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Post pics of your watches Part II

Wibbs

And we're onto a new thread... Here's to the next 10,000. My first post in the last thread featured this watch I'm wearing today as it happens so seemed appropriate.

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Thirdfox

What's on my wrist these days:

...not great for timekeeping to be fair...BUT - it does put forth my point about why 100m WR is good for divers too:
1. has (will have) double sapphire front and back;
2. 0.8mm of extra thickness from malachite/onyx;
3. thick applied indices;

...and fits absolutely fine under the cuffs of shirts vs 14/15mm monsters (11.4mm height).

Lorddrakul

banie01 wrote: »

When I learned to dive in the early noughties, dive computers were common enough but still relatively expensive.
There might be one or two computers on a boat, versus now when it would be common for everybody to have one.

I learned to dive with reference to my analogue dials and while I do use a suunto now when I dive, the comfort of knowing that I can still do it the "proper" way if needed is reassuring.

Dive Computers make diving so much easier, make the full utilisation of a tank and of ensuring safest NDC limits are brilliant.
It also makes logging so much simpler.
But!
Watches are sexier :pac:

Yeah, exactly this.
Did first licence in Borneo, and weren't given anything, so my own watch with a rotating bezel was useful. Couple of years later, did the next one in Egypt and was supplied with a dive computer that looked like a cast off from Dan Dare!

I'll never forget walking about 50m to get into a deep shaft that went down about 12m before opening out to the sea. The dive computer said 43c air temp. The water was 25c. It felt like diving into an ice bath!

We did a multi level dive, descending to 30m and then swimming along the near vertical wall of coral, with no visible bottom. Your bubbles where the only thing giving you a level reference. It was exhilarating!

Pablo_Flox

Lazy Friday!

dakar

Mmm... lumey...

banie01

Calculator123 wrote: »

I've always wondered about this. How many do actually use a diver's watch for diving in modern times.

When I learned to dive in the early noughties, dive computers were common enough but still relatively expensive.
There might be one or two computers on a boat, versus now when it would be common for everybody to have one.

I learned to dive with reference to my analogue dials and while I do use a suunto now when I dive, the comfort of knowing that I can still do it the "proper" way if needed is reassuring.

Dive Computers make diving so much easier, make the full utilisation of a tank and of ensuring safest NDC limits are brilliant.
It also makes logging so much simpler.
But!
Watches are sexier

:pac:

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893bet wrote: »

Off topic but I am open water certified also and would struggle in the deep end of the pool. And would definitely not bring any watch, no matter if rated to 6000 m swimming.

There is nothing to be gained.

I've always wondered about this. How many do actually use a diver's watch for diving in modern times. Is it simply an over engineered statement piece of jewellery. Which is fine and I do see the appeal. Same applies for many gadgets and can be very cool or interesting.

Like you, I did a lot of diving - in college. I don't recall anyone using a watch. It was universally dive computers. Also very expensive but had extensive functionality.

893bet

Off topic but I am open water certified also and would struggle in the deep end of the pool. And would definitely not bring any watch, no matter if rated to 6000 m swimming.

There is nothing to be gained.

Thirdfox

Lorddrakul wrote: »

I have to confess to something similar.

I've done PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water licenses, but have never gone much beyond 30m or 3atms.

I was using a 200m rated watch, as I had been warned that anything less would not survive.

However, I still want to think that my SKX009, with the PADI stamp on the back would perform as described.

A casio f91w with its 3atm would most likely survive (but it's not a diver so why would you want to take it down there - is the question)...

Some scuba equipment (key to life equipment like regulators) are just rated for 50m wr (different rating standard compared to iso 22810 or iso 6425).

I can understand why no watch company would give a warranty for water ingress (I'm sure even for 1000m wr watches) because of the potential of user error. But I'd really love to do a 50m diver someday

and give some kind of finely legally crafted warranty to actual divers (maybe requiring them to have PADI AOW or equivalent licence would remove a lot of potential for end-user error) - and watch the fireworks from watch people who can't imagine a 50m wr watch being used for diving…

Lorddrakul

I have to confess to something similar.

I've done PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water licenses, but have never gone much beyond 30m or 3atms.

I was using a 200m rated watch, as I had been warned that anything less would not survive.

However, I still want to think that my SKX009, with the PADI stamp on the back would perform as described.

unkel

Thanks for the suggestion, I've done the low end homages. Don't think I'll go back to them. Minimum now is a Seiko diver, I've turned into such a snob

saccades

unkel wrote: »

Looks great! I must have missed that otherwise I'd have snapped it up

Any link to the ad / was it posted in the for sale sticky on this forum?

Would love another orange watch myself and if a Doxa professional is not in budget, it will surely have to be some sort of Seiko diver. I too have a 22mm orange Isofrane style Borealis rubber strap waiting for it

Sharkey orange monster at 170 delivered?

banie01

I've never even breached 5atm.
I've about 360hrs logged diving and the deepest I've been is @3atm.

There are divers who need the 100/200 ATM watches.
But 99% of those who do dive, do it recreationally and the bells and whistles are great but overspecced.

That said, my promaster will tell me water temp, depth and ascent/descent rates

cnocbui

partyguinness wrote: »

The sheer number of watches that cater to all the budding Jacques Cousteaus out there is mind boogling. I had no idea.

I always smirk when I see 3. 4 or 5 ATM...yeah because I regularly dive that deep...:D

I have been to about 4.5 ATM a couple of times.

Pablo_Flox

dakar wrote: »

Your wish etc etc...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0788THC7S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

€377 delivered including all relevant taxes.

Great, is that the normal price on the US Amazon? I just bought myself something new today so that would have to be put on the "to do" list for at least a month while I review my SOTC plans.

dakar

unkel wrote: »

Looks great! I must have missed that otherwise I'd have snapped it up

Any link to the ad / was it posted in the for sale sticky on this forum?

Pablo_Flox wrote: »

I love that watch, if I had seen the ad myself I would have been all over it!

Enjoy :-)

Your wish etc etc...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0788THC7S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

€377 delivered including all relevant taxes.

partyguinness

The sheer number of watches that cater to all the budding Jacques Cousteaus out there is mind boogling. I had no idea.

I always smirk when I see 3. 4 or 5 ATM...yeah because I regularly dive that deep...:D

unkel

dakar wrote: »

- Someone posted a decently priced orange Samurai on boards

Looks great! I must have missed that otherwise I'd have snapped it up

Any link to the ad / was it posted in the for sale sticky on this forum?

Would love another orange watch myself and if a Doxa professional is not in budget, it will surely have to be some sort of Seiko diver. I too have a 22mm orange Isofrane style Borealis rubber strap waiting for it

Pablo_Flox

dakar wrote: »

- Someone posted a decently priced orange Samurai on boards and sure it’d be silly not to...

I love that watch, if I had seen the ad myself I would have been all over it!

Enjoy :-)

RMDrive

Seiko Presage Cocktail Time SSA343J1. Sunburst dial and a pop of blue.

Fitz II

dakar wrote: »

A watchdog, you mean?

Just treat it for ticks it will be fine.

dakar

Roycropper63 wrote: »

@dakar
beautifull. well wear.
would be a terrible shame to leave it inside a dog you just spayed lol....

A watchdog, you mean?

Roycropper63

@dakar
beautifull. well wear.
would be a terrible shame to leave it inside a dog you just spayed lol....

dakar

Fitz II wrote: »

I think that is a cool looking watch...nice one

I think the Samurai is pretty much my sweet spot. I love the shape, they fit me perfectly, the legibility is excellent, they have a date function, they keep great time, they are affordable enough that I don’t mind if they get a bit battered, when the weather improves I can wear them swimming. Lots to like.

Fitz II

dakar wrote: »

Reasons to buy a watch, in no particular order of pointlessness.

I think that is a cool looking watch...nice one

dakar

banie01 wrote: »

You need one of these!!!

Oh I know about those! Ticks a lot of boxes actually. Just not a ‘bored browsing boards and decide to buy a watch’ price point

banie01

dakar wrote: »

Reasons to buy a watch, in no particular order of pointlessness.

- I bought an orange strap for my blue Samurai and it didn’t suit so I had to buy an orange watch to match it.

- I wanted an orange watch to match my favourite stethoscope.

- I wanted an orange watch.

- Someone posted a decently priced orange Samurai on boards and sure it’d be silly not to...

You need one of these!!!

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dakar

Reasons to buy a watch, in no particular order of pointlessness.

- I bought an orange strap for my blue Samurai and it didn’t suit so I had to buy an orange watch to match it.

- I wanted an orange watch to match my favourite stethoscope.

- I wanted an orange watch.

- Someone posted a decently priced orange Samurai on boards and sure it’d be silly not to...

banie01

Lorddrakul wrote: »

Still, I'm pleased with the result. It just makes me want to go for a domed crystal now.

Bloody watches

Now that I've decided to keep my Arnie, I really, really fancy a domed sapphire on it.

Lorddrakul

I had no idea when I went looking for a bezel to mod my venerable SKX009 that what I selected was a copy of a Planet Ocean bezel.

I just liked the look of it.

I'm not even that mad about a PO over all, I tend to like the more traditional wave dial Seamasters.

Still, I'm pleased with the result. It just makes me want to go for a domed crystal now.

Bloody watches

unkel

I don't know about you guys, I've never tried on a PP. But on screen a Nautilus does very little for me. And an Aquanaut does even less. But that one is of great beauty and class.