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Caterpillar are a world famous brand. Their products are instantly recognisable they are the tough, practical, yellow machines that play a major part in building the infrastructure of our world. Following on from the great success of their licensed footwear range Caterpillar launched Cat watches. This range is defined by high quality workmanship and features that are designed to perform in inhospitable situations. Ultimately these watches are made for men that want a high level of performance from their watch.

The Cat watches range has a mixture of functions, some are specifically designed for ocean exploits whereas others are more practical as every day work tools. Reliability is the key factor of Caterpillar’s philosophy, without their assurance of safety Caterpillar tools would definately not be such a major part of the construction, mining and marine industries.

The Active Range

Cat Active watches are designed for men who seek adventure. The range is characterised by rugged durability. The watches have water resistance levels of at least 100m, ensuring that they can deal with high levels of water pressure, the Caterpillar Active Ocean watch and the Caterpillar Shockmaster watch exceed this. This watch is capable of withstanding 20 atmospheres of pressure. Designed for diving it has a reinforced glass and case and large numbers to improve visibility underwater. All of the watches are designed to facilitate an active lifestyle.

The Rugged Ranges

All  Cat watches are made to be of the highest standard, ultra reliable and practical. But this is not to say that they have compromised on the design of the watches, for example this Caterpillar Yellow Steel Square Watch. The large metallic blue dial is surrounded by a case made from highly polished and matte links for a contemporary look. But as you would expect it is still a fully functioning tool capable of enduring most situations you could get into. The rugged range are every day watches that are ideal for men with a physical job but some of the range would not look out of place in an office thanks to smart styling. One of the most popular ranges is the Navigo range which combines all of the features you need with a stylish finish. 

Synonymous with masculinity, Caterpillar watches make great gifts for active men. Considering their quality and the amount of features that many of these watches have they come at a really good price. The range of Caterpillar watches on Find Watches starts at under £60 and peaks at just above £160 and that includes delivery. You can check out our collection of Cat Watches here.

Water Resistance

The issue of water resistance is a particularly important one when considering which watch to buy. Watches always have their water resistance rating on the case, on Find Watches we always put this information in the product specifications.

Some watches have only minimal water resistance, for example the Seksy range by Sekonda. These watches are designed with fashion in mind. They should be fine if accidentally splashed but they are not intended to be more than beautiful accessories. So no washing up or showering whilst wearing them!

The next common rating of water resistance is 50m or 5 atmosphere. This is where it gets a little more complicated because the depth ‘50m’ does not refer to the depth that the watch can go down to but is representative of how much pressure the watch can withstand. Therefore 50m watches are suitable for swimming, but not for diving as the pressure at the moment of impact with the water would exceed 5 atmosphere. Many of the watches in the Kahuna range are of this rating; perfect for the beach but not designed for water sports.

If you want to do more than just swim you need a 100m or 10 atmosphere rating. These watches, such as the majority of the Caterpillar range stocked on Find Watches, are perfect for water sports including snorkeling.

Divers watches vary in their capabilities. Some watches marked as having 200m water resistance are not suitable for diving, such as the Casio Blue G-Shock. This is a durable watch, but is not specifically designed for diving. Unlike the Citizen Gents divers watch, which is made for divers and as such complies with international standards for divers watches. It is imperative to always check the specific details before using a watch for diving.

Watches with higher ratings than 200m are generally suitable for diving and generally their durability increases as the pressure rating goes up, such as the Citizen Aqualand Titanium Professional Divers Watch which has a 300m water resistance rating.

As always there are exceptions to the rules; Rotary have created a range of ‘Dolphin Standard’ watches. Due to a unique way of screwing in the button these dress watches can be used for swimming, water sports and even in saunas.