Dive Watches - Do any of you use them for diving?

Hey There,

Congrats on going through the SCUBA certification process. IMO it's a past time that will unlock many treasures you wouldn't otherwise have been able to see!

As far as dive gear goes, I have a couple of things. Wife and I always dive together. Both use computers - her's is a traditional computer attached to her reg by hose. Mine is a Suunto bluetooth model, wristwatch. Wireless communication between the regulator and the watch is very cool - but my tech is probably about 5 years old now. It cost a fortune back then. The model I use is the Suunto D9.

Then, on my other wrist, I wear a good old Omega Seamaster with the bezel rotated appropriately. Just serves as a backup / timer for how long I've been submerged.

I never take my Rolex Submariner diving, just not ready to do that with any of my Rolex watches. But, I'll take any of my Omega Seamasters (I have 3 of them) under water, any old time.

Primarily, I rely on the computer. The dive watch is just because I'm a watch guy and also it's sort of a rudimentary backup.

 

I don't dive, but used to swim regularly with my Submariner.

 

The most interesting man in the world wears this;

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I have a dive watch that's certified to 1000m. Sometimes I wear it in the ocean.

 

I wore my Panerai Submersible today and just washed the dishes.

 

I've had tons of dive watches over the years and still dive with one but use my computer to monitor my time. I dive with two computers and a submersible gage. I set my watch before I dive but wind up not using it. But it's there should I need it.

 

Raj has this one right. Let's face it, at 100' the bottom time on the tables in something like 6 min. HUMM?? That isn't going to work. BUT, with a dive computer it is pretty easy to pull off a 50 min dive by going deep and working your way up slowly. For diving get a computer.

I have worn my Tag Diver Pro down over 100' but it isn't really useful other than a sanity check on downtime. Also, if you computer fails you will be relying on your partner's computer readings and working your way up.

Oh yea, get down to Little Cayman and dive the Bloody Bay Wall.

 

Same except mine is only certified to 300m. Not an issue on the boogie board :b

 

I worn my sea master before I got my sub. The watch will hold up and it's good to have if you rent equipment. You cant trust the rentals. I would be careful with the watch in case the bracelet pin fails, your watch will sink.

 

I wear either my TAG Aquaracer or my Freestyle. I am always using rental gear, and the watch is only a back-up. Both are rated to 300m and both have been 90+ feet down and have done fine.

 

Used to wear my Submariner diving, cause it was an everyday watch.
I questioned my judgement about 80' down off Florida up to my shoulder in a coral head trying to grab a lobster with the arm the watch was ON...I also have a buddy who watched his Breitling slide across the tramp on my Hobie....busted pin. (Didn't make the water, tho...)

Buy a Casio for diving...or sailing.....LOL

 

Yep, still wear my sub, but then I don't get out as much anymore, and I've never owned a computer.

I would say that when you're warm water diving with only a bathing suit on a sub looks kinda cool (to me anyway) on your bare arm....but my expanded sub over a 1/4 suit looks dorky....like the rest of me

 

I just added a Sea Dweller to my collection.

I *might* wear it in the shower...

 

Mine are all used for desk diving. I don't think any have ever even been wet.

 

I get them for the size of the watch. My Hublot Oceanographic 4000 can go 4000m down, so far I went 12ft in a pool..

 

Regular diver for the past 20 years and if I have it on I will dive with myRolex Daytona. If I don't for some reason, it does not worry me as I always dive with a buddy and between us two computers is enough. In short, don't sweat it.

 

Thanks John!

Diving with the Daytona, huh? That'll be real handy for calculating your speed underwater..........

Just kidding - I can see the merits of doing this, since it is essentially a chronograph if you don't care about calculating speed over a unit distance. I'd NEVER dive with my Daytona though - I can't bring myself to place any of my Rolex watches under the "risk" or "stress" of a dive trip, though I know they could handle it. Maybe I couldn't handle if if/when I bang my wrist into the dive boat....

 

I've got 3 Divers: an AP Diver, an IWC Cousteau AT, and and IWC 2000 meters. Use them all for water sports, and will utilize once I get my diving cert. Seem to get the most use when muff diving.....

 

If you wear your dive watch on a cloth strap that goes over one pin, under the watch case, and back over the other pin, then the failure of one pin doesn't automatically mean a sinking watch...

(not a dive watch but I happen to be wearing a watch strap in that style today.)
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I had that happen a few years ago with my current computer. I hopped in and almost immediately heard the dive master banging away on his tank. I looked around and saw my computer sinking below me... Luckily the DM was already about 20-30' down so he was able to grab it, but after that I'd never consider diving with an expensive watch. This strap setup is a great idea though.