Oktopus Nato CPU

Description

We are immensely proud to announce that Linde Werdelin had been the chosen partner of the NATO Close Protection Unit (“CPU”) for a series of watches specially designed and produced for the members of their unit. The CPU is the executive security team that protects NATO’s Secretary General against potential enemy threats.

The Oktopus NATO CPU is also the first announced series of the third generation of our Oktopus dive watch family which we originally launched in 2009. The first generation had a traditional turning bezel while the second generation was modified with an eight-screw fixed bezel and a moderately changed case design.

The Oktopus case has its origin as an allusion to a submersible carrying life inside a protective purely functional shell. It originally also functioned as a carrier for our diving instrument which decided its angularity. In the generation 3 we have emphasized this to pay homage to its history while also moving it into the future.

Retaining the essential DNA of the Oktopus case, the design and construction has been comprehensively changed for generation 3. It is no exaggeration that every dimension and angle on the case has been modified. The changes make the Oktopus 3 more architecturally and visually striking while also being more streamlined and comfortable to wear.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

• Dial

  Two separate disks. Bottom disk coated with Super-Luminova and top dial with cut-out numerals and indices in casted Luminova.
  Top dial with NATO’s signature blue, NATO’s logo, Close Protection Unit on the dial between six and three o’clock.

• Case

  Made entirely in titanium grade 5
  Five-part case construction
  Dimensions: width 45mm length 49mm height 13mm
  Waterproof to 300 meters with a screw in crown
  Titanium case back

• Hands

  Diamond cut with Super-Luminova.

• Dimensions

  45mm (w) by 49mm (l) by 13mm (h)

• Strap

  Interchangeable rubber strap and screw in Oktopus titanium 5 ardillon buckle

• Water Resistance

  300m