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Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Ceramic Compression Diver Automatic Rubber Strap Watch
Ref. ZO9595
Sits in Zodiac’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Zodiac watches we list, which start at £949.
Price range £949 to £2,199 across 12 Zodiac watches in stock.The ZO9595 wears its 1950s dive-watch heritage through a high-polish black ceramic shell built over a 316L stainless steel core — scratch-resistant and trim at 41mm across and 13.5mm thick, with a lug-to-lug span of 51.3mm. A unidirectional rotating bezel carries a matching ceramic insert, while the sapphire crystal protects a sunburst midnight-blue dial dressed with applied white baton indexes and Super-LumiNova on both hands and markers. The date sits at three o'clock. Inside runs the STP 1-11 automatic, COSC-certified and beating at 28,800vph with around 44 hours of power reserve. A screw-down crown takes water resistance to 200 metres. The black Tropic-style rubber strap — Italian caoutchouc with a faintly vanilla scent — fastens via a DLC-coated stainless steel pin buckle.
- Reference
- ZO9595
- Brand
- Zodiac
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 13.5mm
- Lug width
- 20mm
- Case material
- Ceramic
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Unidirectional rotating
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- STP 1-11
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 200m
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 51.3mm
- Power reserve
- 44 hours
- Origin
- Swiss made
Learn more about Zodiac
Ariste Calame founded Zodiac in Le Locle in 1882, and for its first seventy years it was a conventional Swiss maker of pocket watches and then wristwatches, with an early interest in automatic winding.
Its place in watch history rests on 1953. The Sea Wolf arrived that year as a purpose-built diver's watch, water-resistant to 200 metres with a rotating bezel — the same year as the Fifty Fathoms and the first Submariner, and from a company far smaller than either. It became standard issue for a good many navy and commercial divers, and remains the model the brand is defined by.
Zodiac spent the 1960s and 1970s pushing colour harder than most, with the Sea Wolf and Super Sea Wolf appearing in oranges, greens and two-tone bezels that look thoroughly contemporary now and looked eccentric then.
The quartz crisis hit it as it hit everyone in Le Locle, and the name passed through several owners before Fossil Group acquired it in 2001.
The modern collection is built almost entirely on reissues of that 1950s and 1960s catalogue — Super Sea Wolf, Olympos, Grandrally — on Swiss automatic movements, in limited runs.
- 1882
- Founded in Le Locle by Ariste Calame.
- 1930
- Early work on automatic movements.
- 1953
- The Sea Wolf arrives, one of the first true dive watches.
- 1970
- Super Sea Wolf models push colour and case design.
- 2001
- Acquired by Fossil Group.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (3,434), Automatic Watches (1,540), Blue Dial Watches (758), Sports Watches (700), Dive Watches (503) and Ceramic Watches (95).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch built to be worn hard and got wet.
Strengths
- 200m water resistance, rated for actual diving
- 40mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Zodiac's more premium watches
Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Ceramic alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | ZO9595 | 01 733 7795 4054-Set | 797.10.351.10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,899 | £2,100 | £2,095 |
| Case size | 40mm | 39mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 200m | 200m | 200m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Rubber strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 44 hours | — | 56 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched |
|
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 200m it is rated for swimming, snorkelling and recreational diving.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 44 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
What size strap does it take?
20mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 51.3mm, which suits wrists from roughly 17.5cm (7 inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
How to size a watch to your wristCheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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