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[Atl]

My fellow Trf'ers,
My Rolex Submariner date is rated to 1000 ft. of water pressure, supposedly. I am going diving in the Keys next month, and propose to do this: I will attach my poor Subbie to 50 pound fishing line, and when we reach a certian dive spot, where the shelf drops to, Lord only knows. I will deploy my watch to 1000 feet, and reel it back up, and see what happens. By the way, my watch is covered by Jewelers Mutual, as far as insurance goes. If it goes bad, I just say it was lost at sea during my dive. I was inspired by Jeager Le Coultre testing their watch in the real world. Plus I really want to see what happens. Updates to follow.

David

[roadcarver]

All for the glory of Rolex! Can't wait to see the results.

[Atl]

Originally Posted by roadcarver

All for the glory of Rolex! Can't wait to see the results.

Me neither !!!

[LMP]

Gutsy!!

[roadcarver]

ust to cover your butt, I wouldn't mention your insurance company on this post.

[BiG JeEzY]

Your Sub will definitely handle that depth no problem as long as it does not get lost down there. *Knocks on wood*

I have seen pictures of a diver taking his Sea Dweller down to 4000 feet before and when he surfaced the watch, it was still ticking strong. They were amazing pictures, I wish I had the link to show you but I don't have it anymore, sorry about that.

[astcell]

How about 1001 feet? Also watch the current, the watch may only drop 400 feet and be trawling.

[Letsgodiving]

Can't wait to hear the results. Robert has a point, the current can be pretty strong down there so I would attach a decent weight to it to make sure it doesn't make that 1000ft laterally.

[Mrdi]

You'll have to attach a heavy weight to the watch or whatever container you send the watch in.
The current will not let the watch go down 1000 feet.
Thr friction of the current on the 50lb line and the watch itself will follow the drift of the current.

[astcell]

For a weight to attach, how about using a Sea Dweller?

[BiG JeEzY]

Yes I agree as well, getting it to that depth alone will be a challenge because of the currents.

[SWFLA1]

Be careful... and remember - the fishies love to eat bright, shiny objects

[Tombstone]

Damn what a story shark eats Rolex.....

[ohlins]

Originally Posted by Tombstone

Damn what a story shark eats Rolex.....

and how about chewable stainless steel.........

i think it's an interesting attempt but kinda difficult to ensure that it will reach the required depth due to field conditions....

good luck.....

[BiG JeEzY]

Instead of experimenting out in the seas, how about getting one of these machines and experimenting with them instead...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chfgUuOz6_Y

[frostie]

I have seen this video Jerome and it is quite impressive. Atl make sure that the fishing line would hold the watch. I am curious to see if the 116710 could handle this kind of depth since it has a triplock crown.

[Andad]

Originally Posted by BiG JeEzY

Instead of experimenting out in the seas, how about getting one of these machines and experimenting with them instead...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chfgUuOz6_Y

Interesting link,

I am interested to know the relationship between being vacuum resistant and pressure resistant. In some instances it is the increasing pressure that makes for a better pressure resistance as for example the crystal and the caseback being pressed more firmly against their seals as pressure increases. This would have the opposite effect in a vacuum chamber. Also what happens with an SD Helium valve in this vacuum chamber thingo?

[BiG JeEzY]

Originally Posted by frostie

I have seen this video Jerome and it is quite impressive. Atl make sure that the fishing line would hold the watch. I am curious to see if the 116710 could handle this kind of depth since it has a triplock crown.

I am also curious to see that too Velitsko. The 116710 still has a water resistance rating of 100 meters but I'm sure that it can go even further then that. A triplock crown on the GMT should be exactly the same as the one on a Submariner I would think.

[Andad]

Originally Posted by Letsgodiving

Can't wait to hear the results. Robert has a point, the current can be pretty strong down there so I would attach a decent weight to it to make sure it doesn't make that 1000ft laterally.

Tie on a couple of GMT's and check if they are 100, 300 or could go the 1200 distance.

[frostie]

Originally Posted by BiG JeEzY

I am also curious to see that too Velitsko. The 116710 still has a water resistance rating of 100 meters but I'm sure that it can go even further then that. A triplock crown on the GMT should be exactly the same as the one on a Submariner I would think.

Actually the 116710 has a thinner caseback compared to the submariner but it has the same crystal. I think that the GMT could hold on this depth.

[frostie]

Originally Posted by directioneng

Tie on a couple of GMT's and check if they are 100, 300 or could go the 1200 distance.

[ashu2289]

Originally Posted by LMP

Gutsy!!

[leopardprey]

Experiment sounds interesting! Will wait for the results. I am sure the SUB will come out on top, I just hope your line does not break or watch gets swalloed by some creature of the deep!

[SPACE-DWELLER]

Originally Posted by astcell

How about 1001 feet? Also watch the current, the watch may only drop 400 feet and be trawling.

At 1,001 feet the Sub Date will look a bit like this Explorer:

[SPACE-DWELLER]

BTW:

A similar test was made with the Sea-Dweller where a user had fixed the SD on the outside of a small submarine, but I cannot find that link again.

Maybe someone here can find it? There were pics from the diving computer inside the submarine/diving bell where you could see the SD on the monitor and at was depth it was.

[watchnut]

Originally Posted by SWFLA1

Be careful... and remember - the fishies love to eat bright, shiny objects

That's what I was thinking, damned expensive bait!

[Rubenonfire]

Good luck!
I'm anxious to hear how it turns out. But man...don't get that line tangled in a kelp farm. There are really no words for those kind of tears.

[Rawhyde]

I'd consider a steel cable and putting the watch in a metal cage. You'll need some weight to make it sink anything even resembling straight, and the ability to do some serious tugging on the ascent would bring some piece of mind. I have no doubt that the Sub will do just fine. With a nice cage, you could sink some other stuff to see if it gets crushed! I think it'd be funny to sink a big bag of Cheese Puffs and see what happens to them!

Rawhyde

[frostie]

Nice idea rawhyde

[Perdu]

So, you lower the watch down deep and a barracuda sees the flash of stainless steel. The fish hits the lure, AKA Rolex watch, and serrates the 50lb line. Later someone catches the fish, guts it, and to his total amazement finds a Rolex in its belly.