DIVIDO Rubber Model [VM14-RBKNBL-SSD]

A deep royal blue held evenly across the dial, with none of the drift of the gradated versions, worn on black rubber. The MINASE DIVIDO reads more graphic this way, and more direct.

DIVIDO belongs to HiZ, MINASE’s internal label for its case-in-case models, alongside HORIZON, SEVEN WINDOWS and FIVE WINDOWS Mid. HiZ was printed on the dials until 2015, when MINASE replaced it with its own name. The architecture it stood for has not changed: a round dial suspended inside a squared outer case, with the inner structure visible in slivers around the edges.

Reference VM14-RBKNBL-SSD is the solid blue dial on a black rubber strap, roughly 91 g in total. The case measures 40.6 by 40.6 mm and 11 mm thick with the sapphire crystal, and the self-winding caliber KT7002 with date sits inside, a Swiss ETA 2892 / Sellita SW300 base finished by MINASE in Akita. Water resistance is 5 atm, so rain and splashes.

Blue against black is the simplest combination there is. This is a considered version of it.

Perfect for: deep blue dial watches, rubber strap everyday automatics, unusual case shape collectors.