When I first saw this watch I was trying to determine what it reminded me of. Then I realized the colors on the dial of white, yellow, and orangey red struck me as very Speed Racer. That seemed to make sense for a racing themed watch called the Timeattack Chronograph by Dievas. Made in Germany now with their tougher steel and PVD processes, Dievas makes an assortment of rather handsome, rather price effective timepieces.

Much of the watch says “diver.” The case is water resistant to 300 meters and even has screw down pushers and a crown. It has a 5mm thick sapphire crystal and also comes with a water-proof “NyTech” textile strap. Deivas also throws in a NATO strap. So basically it is a modern retro racer diver with all the boldness of a neon diner signage.

The Timeattack is placed in a 43mm wide steel case. It looks like many of the Dievas Vortex watch cases and fits well within the brand. You might say that the case looks almost too much like the Vortex case actually. The rotating bezel is nice looking and has a bit of a vintage design to it. I’ve always liked the look of mostly black bezels on steel cases. Notice anything different about this bezel? Well it has hour markers on it, and not minute markers. Does that mean it is meant for counting up to 12 hours versus 60 minutes?

The dial is pretty interesting. I like the design of the subdial hands and dials themselves. There is something almost 1970s about them, but I like that. While the main dial hands are a bit short and aviator in style, the subdial hands are proportional and quirky. It is also interesting how the chronograph subdials steal all the attention on the dial, but that reading the time is still pretty simple.

Inside of the Dievas Timeattack is your friendly neighborhood Swiss ETA Valjoux 7750 chronograph movement. Dievas claims that they use a top grade 7750 in there, and that they regulate it. Overall a pretty decent watch and even though it is on the higher-end for a Dievas, it is a still a decent value at a price of $1,880.