CLERC is the first and only Swiss watch company with its own line of personal luxury submersibles. This is the story of Orcasub.
Thanks to a partnership with Sub Aviator Systems, an American designer and builder of personal luxury submarines called Orcasub, CLERC is defining a new luxury segment for underwater flight. These super-fast, easy-to-use, and maneuverable submersibles can fly two pilots in atmospheric comfort and safety anywhere from 2,000 to 6,000 feet. In all human history until now, people who have personally w
02/09/2015
Today on Cool Hunting - what it was like flying SuperAviator under the Vancouver Bay last July with power on the instrument panel.
Piloting a Super Aviator Personal Submersible Our underwater flight training trip to Vancouver with Clerc Watches
14/08/2015
What underwater flying was like and why CLERC made it happen last month.
The Video > http://goo.gl/FYhCP6
Clerc strengthened its presence in the submarine world through an association with Sub Aviators Systems – SAS -, the first company able to produce and sell personal submarines that literally fly under the surface. To celebrate this union, the brand invited a few journalists and bloggers to pilot by themselves the Super Aviator in the bay of Vancouver, Canada. The Super Aviator is a functioning prototype of the future Orcasub submarine, a its luxurious evolution. Diving with it was one of the most stunning experiences. It was super easy to pilot and allows to explore the aquatic world slowly, in perfect conditions and up to 1800 meters deep for the most expensive version of the Orcasub, worth about 10 millions USD.CEO of Clerc, Gerald Clerc underlines the synergies between the two companies in innovation, marketing and testing products. Attached on the external dashboard, a Clerc Hydroscaph model resisted perfectly the depth of 160 meters I reached by pointing the nose of the Super Aviator directly to the bottom of the ocean – that we didn’t reach. “Rabbit”, alias the code name of John Jo Lewis, Managing Director of SAS and main pilot, and “Tiger”, my own one, came back safe.
The Video > http://goo.gl/FYhCP6
10/08/2015
What's it like experiencing underwater flight in your very own personal submersible? Justin Mastine-Frost tried it and here's what he thinks...
First dive: Dodging jellyfish in a personal submarine off the Canadian coast You don’t need to be James Bond to pilot your own personal submarine, but you do need $1.8 million. Fortunately, we had a chance to take one for a dip anway.
04/08/2015
Who says watches and luxury submersibles don't mix anyway? Thanks to Justin Mastine-Frost for capturing all these watches on SuperAviator!
30/07/2015
How CLERC and Sub Aviator Systems created some unforgettable experiences for our press and blogger friends several weeks ago at the Underwater Flight Discovery Tour 2015.
CLERC Underwater Flight Discovery Tour 2015 “Another world”, “another dimension”, “surreal”, “once in a lifetime experience”, “unbelievable” are just some of the reactions heard from our flight school guests during last week’s CLERC Underwater Flight Discovery tour in magnificent Vancouver, B.C. At the controls: a lively group of press and me…
24/07/2015
The CLERC Underwater Flight Discovery Tour 2015 in pictures. Watches, submersibles, and very happy faces tell the story of a few men and women who had an experience unlike any other on the planet.
22/07/2015
What it looks like from the cockpit for student pilots going down on their first dive. You can see the CLERC Hydroscaph dive watch bolted to the external instrument panel used to chronograph each dive.
CLERC Underwater Flight Discovery Tour 2015 Filmed by student pilot Justin Mastine-Frost, this is what it looks like from the cockpit of personal submersible exploration machine SuperAviator. You can see the…
22/07/2015
Selected photos from the event
17/07/2015
Official launch of the CLERC Underwater Flight Discovery press tour!
17/07/2015
Having fun while training for underwater flight today!
16/07/2015
It's morning in Vancouver and SuperAviator is all decked out and ready to go diving!