- Water resistant to 330 feet (100 M): suitable for snorkeling, as well as swimming, but not diving
Black plastic case with a black silicone strap. Fixed black plastic bezel. Black dial with black hands and index hour markers. Minute markers around the outer rim. The Lacoste crocodile appears below the 12 o’clock position. Dial Type: Analog. Luminescent hands and markers. Quartz movement. Scratch resistant mineral crystal. Pull / push crown. Solid case back. Case diameter: 44 mm. Round case shape. Band width: 20 mm. Tang clasp. Water resistant at 30 meters / 100 feet. Functions: hour, minute, second. Casual watch style. Lacoste Borneo Chronograph Black Silicone Mens Watch 2010657.
The LACOSTE legend was born in 1933, when René Lacoste revolutionized mens’ fashion replacing the classical woven fabric, long-sleeved and starched shirts on the courts, by what has now become the classic LACOSTE polo shirt. More than 75 years after its creation, LACOSTE has become a lifestyle brand which allies elegance and comfort.
The LACOSTE art of living expresses itself today through a large collection of apparel for women, men and children, footwear, fragrances, leather goods, eyewear, watches, belts, home textiles, and fashion jewelry.
LACOSTE founds its success on the essential values of authenticity, performance, and elegance. The crocodile incarnates today the elegance of the champion, René Lacoste, as well as of his wife Simone Lacoste and their daughter Catherine Lacoste, both also champions, in everyday life as on the tennis courts and golf courses.
The Crocodile’s origins
The true story of the “Crocodile” begins in 1923 after a bet that René Lacoste had with the Captain of the French Davis Cup Team, Allan H. Muhr, who promised him an alligator suitcase if he won an important game for the team. This episode was reported in an article in the Boston Evening Transcript, where his nickname of the Crocodile came to life for the first time. The American public grew fond of this nickname which highlighted the tenacity he displayed on the tennis courts, never giving up his prey. His friend Robert George drew him a crocodile which was embroidered on the blazer he wore on the courts. The Legend was born.
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