Mathias Buttet, Director of R&D at Hublot, and designer of the Antikythera Mechanism watch arrived in Antikythera today, perfect timing to observe the excavation in top gear over the next few days.
Another interesting arrival was a caïque with Kalymnian sponge divers on board, who will be diving for sponges in the area this week. It was quite nostalgic talking to the guys, who have a similar vessel and use similar techniques to the sponge divers who originally found the Antikythera shipwreck in 1900.
Luxury watch maker HUBLOT is a major sponsor of the Return to Antikythera project and their support is greatly appreciated.
![Mathias Buttet being briefed on progress so far.](https://antikythera.org.gr/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0315s.jpg)
![The sponge diving boat from Kalymnos.](https://antikythera.org.gr/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0293s.jpg)
![Gemma Smith, Phil Short & Jo Marchant had a great time talking to the sponge divers.](https://antikythera.org.gr/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0300s.jpg)
![The whole dive team was excited about sponge diving techniques of the past. Here's Evan Kovacs with a locally harvested sponge to take back to the USA as a present.](https://antikythera.org.gr/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0301s.jpg)
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