Pequignet Royale 300 watches

The Pequignet Royale 300 is the dive watch from Pequignet, the French maker Émile Pequignet founded in Morteau in 1973. It was launched in 2015 as part of the brand's Manufacture Diver line, and it runs on the Calibre Royal, the in-house mechanical movement Pequignet created in 2010.

The Calibre Royal winds in both directions and beats at 21,600 vibrations per hour, with an 88-hour power reserve shown at 7.30 and a small seconds at 3. Around it sits a 43 mm polished and satin-finished steel case, water-resistant to 300 metres. The unidirectional bezel is covered in rubber, with a 60-minute scale and a capsule at 12, and the crown is Pequignet's patented quarter-turn design, marked with the brand's fleur-de-lys. The indices and hands are coated with Luminova, and an anti-glare sapphire crystal covers the multi-level dial.

The bezel comes in orange, black or blue, and the references differ in colour and strap. The Orange 9050343 has a black dial, and the 9050343/39 pairs it with an orange rubber strap. The 9050443 has a black dial and the 9050473 a blue one. Among the references beginning 9051, the Black-Blue 9051443 has a black dial and the Blue-Black 9051473 a blue one.

The suffix gives the strap: CN is canvas, and a slash and two digits (/30, /36, /39) means rubber. Pequignet's Extrême 300 diver also uses the Calibre Royal with its 88-hour reserve, a 43 mm steel case, a rubber-overmoulded unidirectional bezel and the patented quarter-turn crown.