Guillaume Nery, a Ball watch company ambassador, and former free dive world record holder, made this video diving into "Dean's Blue Hole". Apparently, it is impossible for a human to free dive (dive with no oxygen tank), to the bottom of Deans Blue Hole. However, he made this really cool video to show what it might look like if a human really could reach the bottom. I actually met Guillaume, at the Ball booth in during Baselworld 2008, and he is as nice as he is talented. Guillame Nery is wearing a Ball diver watch during the filming of this video (which took multiple shoots to get this one scene). It has been so popular, and viral online, that it has received over 4 million page views.

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The new Engineer Master II Diver TMT uses a Ball Caliber 9018 automatic movement, and is guaranteed to function at temperatures of -40 to 140°F (-40 to 60°C) without any affect on accuracy. The stainless steel case is 42 mm in diameter and is coated with DLC (Diamond Like Carbon). This coating makes the case very scratch and corrosion resistant, as well as giving it a beautiful gunmetal grey color.

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Guillaume Nery is a three-time free dive world record holder and brand ambassador to Ball Watch Company. He makes dives without assistance or equipment on a regular basis to depths of 100 meters (330 feet). This is not only hard to do, it is hard to see while doing it. The ambient light is about 1% of surface light at these depths. This is where the 53 micro gas tubes (tritium) come in very handy and why he uses the EMII Diver GMT watch. The watch has a rotating inner bezel the utilizes 41 of the gas tubes with the remaining 12 being placed on the hands and dial. This illumination setup is very beneficial and allows divers to see their watch at any depth.

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Here is a shot of the new Ball Engineer Master II Diver that has a black DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon). This is a dive watch, but the coolest feature is the mechanical thermometer that reads Fahrenheit and celsius. They used tritium tubes in the watch dial and the rotating inner bezel for excellent illumination. There are 2006 Limited Editions available worldwide for $3,299.

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Here is a nice shot of a Ball Conductor Limited Edition Chronogrpah. As you can see is has a very slick illumination system. It utilizes 18 micro gas tubes for night viewing. This is the same technology used on the Luminox wristwatches worn by the Navy Seals.

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