To our divers...How deep is deep

[chriseskew24]

How far have you gone down with your Rolex? Post pics of you diveing with your watch if you have them.

[Xenophon]

On scuba about 50 metres is the deepest I've been

[padi56]

Originally Posted by chriseskew24

How far have you gone down with your Rolex? Post pics of you diveing with your watch if you have them.

Most recreational scuba divers today would keep to around a maxim of 40m or less on air today.Planned deeper dives with different mixes of gas need a lot of careful planning with good backup without decompression.

[bry1975]

Hi ya chaps,

I'll ask my Commercial diving m8. BRB

[Subexplorer]

As a sport diver myself, I never been deeper than 110 feet.
I only have used conventional compressed air Scuba equipment, never gas mix.
IMHO, an sport diver don´t need to go beyond the 70 to 80 feet depth range for recreational purposes.
My diving watch has been the 1680 Sub, (mostly) and an Omega Seamaster, in some occasions.
Diving Computers had brought a new dimension to recreational diving lately, and though they bring an easy and safe way of controling time underwater, I still like to use my Sub bezel.
Kind regards, Abel

[AstroBoy]

Originally Posted by chriseskew24

How far have you gone down with your Rolex? Post pics of you diveing with your watch if you have them.

The deepest dive for me was 120feet in Cozumel. The water was crystal clear down to 200feet I think! It was imazing! We had to check the depth gauge often not to go down too far. I didn't have rolex at the time.

Sorry for a fuzzy picture. I used the iPhone took a picture print of myself. I want to go back diving more!

[housemad]

Originally Posted by Phthai

The deepest dive for me was 120feet in Cozumel. The water was crystal clear down to 200feet I think! It was imazing! We had to check the depth gauge often not to go down too far. I didn't have rolex at the time.

Sorry for a fuzzy picture. I used the iPhone took a picture print of myself. I want to go back diving more!

Got dam Iphone...defenitively need a flash!!!

[CEG]

Shortly before another dive with Sub LV - Red Sea 2008, having just done my PADI.. Thus far only 20M, but doing advanced in April (again in Egypt) - so will hopefully get down to 30 metres....and the wrecks

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[rkb]

Never more than about 80 feet, and NEVER with my Sub. It was a 64 and no way was I going to "test" its waterproofing. - that's what my TAG Heuer was for.

[Rebel]

For my Expy II (Polar), no deeper than the deep end in the pool at Oaks Country Club.

[bodybump]

i think when you swallow something and the person cant talk anymore?

[bry1975]

i'll have to check but i'm sure the guy I know has dove to 150-160metres he's a commercial diver.

[txbikerdude]

Originally Posted by chriseskew24

How far have you gone down with your Rolex? Post pics of you diveing with your watch if you have them.

how deep is my bathtub? haha

[CEG]

Originally Posted by bry1975

i'll have to check but i'm sure the guy I know has dove to 150-160metres he's a commercial diver.

I've spoken to a guy who has gone to 250m, utterly ridiculous !!!

[DoxaDavid]

Originally Posted by CEG

I've spoken to a guy who has gone to 250m, utterly ridiculous !!!

Not as a rec diver he hasn't. Must have been on a commercial rig with a special gas mix.

I have had my TT Rolex down to 120 ft. Most of my dives run 30-60 ft as do most other recreational divers. When you start to get beyond 100ft, things get more complicated and can be more dangerous if you don't have the experience.

Me on my first night dive in Cozumel around 1991


Diving in Fiji, 2005

[BGRINDEL]

The deepest that I have dove is approx. 120ft. The problem with diving "deep" (sport diving > 100ft.) is that you bottom time is minimal (10-15min).

Anyways, here are a few pictures from our last dive trip in the Bahamas. Sorry, no underwater wrist shots, however I was wearing my trusty sub. These are all Caribbean reef shark, the largest was approx. 8-9ft. Very fun shark to dive with!!

[spirotechnique]

deepest dive on air is around 60 meters (close to 200 ft) , arround 50 meters with my SD (170 ft)
I make my deco with Nitrox for deep dive (I carry in this case a Nitrox Pony)
I plan to go to Trimix in the future to go further than the 60 meters limit on air

From my last diving trip in south Africa (but that was not deep dives)


my deep dive configuration with a twin 2x7.5 liters tank + 6 liters Nitrox for the deco (picture taken at 160 ft)


Submatix CCR rebreather dive


Cold water setup with drysuit


cheers

[diversified]

BGINDEL, Incredible pictures. Thanks for sharing!

[Parachrom]

Deepest was 1973, 186 ft of fresh water. Using twin 72 cu ft USd tanks, a Royal Aquamaster reg (which i still dive today). Watch was a Tudor Sub rated to 660 ft.

Today I use the same tanks, the same reg and a moded Royal aquamaster borught up to Pheonix (standards). no deeper than 80 ft (my own restriction). In those days we didnt have BC we weighted ourselves according to our dive profile we were going to follow. In those days we were gods, today everyone dives .

Long live Loyd Bridges godfather of all diving I think he wore a sub as well.

[spirotechnique]

if you like shark dives : here are some shots of the South African sharks : my favourite whre the tigers :





but I also dive with raggies





and sandsharks



for the techno frzaks : pictures taken with a Canon Eos 5D Mk II and 16 mm lens in an Ikelite housing

[mixedccr]

My SD has been my faithful tool watch on the following;
Seven Skies 300m tanker in the south china sea, 50m to the engine room, 60m to the prop shaft. Trimix
HMS Repulse, battleship laying upside down portside, a war memorial, 52m to the sandy botttom. Trimix
Dutch submarines O-16 and K-17, war memorials, abt 50m to the sandy bottom. Trimix
Natunas oil rigs Udang A and B. 92m to the bottom. Hypoxic Trimix. A 15min bottom time incurs a 3-4 hour inwater decompression table.

[Atl]

129 feet at a wreck off of Key Largo with my GMT II. No Problems.

[chriseskew24]

I love the pics guys keep them comeing.
I have been thinking of getting my dive lic. I do live in Florida after all. I love snorkeling but never dive

[BGRINDEL]

Spirotechnique...AWESOME pictures. It take some Cahones to dive with the tigers!! Where are your pics of the whites??? ....also great camera set-up...I need to invest in a housing for my dslr....cheers!!

[BGRINDEL]

Originally Posted by chriseskew24

I love the pics guys keep them comeing.
I have been thinking of getting my dive lic. I do live in Florida after all. I love snorkeling but never dive

Definately get certified!! You live near water...I am in the freaken desert!! But seriously, if you enjoy being in the water, scuba diving is the best! The only problem is that your scuba habit will inhibit you rolex habit!!!!

[Lamone]

Back when I was in the Navy a buddy and I got down to 90 meters.
Expy II held up pretty well

[ErikAalto]

While in Barbados I dove the SS Stavronikita. The screw is 130 ft. deep. I wore my Black Monster for that dive. Not sure if it was the Stavronikita or another wreck, but there was a portion of the ship where there was an air pocket, and we were able to take off our regulators and talk to each other, while being 50+ feet underwater, it was pretty neat!

[Andad]

My deepest was about 6m.

Great pix from everybody.

[louie]

enjoyed the photos!! pls keep them coming!!! thanks!! and WELL DONE!!

[mixedccr]

fotos of analogs. Could'nt afford cameras that go this deep