Lip's Nautic-Ski is no ordinary diver's watch. It left its mark on the history of French watchmaking with its famous internal rotating bezel, its so-called ‘compressor’ case and its thick, highly curved crystal. Produced in the spring of 1967 to mark the brand's centenary and showcased at the 1968 Grenoble Olympic Games, it claimed to be the first French watch to be water-resistant to 200 m. Its water resistance was soon put to the test: the Nautic-Ski was adopted by Eric Tabarly and Captain Cousteau's team. Its special name comes from Fred Lip's desire to create a timepiece suited to the most extreme sports. ‘Nautic’ comes from its remarkable water-resistance and the word ‘Ski’ bears witness to the passion for gliding and speed of Fred Lip and his daughter, Muriel, who was a member of the French women's alpine ski team from 1950 to 1956. LIP Besançon is once again manufacturing this model in its most authentic version: Nautic-Ski mechanical movement with automatic winding.
