200m is only suitable for basic diving anyway, it doesn't mean you can go 200m down in it
What watch do you wear?
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200m is only suitable for basic diving anyway, it doesn't mean you can go 200m down in it
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the rainforest has a bit of a sale on watches at the moment. Mostly fashion brands though.
But, they have a Rapport C428 Black leather watch collector box reduced from £265 to £65
But, they have a Rapport C428 Black leather watch collector box reduced from £265 to £65
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the rainforest has a bit of a sale on watches at the moment. Mostly fashion brands though.
But, they have a Rapport C428 Black leather watch collector box reduced from £265 to £65
Wow.
I don't have 8 watches but tempted by that bargain!200m is only suitable for basic diving anyway, it doesn't mean you can go 200m down in it
200m is the standard "minimum spec" for standard scuba diving watches. It's fine!
It is tested to resisist water ingress at 200m in static conditions.
Diving into water will produce about 100m shock load equivalent.
99% of scuba divers here I bet are still restricted to 30msw in their PADI AOW cert
I moved onto IANTD and am qualified for 45msw (been to 56m in Scotland on the Rhondo
)But still, I expect we've all been deeper than our qualified depth, yet still no where near what I expect the watch should take. (Suggest a 200m+ is taken no deeper than 100msw to account for shock loading increase when you are thrashing about.
)The actual Suggestion for usage is as follows.
General Guideline for WR levels:
# Water Resistant: Will resist moisture from accidental splashing, rain, sweat, etc.
# Water Resistant 30M: Will resist moisture and can be submerged, no swimming
# Water Resistant 50M: Will resist moisture and can also be worn while swimming in shallow water.
# Water Resistant 100M: Watch may be worn during snorkelling, skin-diving, and swimming.
# Water Resistant 200M: (plus): Watch may be worn during standard scuba diving.
# Water Resistant 1000M: Watch may be worn for deep sea diving
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They have winders on offer too. Still saving up for either a Panerai or a Sub here. My vintage Omega Megaquartz is still my daily fave though...
Just bought this one to accompany my other eco-drive (Night Hawk post earlier)
The background isn't as black like the picture portrays it's a very deep navy/graphite/brown and the gold isn't as garish as the picture makes it look.
The background isn't as black like the picture portrays it's a very deep navy/graphite/brown and the gold isn't as garish as the picture makes it look.
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Yup, thats me
Only way I + watch would go down to 200m is if we wasn't coming back.
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I don't wear a watch. I have a phone.
When I do wear one it's a "guess" that has the lumiglow face or something like that.
When I do wear one it's a "guess" that has the lumiglow face or something like that.
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dont wear one use a sun dial in the garden and teletext on a night when it gets dark
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I used to wear a swatch "skin" watch, until I broke it.
Thinking about getting one of those Skagen watches or the Tissot PRC200 with the leather strap.
Thinking about getting one of those Skagen watches or the Tissot PRC200 with the leather strap.
Do you scuba dive Spie?
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Which one of these do you guys prefer:
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Is the bezel on that watch shiny?
the top one