came to the conclusion tha
