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Yesterday, 01:43 AM | #31 |
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Are you going to be wearing a wetsuit? If so, as a precaution, I would wear the watch under my wetsuit.
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make sure the crown is tight
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Yesterday, 02:13 AM | #33 |
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id do it long as it was serviced in last year or two
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They've completely missed the entire point of the HEV and why its considered necessary for saturation divers operating in a helium/oxygen environment Safe to say that whilst the first of those linked articles should be read with some amount of caution, the second is absolute rubbish
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Yesterday, 05:41 AM | #35 |
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I'm curious - in case of spring bar/link pin failure?
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Yesterday, 05:52 AM | #36 |
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To how the watch would hold up I can’t speak to but as a Divemaster and having prev been in the industry the main reason I would rarely ever wear one of my “proper” watches out/down is simply because you’re generally on a wobbly boat, surrounded by metal corners/edges and in close quarters etc and when you’re getting your (heavy) kit on don’t want to snag it on the head of the watch etc. unless you take it off, kit up, then put it back on. But where do you put it then? On a shelf, in your fin, get someone else wobbling about to hold it.
I just kinda just having something on your mind instead of being clear headed going down. if you're wearing it to then have the memory attached to the watch or because you don't want to leave it in the hotel then go for it. just my personal thoughts. and generally as a DM we'll always be watching closely as to how people get ready before going in. if someone is faffing around with a non essential/superfluous piece of equipment, we'll be keeping a bit of a closer eye on them underwater. i guess it just saves you a few seconds once you've descended as you'd figure it pretty quick anyway. same would just as easily apply to someone without much experience faffing with their go pro. obv the mele pre dive is often dictated by the sea conditions, entry method and then water temp for whether youre in a rashie or a thick wetsuit etc MOST IMPORTANT may i please stress.. have an awesome time doing one of the coolest activities on earth. good on you for making the effort. enjoy! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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May I ask where you’re going diving out of interest
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Yesterday, 07:03 AM | #38 |
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No. I am thinking more of (1) additional protection against banging it against metal, coral, rocks, etc., and (2) because watches are tested at static pressure, eliminating the effect of water movement at depth. I understand why someone would want to wear their watch while scuba diving rather than leaving it on the boat or in their lodging, but really, watches rated to 10 ATM are not designed for scuba diving. And I consider a 40-50 meter dive (mentioned by the OP) to be a deep dive -- certainly deeper than I've ever gone (or would want to go).
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I have already dived several times between 20 and 38 meters deep with my Submariner, my Explorer 1, my Seiko SKX, my GShock. I have never had any problems. You can go there without any problem in my opinion.
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I'd trust my perpetual at 200m deep, even though it is rated to 100m. I'd most certainly see no issue in going to scuba diving depths with an explorer 2.
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But both those links have misinformation and should be deleted. But they were slightly amusing. Along with some of the other misinformation on this thread. We do have a joke section ion TRF.
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What is the misinformation in the Watch Affinity link?
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I remember when I started here there were many statements, jokes, memes and even a few diagrams about why you shouldn’t wear your Rolex swimming or in the shower to protect it from ‘water movement.’
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The point is that a wetsuit will help protect the watch against damage and water ingress. The OP is not using his watch as a dive computer anyway, so he doesn't need to see it. And the fact is, watches rated to 100 meters are not designed to be dive watches. I'm surprised anyone is suggesting otherwise. Sure, someone may go scuba diving with their 10 ATM watch and not have an issue, just like someone may fall into a pool with their 3 ATM watch and not have an issue. But to suggest to the OP that he does not need to worry about diving with his 10 ATM watch, especially when he mentions depths of 40-50 meters, is not doing him any favors.
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The other link has this little gem which is ridiculous: "But do keep in mind any 300m rated watch, from a reputable brand, should have a helium escape valve to equalize pressure" Inclusion of such information would indicate the author has no idea what they are talking about and would lead me to distrust any other information printed there.
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The HEV is indeed a pressure equalization devise. It's just that it's designed to vent excessive internal Helium pressure out of the watch case. As we all know, it has nothing to do with water resistance and in one case reported here on this forum years ago. It was a liability on a DSSD worn in a hot tub due to being faulty. It is after all. Another opening in the watch case The original Ploprof was a good thing in that regard |
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