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dchang81 · 15 March 2021, 10:40 AM

this question i suppose applies to any dress watch but what is the technical difference in a 30m wr vs 50 or 60m? does increasing the WR slightly make the case lines too bulky, or add unnecessary expense? i mean AP has watches with 20m, 50m, 100m.

more to the point is i wish more watches had slightly higher WR than splash resist so i could feel comfortable going to the pool with it and traveling without worrying about it. i know most on here don't feel comfortable with <100m doing those things but patek and AP say it's fine for surface swimming the 5712 and the jumbo provided they are pressure tested.

15 March 2021, 10:40 AM	#1
dchang81 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Cleveland Posts: 2,318	30m vs 60m WR difference? this question i suppose applies to any dress watch but what is the technical difference in a 30m wr vs 50 or 60m? does increasing the WR slightly make the case lines too bulky, or add unnecessary expense? i mean AP has watches with 20m, 50m, 100m. more to the point is i wish more watches had slightly higher WR than splash resist so i could feel comfortable going to the pool with it and traveling without worrying about it. i know most on here don't feel comfortable with <100m doing those things but patek and AP say it's fine for surface swimming the 5712 and the jumbo provided they are pressure tested.