Linde Werdelin - Oktopus NATO CPU
Linde Werdelin is immensely proud to announce that Linde Werdelin is the chosen partner of the NATO Close Protection Unit (“CPU”) for a series of watches specially designed and produced
for the members of their unit.
The CPU is the executive security team that protects NATO's Secretary General against potential enemy threats.
The Oktopus NATO CPU is also the first announced series of the third generation of the Oktopus dive watch family which originally launched in 2009. The first generation had a traditional turning bezel while the second generation was modified with an eight-screw fixed bezel and a moderately changed case design.
The Oktopus case has its origin as an allusion to a submersible carrying life inside a
protective purely functional shell. It originally also functioned as a carrier for our diving
instrument which decided its angularity. In the generation 3 they have emphasized this to pay homage to its history while also moving it into the future.
Retaining the essential DNA of the Oktopus case, the design and construction has been
comprehensively changed for generation 3. It is no exaggeration that every dimension and
angle on the case has been modified. The changes make the Oktopus 3 more architecturally and visually striking while also being more streamlined and comfortable to wear.
In addition to the Oktopus NATO CPU, they will be launching a series called the First Edition of the Oktopus 3 (ref 823). The Oktopus First Edition will only be available by exclusive Invitation.
"The Oktopus NATO CPU origins in a straight line from the Oktopus Frogman made in 2014
for the Danish Frogmen, and the 3 Timer Ukraine made in 2022 in support of Ukraine when Russia invaded. When they were asked to make this series, they immediately accepted, partly to be on the right side of history and a proponent for peace, cooperation and democracy."
The Oktopus NATO CPU is produced in thr classic five-part case construction all in titanium grade 5, an extremely hard, light yet polishable titanium alloy.
The case is waterproof to 300
meters and features a screw down crown. The back case will feature the unit’s logo and
NATO’s motto “one for all and all for one”
Movement. The movement is a three-hand automatic movement specifically chosen for durability. It has a frequency of 28,800 beats per hour (bph), or 4 Hz, providing smooth and accurate Timekeeping with a high beat rate. It has around 42 hours of power reserve when fully wound.
Dial
The dial is a sandwich construction with two separate disks. The bottom disk is coated with super luminova, while the top dial has cut-out numerals and indices in casted luminova. The top dial will be in NATO’s signature blue with NATO’s logo.
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Signing off,
Alen
