Noah
Student, from the southeast. Love anything Seiko, Seiko mods, Casio, Tissot, and Islander watch. Working every day toward my grail of a white-dial 36mm Datejust on a jubilee bracelet!
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it's extremely important, that being said the only watch I wear in the water is a $16 Armitron. My daughter who is on the swim team has murdered a bunch of watches that were rated for 200m.
If you live anywhere with moisture in the air and spend time outdoors it's important.
I don't usually dive with my watch because I don't want to bang it in the pool, but water resistance is important to me for the simple fact that I want to be able to thoroughly wash my watches under the tap with a toothbrush. Hygiene is important.
I want my climbing rope to be able to hold thousands of pounds brand new in ideal circumstances, so I don't have to worry about it when it's holding a couple hundred pounds in non-ideal circumstances for an extended period of time. Water resistance isn't life or death for me, but I like having the safety factor.
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Although I've zero interest in getting wet and cold, but it's that overkill and peace of mind in general robustness that is why I wear a diver.
I live above water and know how to remove a wrist watch.
It's dependent on the watch.
For example, I surf regularly, so a GADA watch needs a screw down crown and at least 100m water resistance.
But not every watch I own needs to meet that criteria.
For a long time I thought I wouldn’t mind either way but lately I’ve discovered that it’s something I truly value. 10bar+ just gives me a piece of mind I can’t explain. It has its downside though, since that effectively crosses out several models on my wishlist.
I do not shower nor swim with my watches. But I want it to be able to resist getting caught in the rain or accidentally falling to a pool. Basically as water resistant as my phone 😂