Some dive-watch collaborations feel decorative.
The Squale Galeazzi Artiglio has a more substantial anchor, pairing the Swiss dive-watch specialist with Drass Galeazzi, an Italian name tied to pressure-resistant underwater engineering.
It marks the centenary of Roberto Galeazzi’s 1926 patent and turns that history into a 600-metre limited-edition diver.
At a glance
- Squale has introduced the Galeazzi Artiglio, a limited-edition dive watch created with Drass Galeazzi.
- The watch uses a 39.5mm 316L steel case, a no-date ETA 2824-2 automatic movement and a 600-metre water-resistance rating.
- It is priced at €1,890 before applicable taxes and celebrates the centenary of Roberto Galeazzi’s 1926 underwater-engineering patent.
A centenary watch tied to pressure engineering
Roberto Galeazzi’s name sits outside the usual roll call of watch-industry references, but it belongs firmly in the history of working underwater.
His 1926 patent introduced a spherical-zone structural principle intended to help diving bells, observation chambers and related equipment better manage external pressure at depth.
That detail matters because dive watches are ultimately about the same problem, even if on a smaller scale.
The point is to protect a precise mechanical object from an environment that wants to compromise it.
Drass Galeazzi continues that industrial lineage today through hyperbaric and underwater technology for commercial and military uses.
For Squale, the partnership gives the Galeazzi Artiglio a clearer reason to exist than a commemorative dial alone.
Artiglio adds a second thread of Italian dive history
The Artiglio name gives the release another connection to the early age of deep-sea work.
Artiglio was the name of an Italian salvage vessel associated with demanding recovery operations from the same broader era as Galeazzi’s patent.
Squale’s choice of name keeps the watch within a specific world of salvage, engineering and practical underwater risk, rather than leaning only on vintage styling.
That’s a useful distinction in a market crowded with dive watches that borrow the visual language of tool watches without much of the technical or historical substance behind them.
A compact steel diver built beyond recreational needs
The Galeazzi Artiglio is rated to 60 ATM, equivalent to 600 metres, which puts it comfortably beyond ordinary recreational diving requirements.
Its proportions are relatively restrained for a watch with that rating, with a 39.5mm case diameter, 47mm lug-to-lug measurement and a listed thickness of 12.6mm, rising to 13.2mm when the sapphire crystal is included.
The case is 316L steel with brushed surfaces and polished bevels, while the screw-in caseback carries an engraved Galeazzi logo.
A screw-in crown, flat anti-reflective sapphire crystal and unidirectional bezel underline the watch’s tool-watch brief.
The blue bezel insert uses flat K1 glass in Pantone 295U, matched by blue dial detailing and Super-LumiNova BGW9 for low-light legibility.
Inside is the ETA 2824-2 in no-date automatic form, specified in Elaboré grade with a 4 Hz frequency, 25 jewels and a 42-hour power reserve.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Squale |
|---|---|
| Model | Galeazzi Artiglio |
| Edition | Limited edition created with Drass Galeazzi |
| Case diameter | 39.5mm |
| Case material | 316L steel |
| Thickness | 12.6mm, or 13.2mm including sapphire crystal |
| Lug-to-lug | 47mm |
| Lug width | 19mm |
| Water resistance | 60 ATM, or 600 metres |
| Crystal | Flat sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment |
| Bezel | Unidirectional with flat Pantone 295U blue K1 glass insert |
| Dial | Blue with applied domed indexes |
| Lume | Super-LumiNova BGW9 |
| Movement | ETA 2824-2 no-date automatic, Elaboré grade |
| Frequency | 28,800 vibrations per hour, or 4 Hz |
| Jewels | 25 |
| Power reserve | 42 hours |
| Caseback | Screw-in caseback with engraved Galeazzi logo |
| Crown | Screw-in crown |
| Strap | Sand microfiber and Pantone 295U blue rubber with Mosaic texture |
| Price | €1,890 before applicable taxes |
The Galeazzi Artiglio should appeal to collectors who want a compact, capable diver with a story rooted in real underwater engineering rather than decorative nostalgia.
At €1,890, it sits in familiar Squale territory, where the appeal is less about spectacle and more about delivering a purposeful watch with a credible reason behind the badge on the dial.
