Water Resistance, A Brief Brief
Water Resistance (or WR) and Watches; basically a required article to have in a watch writer's portfolio, right?
Where to begin? Well, let's begin with what it is not, since manufacturers and marketers of watches had to learn this lesson the hard way. Water resistant does not mean waterproof. Back in the wild, wild days of marketing yore...
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Todd
Long time watch appreciator, 2022 inductee into the obsession. Originator (or perpetrator depending on your point of view) of #WhimsicalWednesday, #MacroMay & #MacroMonday Omega Speedmaster simp. Like...
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As always, a great read. Thank you!
WR, as cool as it is to flex, is irrelevant to me. I don't use my dive watches to dive. I don't take them near water. I don't dunk them in water. I just love the style and the ruggedness. If I happen to get my watch wet, I usually dry it pretty quickly. And... I don't want the straps to stink if I can avoid it.
If WR is super important to you, fine. But do you seriously need a Sea Dweller Deepsea to wash your dishes?
Really liked your article. Good background and advice on WR
As always, a great read. Thank you!
WR, as cool as it is to flex, is irrelevant to me. I don't use my dive watches to dive. I don't take them near water. I don't dunk them in water. I just love the style and the ruggedness. If I happen to get my watch wet, I usually dry it pretty quickly. And... I don't want the straps to stink if I can avoid it.
If WR is super important to you, fine. But do you seriously need a Sea Dweller Deepsea to wash your dishes?
As you stated, a watch with that much WR is just a flex & for the company a reason to increase RRP.
Thanks for reading!
Really liked your article. Good background and advice on WR
Thanks for reading!
Very well written.
I especially like how you mentioned the whole "dynamic pressure" myth is exactly that a myth.
And I agree, the speed required, would be sooo great your watch losing WR would be the least of your concerns. Higher on the priority list would be, eyeballs not exploding, limbs shearing off, why are you strapped to a torpedo nose assembly? Or you just discovered your Aquaman. Even then a relatively new or serviced watch would still be fine.... 😂.
Very well written.
I especially like how you mentioned the whole "dynamic pressure" myth is exactly that a myth.
And I agree, the speed required, would be sooo great your watch losing WR would be the least of your concerns. Higher on the priority list would be, eyeballs not exploding, limbs shearing off, why are you strapped to a torpedo nose assembly? Or you just discovered your Aquaman. Even then a relatively new or serviced watch would still be fine.... 😂.
Thank you for reading & your kind words!
I have always thought that WR is a bit of a mix-direction. What I mean is ( I think) is a 600m watch better than a 300 one. I went to the PADI site and almost every advanced diver cannot safely go beyond 130ft if I remember correctly, and almost everyone will have a dive computer watch. Your point about the seals and gaskets is spot on, I have an old “dive” watch that I have no idea when they were last changed. I have no plan for diving but this seems a cheap precaution to do, should I ever go swimming. Great read.
I have always thought that WR is a bit of a mix-direction. What I mean is ( I think) is a 600m watch better than a 300 one. I went to the PADI site and almost every advanced diver cannot safely go beyond 130ft if I remember correctly, and almost everyone will have a dive computer watch. Your point about the seals and gaskets is spot on, I have an old “dive” watch that I have no idea when they were last changed. I have no plan for diving but this seems a cheap precaution to do, should I ever go swimming. Great read.
Thanks for reading!
As you stated, a watch with that much WR is just a flex & for the company a reason to increase RRP.
Thanks for reading!
If you keep writing, I will keep reading!
So go ahead a write! Well, post it after you're done too. That would help.