Dryden · Microbrand · United States
Dryden Chrono Diver Series 1
- Seiko VK63A
- 42 mm × 13.5 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- 100 m water resistance
Movement
- Caliber
- Seiko VK63A
- Type
- Meca-quartz
- Tier
- Mid
- Complications
- Small seconds, Date, Chronograph
- Frequency
- n/a
- Power reserve
- n/a
- Hacking
- n/a
- Accuracy (factory)
- -20 / +20 s/month
Case
- Diameter
- 42 mm
- Lug to lug
- 49 mm
- Thickness
- 13.5 mm
- Lug width
- 22 mm
- Material
- Steel (316L)
- Hardening
- —
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Crown
- Screw-down
- Case back
- —
- Bezel
- Unidirectional, 120 clicks
- Finishing
- Brushed case with polished pushers
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Shape
- Double-domed
- Anti-reflective
- Inner
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova BGW9 (Old Radium on Blue Vintage)
Bracelet
- Bracelet
- —
Straps
- Strap 1
- Rubber, 22mm tapering to 20mm at the buckle
Weight
- Head only
- 76 g
- On bracelet
- —
- On strap
- —
Prices
| Variant | Configuration | Type | Price | USD | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | — | Msrp | 349 USD | $349 | 2026-10-24 | link |
Variants
| Name | Reference | Dial | Bezel | Configuration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Tactical | — | Glossy black with gunmetal subdials | — | — | — |
| Porcelain White | — | Glossy white with silver subdials | — | orange or black rubber strap | — |
| Blue Modern | CHRONOV2 | Sunburst blue with white subdials | — | — | — |
| Blue Vintage | DCD1-V7 | Sunburst blue with white subdials, Old Radium lume | — | — | — |
| Panda Dial | — | Glossy white with black subdials | — | — | — |
| Black Modern Reverse Panda | — | Glossy black with white textured subdials | Dive or 12-hour | — | — |
| Black Matte | — | Matte black with gunmetal subdials | Dive or 12-hour | — | — |
| Black Silver | — | Glossy black enamel with silver textured subdials | Black anodized aluminium, dive or 12-hour | — | — |
| Black Tactical | — | — | Dive or 12-hour | — | — |
| Midnight Blue | — | Glossy blue with sunburst subdials | Blue dive, steel dive or new steel dive | — | — |
| Forest Green | — | Glossy green with sunburst subdials | Dive or 12-hour | — | — |
| Kansas City Hometown | — | Glossy red with sunburst red subdials | Brushed steel, 12-hour or dive | — | Limited (50) |
About this entry
87% of key specs known. Missing: hardening, bracelet offered.
The original Chrono Diver (DCD-1), replaced by the Gen 2 (chrono-diver-gen-2); every Series 1 listing is sold out and most are marked "DISCONTINUED". All colourways were $349. Specs from the listings: 316L case, brushed with polished pushers, 42mm excluding crown, 49mm lug to lug, 13.5mm including the double-domed sapphire (inner AR), 22mm lugs, 7mm screw-down crown, 100m, ~76g head only; TMI/Seiko VK63 mecaquartz with a 24-hour indicator at 3, running seconds at 6, chronograph minutes at 9 and the date at 4:30, tachymeter under the crystal. 120-click unidirectional bezel; most colourways were offered with a dive or 12-hour bezel, in black anodized aluminium (Black Silver) or brushed steel (Steel options, Hometown), so the insert material isn't recorded on the model. Lume BGW9, with Old Radium on the Blue Vintage dial and BGW9 on its bezel. Sold on 22mm rubber straps tapering to 20mm (orange or black on the Porcelain White, tropic-style on the Forest Green). The Kansas City Hometown Series (red dial, 50 pieces, US and Canada only, 10% donated to Operation Breakthrough) was imported as a separate draft and merged here as a limited variant. Bezel options per colourway are listed in each variant's bezel field.
Last verified: 2026-10-25. Edit or correct this entry.
Sources
- Dryden Chrono Diver Series 1, Black Silver (product page, full specifications) accessed 2026-10-25
- Dryden Chrono Diver Series 1, Steel Tactical (product page) accessed 2026-10-25
- Dryden Chrono Diver Kansas City Hometown Series (product page) accessed 2026-10-25
- Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2 (describes the Series 1 as the original run) accessed 2026-10-25