Superman

The Superman was born in 1963 as the French answer to the great dive watches of the time: a rugged diver with a rotating bezel fitted with a safety locking system designed to prevent accidental movement during use underwater. The feature that immediately made it remarkable was its stated water resistance of 300 metres, a considerable depth for a watch aimed not only at specialists but also at the general public.

In the following decades the Superman was adopted by professional divers and French military units: in the 1970s it was among the watches used by the swimmers of the French Air Force search and rescue teams, and versions circulate bearing the insignia of Foreign Legion parachute regiments, a sign of use that went well beyond that of a simple sports wristwatch.

The name was chosen to convey performance well above that of competing watches of the time, in a French market that in the 1960s competed directly with the great Swiss diving brands. The line went through the quartz era with dedicated versions, saw case redesigns in the 1990s and, since 2017, has been relaunched with its own manufacture calibres: today the Superman catalogue includes versions ranging from the faithful Heritage reissue to bronze and titanium variants and even a haute horlogerie edition with tourbillon, testament to how this remains the brand's longest-running and most recognisable collection.