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mustachedmystic posted...

Not trying to be a dick or anything, but why do people that have never been within 500 feet of a SCUBA rig buy divers? I don't know jack about watches, and I'm curious.

they look good

OliviaWildThing posted...

thanks! it really is hard to find a good sized, well proportioned diver, so i don't mind the "downgrade" from the aqua terra. sometimes i don't want to wear the AT anyway, such as when i'm in shorts. it feels great, i love how thin and lightweight the watch is, it's about the same as my AT which is unique for a dive watch. surprised they were able to dial in the bracelet perfectly too, was worried about that (thought i might have to buy a 3rd party half link, which does exist)

Yeah, the bracelet can be hit or miss, unfortunately it doesn't have enough micro adjustments (should have 5). I got lucky with the size as well. I didn't know there were aftermarket half links, I'll have to check that out. A friend of mine is having trouble with the size.

Btw, check out the topic I just made about getting a new Seiko last week. I think it's a really cool model!

mustachedmystic posted...

Not trying to be a dick or anything, but why do people that have never been within 500 feet of a SCUBA rig buy divers? I don't know jack about watches, and I'm curious.

This confusion about a watch's depth rating is unfortunately very prevalent. But basically, a watch that's 100m water resistant, will not survive 100m underwater. The watch receives a 100m water resistance because it's pressure tested in a static position underwater. Take this as an example: If you submerged a 30m water resistance watch into a glass, it's very likely that it'll receive a very costly water damage. That's because when a watch is moving underwater, the pressure the watch receives during movement can be greater than 30m in a static position. Therefore a watch rated at 30m is NOT safe for swimming in a pool, flailing your arms under water will definitely cause damage. A shower head hitting your watch in an opening like a chronograph pusher or under the bezel can generate pressures >50m in a static position. Even 50m wouldn't be appropriate for submerging. The rule of thumb for swimming in a pool is 100m of water resistance with a screw down crown. 200m is appropriate for scuba diving, 300m is appropriate for deep scuba diving, and anything deeper than 300m is technically unnecessary for a normal consumer. Professional divers opt for diving computers nowadays anyway, so in theory even they don't need it.

So while water resistance is very important depending on your activities (again, DO NOT submerge a 50m or less water resistance watch!), at certain ratings, it does become a marketing argument. I've been to factories here in Switzerland, where they would show us devices that simulated static position depth tests for 1000+ meters, so it's not like the companies are lying, these depth ratings are legit for sure. But everything below 300m (Rolex Submariner rating) is basically not necessary!

Very interesting, thanks

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mustachedmystic posted...

Vegy is a 30 year old man, who's pretending to be a 60 year old woman that likes to act like a 57 year old man that pretends to be a horny 16 year old boy

He's also the TC

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AngelicRadiance posted...

He's also the TC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjZdHdd88jo

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PoundGarden posted...

I'll never understand expensive watches. I think I paid $120 for this Invicta and imo it has way more personality and looks a lot better especially for what I'm assuming the Tudor cost

that looks like its from a steampunk themed rpg /pos

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winged_weltall posted...

I didn't know there were aftermarket half links, I'll have to check that out. A friend of mine is having trouble with the size.

https://www.uncleseiko.com/products/tudor-bb58-1-2-link-for-stock-bracelet

FYI in case you need the link