AV86 1956 Marine Green-Dial Automatic Watch, Miyota 8215

The AV86 1956 Marine Automatic is a vintage-inspired dive watch honouring the golden age of purpose-built divers. Textured green sandwich dial, ceramic bezel, Miyota 8215 automatic, manufacturer-rated to 200 m, Danish design. One unit in stock.

Why It Stands Out

• The ceramic bezel inlay is virtually unscratchable, which matters more than it sounds: the bezel is the part of a dive watch that meets doorframes first.
• The dial is sandwiched with cut-outs at 12 and 6, so the lume sits below the surface and the dial has genuine depth instead of printed markers.
• The Miyota 8215 is a proven workhorse with 42 hours of reserve and hacking seconds, so you can set it to the second and leave it off the wrist over a weekend.
• Double-domed sapphire with anti-reflective coating means it reads clearly in sunlight and shrugs off the scratches mineral glass would collect.
• The case is individually numbered 316L steel with a screw-down caseback, backed by a two-year warranty. That is a level of finish this price bracket rarely reaches.
• It arrives in a custom wooden box with an engraved logo, and the suede strap is quick-release so you can change it without tools.

Watch Details

• Case: 41 mm 316L high-precision stainless steel, individually numbered
• Thickness: 13.8 mm
• Lug-to-lug: 49.2 mm
• Lug width: 20 mm
• Weight: 78 g (head)
• Movement: Miyota 8215 automatic (Japan), 42h power reserve, hacking seconds, -20~+40 sec/day
• Caseback: Screw-down
• Bezel: Uni-directional with ceramic inlay and Super-LumiNova scale
• Crystal: Double-domed sapphire with anti-reflective coating
• Water resistance: 200 m (20 ATM), manufacturer-rated — swimming and snorkelling, not scuba
• Dial: Textured green, sandwiched with cut-outs at 12H and 6H, Super-LumiNova
• Strap: Genuine Italian suede with pin buckle, 20 mm, quick-release
• Box: Custom wood with engraved logo
• Warranty: 2 years

Fit and Wear

41 mm across with a 49.2 mm lug-to-lug is the sweet spot for a diver: substantial on the wrist without hanging over the edges, and it works on anything from a slim wrist upward. At 13.8 mm it is thick, as any 200 m automatic will be, so expect it to catch a tight cuff. The 78 g head is light enough that the suede strap can carry it comfortably all day, and suede softens a tool watch enough to wear with a jacket. If you want it back in full dive mode, the quick-release 20 mm fitting takes a rubber strap in under a minute.

Colin's Take

This is the one I would wear. The ceramic bezel is virtually unscratchable, the sandwiched dial with cut-outs at 12 and 6 gives it real depth, and the Miyota 8215 is a proven workhorse with 42 hours of reserve. Individually numbered case, screw-down caseback, double-domed sapphire, and it comes in the custom engraved wooden box. There is one available. If you have been waiting for a diver that is finished properly rather than just specced properly, this is it.