Who has ever went swimming / even scuba diving with a 50m water resistant watch
What can i say..... may be dont try this at home? 🤷🏻♂️
Those were the naive days (almost two decades ago) that i took the text on a watch for what it is - literally🤦🏻♂️
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I would not try it just "to give a shot and see". 50 meters is enough and I believe the watch should withstand it but why you should damage a nice Omega? Use some diver which is made for this purpose. Swimming should be OK.
I would not try it just "to give a shot and see". 50 meters is enough and I believe the watch should withstand it but why you should damage a nice Omega? Use some diver which is made for this purpose. Swimming should be OK.
Truth is, i wasnt even thinking about lets try and see. At the time i have two watches - A 70s rolex sub and this speedy, it was a choice between going down with a vintage which i had no idea if the seals would hold up. Or trusting the text on omega stating it can do 50m 😅
I went for the latter, i thought i would at most going down for 5m, i suppose thats okay. Little did i know at the time that 50m water resistant is only referring to passing a 5 bar pressure test 🤦🏻♂️
luckily everything held up well, i mean... looking back from now, i have been very very lucky. And if i were given to face the same situation again, i ll leave both in the box and shxting myself not getting a seiko / gshock before the trip😅
I think I mentioned it in a different thread. I took a Timex to a hotel pool in Mexico. It didn't end well, and taught me what 50m water resistance means.
I took a SNK809 (30m water resistant) to 17m with no problems. Been regularly swimming laps with a Timex Waterbury (5 ATM) and it's fine.
It all depends on AGE .. no watch after a decade will keep it's original water resistence rating. I"ve take my 50m casios into the ocean no problems.