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aawong · 1 June 2007, 07:36 AM

If a human cannot dive past 300ft why are there dive watches made for these depths? am i missing something?

viper · 1 June 2007, 08:12 AM

good question, i've wondered that myself as well...i guess it's built to be excessive & overly tough

btw, why does my Viper go 185 but the speed limit around here is only 65?

aawong · 1 June 2007, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by viper

good question, i've wondered that myself as well...i guess it's built to be excessive & overly tough

btw, why does my Viper go 185 but the speed limit around here is only 65?

You could go 185 on a track or the autobhan but no matter what you can't dive to 4000ft at least not alive you would have to be dead to do that.

davor · 1 June 2007, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by aawong

If a human cannot dive past 300ft why are there dive watches made for these depths? am i missing something?

i think its a gimick to sell watches...same as milgauss...whats the use of that watch,just a gimick...

just my 0.02 $

Jeff · 1 June 2007, 08:36 AM

I agree. I have an IWC Aquatimer 2000. Pressure tested to 2000m. Something like +6500ft. I am sure I will never be that deep if I am I don't think I will care what time it is.

mike · 1 June 2007, 08:39 AM

Read about Comex,

http://www.doubleredseadweller.com/

Solar · 1 June 2007, 09:19 AM

For saturation diving.

nko51 · 1 June 2007, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by aawong

If a human cannot dive past 300ft why are there dive watches made for these depths? am i missing something?

In case a great white shark gets ahold of you and takes you down for the count. At least you can be remembered by your Rolex!

KLM · 1 June 2007, 10:56 AM

Always better to have more than neccessary, don't you think?

BLSampson · 1 June 2007, 12:51 PM

Deeper is better

Naitch · 1 June 2007, 07:52 PM

From Chronomaster.co.uk:

The Bell & Ross Hydro Challenger can withstand the most demanding of deep sea diving conditions. Hyperbaric chamber testing has proved the watch's resistance to 1,110 ATM or 11,100 meters. This is 11.1 kilometers or 6.9 miles. Objects such as boulders would crumble under such pressure. This performance is due to the watch case being filled with silicon liquid which is incompressible and water resistant.

Now that's deep!

Arturo · 1 June 2007, 11:41 PM

It is about the James Bond in all of us. Rolex understands that. With the dweller you know that if it were stolen and dropped to the bottom of the ocean and recovered, it would be fine. You know that it is as impermeable as a million dollar coffin. You have something that will always be impermeable and pristine in terms of the elements.

aawong · 1 June 2007, 11:53 PM

is there any other form of diving that could allow a human to go deeper that 300ft? outside of a vessle.

Jeff · 1 June 2007, 11:59 PM

^^ that thing they did in the movie Abyss. Where the Navy Seals had that rig where you breath liquid, it was supposed to be based on a baby breathing liquid while in the womb. While in theory it sounds cool I don't think there is any truth in it.

aawong · 2 June 2007, 12:04 AM

http://www.cdnn.info/news/industry/i050613.html

Check out this article.

The worlds record for the deepest dive 1044 feet!
I am now glad i got my sea dweller just in case i need to break that record my 1000ft sub just won't do.

1 June 2007, 07:36 AM	#1
aawong "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 135	sub/1000ft SD/4000ft why? If a human cannot dive past 300ft why are there dive watches made for these depths? am i missing something? Attached Images

1 June 2007, 12:51 PM	#10
BLSampson "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Bryan Location: Kansas City, MO Watch: TT Blue Submariner Posts: 930	Deeper is better __________________ Yoboman "People sleep safely in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

1 June 2007, 08:12 AM	#2
viper "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northeast Posts: 943	good question, i've wondered that myself as well...i guess it's built to be excessive & overly tough btw, why does my Viper go 185 but the speed limit around here is only 65?

1 June 2007, 08:36 AM	#5
Jeff "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 124	I agree. I have an IWC Aquatimer 2000. Pressure tested to 2000m. Something like +6500ft. I am sure I will never be that deep if I am I don't think I will care what time it is.

1 June 2007, 08:39 AM	#6
mike "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22,683	Read about Comex, http://www.doubleredseadweller.com/

1 June 2007, 09:19 AM	#7
Solar "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North America Watch: their hands, baby. Posts: 1,116	For saturation diving.

1 June 2007, 10:56 AM	#9
KLM Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Real Name: Kevin Location: Texas Watch: 14060M Posts: 172	Always better to have more than neccessary, don't you think?

1 June 2007, 07:52 PM	#11
Naitch Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Real Name: Mark Location: BHam - England Watch: DJ/ SS Sub/ 111 Posts: 49	From Chronomaster.co.uk: The Bell & Ross Hydro Challenger can withstand the most demanding of deep sea diving conditions. Hyperbaric chamber testing has proved the watch's resistance to 1,110 ATM or 11,100 meters. This is 11.1 kilometers or 6.9 miles. Objects such as boulders would crumble under such pressure. This performance is due to the watch case being filled with silicon liquid which is incompressible and water resistant. Now that's deep!

1 June 2007, 11:41 PM	#12
Arturo "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Arturo Location: Pacific Northwest Watch: Black GMT ll Posts: 1,271	It is about the James Bond in all of us. Rolex understands that. With the dweller you know that if it were stolen and dropped to the bottom of the ocean and recovered, it would be fine. You know that it is as impermeable as a million dollar coffin. You have something that will always be impermeable and pristine in terms of the elements.

1 June 2007, 11:53 PM	#13
aawong "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 135	is there any other form of diving that could allow a human to go deeper that 300ft? outside of a vessle.

1 June 2007, 11:59 PM	#14
Jeff "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 124	^^ that thing they did in the movie Abyss. Where the Navy Seals had that rig where you breath liquid, it was supposed to be based on a baby breathing liquid while in the womb. While in theory it sounds cool I don't think there is any truth in it.

2 June 2007, 12:04 AM	#15
aawong "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 135	http://www.cdnn.info/news/industry/i050613.html Check out this article. The worlds record for the deepest dive 1044 feet! I am now glad i got my sea dweller just in case i need to break that record my 1000ft sub just won't do.

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