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Old 9 February 2010, 11:53 PM   #1
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does anyone actually dive wearing a watch?

I am a keen diver but i would never take a pricey watch for diving especially when I have a computer which I can use as a watch at the same time.

Do you actually dive with your dive watches?

Btw, I use this one for diving and sporting:
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Old 10 February 2010, 12:06 AM   #2
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Not a big diver but the few trips I have done
I wear whatever I have on. I have worn a
SD, DSSD, Exp II, IWC Ti Aquatimer Ti Chrono
all diving or snorkeling without a second thought.
I just like having a watch on when in the water,
I figure the old timers always did so it can't hurt :)

Also I always wear a mechanical watch, I doubt they
wind underwater but I figure the computer is electric
and if something weird happened disabling electronics
I will always have the watch to tell me when I am at
timewise.
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Old 10 February 2010, 12:09 AM   #3
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I've done a little snorkling with my watches before. There are a few folks here that have posted pictures of them snorkling with their Rollie
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Old 10 February 2010, 12:11 AM   #4
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Lots of TRF members do so - I personally wouldn't =]
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Old 10 February 2010, 12:19 AM   #5
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Snorkeling is one thing. For that you don't need a computer. I know that a lot of people prefer normal computers to wrist ones, but I kind of like that it works as a computer under water and as a sport watch on the surface.
My next computer would be this one:
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Old 10 February 2010, 01:45 AM   #6
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I have taken my Rolex for a dive, but just for saying that I did it. The rest of the time I wear wrist-mounted computers (main and backup).

I was out there this weekend, and the highlight was an octopus that wanted to play (started to wrap around my hand, then swam away a few feet, I got closer, we stared at each other for a few seconds, he moved back... That was cool). Oh! And there was a possible great white shark sighting nearby a few days ago, so I kept my eyes open!

The Mares Nemo Excel is a good looking computer!!!

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Old 10 February 2010, 02:15 AM   #7
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Ah, that sounds awsome for somebody spending his weekend shoveling snow....
I love great whites.

I was considering a Suunto as well, but it is much more expensive, I prefer the design of the Nemo and I am more than satified with it so I guess I stick with the brand.
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Old 10 February 2010, 08:21 AM   #8
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Cool! Were you on those dives? I've never been on a shark dive. One of my friends went recently and then he edited a movie using the Jaws soundtrack as background music, it was really cool.

And it's cold water diving around here, so it's not like I was in a tropical place with palm trees and coconuts, don't feel too bad, hehe. But the kelp forests are very nice.
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Old 10 February 2010, 08:38 AM   #9
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I tried to wear this one it is totally waterproof but I just didn't have enough light........


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Old 10 February 2010, 08:40 AM   #10
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I wear a Bremont...

If it's good enough for Sara Campbell, it's good enough for me!

Just a shame that I'm unable to match her 96m! By PB is a little under 60 feet...

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Old 10 February 2010, 09:19 AM   #11
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It's funny, I have all dive watches but I've never went on a dive in my life lol
The deepest my Seamasters have been is about 8 feet in a swimming pool lol
I would love to learn how to dive though :)
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Old 10 February 2010, 09:42 AM   #12
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I'm only a recreational diver but ALWAYS wear my SD on the dive!!! That's what it's made for.......
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Old 10 February 2010, 04:15 PM   #14
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Man, the depth rating on that one has to be impressive!!!

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Old 10 February 2010, 06:53 PM   #15
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Yes, in South Africa. I have more shark pictures but on my other computer. I would love to dive those kelp forests once.
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Old 10 February 2010, 06:56 PM   #16
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the depth rating beats any other watch but you need a good underwater torch to use it. :-)
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