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Old 10 May 2016, 07:14 AM   #31
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i guess you now need to better define swimming. I dont actually do laps with my watches. I just relax in the pool, very rarely if it all. Do you not think 50M of water resistance is enough for that activity? All I can say is I have done this with my RM 11, AP RO 15202, AP ROO, Nautilus 5980, Rolex. Never ever had a problem. Maybe im lucky and very careful...
Well that's just it Elliott, you don't do laps, when I go in water I do laps, and fool around where you have waves, I usually don't go in the water if it's just to relax, or only if I need to cool down 5 minutes, but mostly I like to be very active in water, for me I wouldn't take in water anything less than 100m, especially not watches more than 5K
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Old 10 May 2016, 07:16 AM   #32
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I would think you'd be fine..
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Old 10 May 2016, 07:36 AM   #33
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I would think you'd be fine..
too many factors for me to go risk a 20-30k watch, a 5k one maybe, not more
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Old 10 May 2016, 10:26 AM   #34
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too many factors for me to go risk a 20-30k watch, a 5k one maybe, not more
As of right now, the only watch I risk to do anything with is my G-shock and my Garmin Fenix. I hope to one day be able to risk 5k watches haha.

My RO is for desk diving only, or sitting next to a pool haha.
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Old 10 May 2016, 09:37 PM   #35
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As of right now, the only watch I risk to do anything with is my G-shock and my Garmin Fenix. I hope to one day be able to risk 5k watches haha.

My RO is for desk diving only, or sitting next to a pool haha.
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Old 11 May 2016, 05:25 AM   #36
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too many factors for me to go risk a 20-30k watch, a 5k one maybe, not more
This!
Maybe the 15202 is fine with light swimming - but why risk it??
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Old 16 May 2016, 02:10 PM   #37
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Can you take a G-Class offroading?...

Seriously, there is nothing to worry about as long as you have the piece pressure tested anually/bi-annually. You have to perform a pretty special diving manoeuvre at surface level to generate 200 something psi. And for gaskets and temperature changes, you can pretty much go from Dubai sun to arctic water temperatures and it won't affect the gaskets to that extent. The day I go G-Shock...

Sorry for being rude, I just want to make a point.
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Old 17 May 2016, 02:38 PM   #38
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I'm sure it's fine in the water. The issue is all the concrete walls and getting in and out of the pool. Seems like a high scratch risk that I'd avoid.
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