Cheap Dive Watch

[hustlerzlife]

I am looking for a Christmas present for myself. I mostly just free dive around southern California and I never know how deep I've gone to. Last trip to Catalina I looked for a simple depth gage and the only thing anyone had was $500 computers. It would be nice to get a new wristwatch that tells me my max depth.

Features I would like:

-Large face
-If it is analog I would like to see numbers instead of roman numerals or dots
-Glow in the Dark
-Good battery life
-Current Depth
-Max Depth

Features I don't want:

-Heavy
-Thick

Any suggestions?

 

[CompuDude]

Amazon.com: Citizen Men's Aqualand Watch #BJ2000-09E: Jewelry & Watches: Citizen

Not quite all of your specs, but close.

Citizen makes a whole line of dive computer watches also that are very popular as backups.

 

[hustlerzlife]

Thanks for the reply. I thought I searched for this topic, but I just did another search and found a very similar thread.

 

[spectrum]

If capturing your depth is important be sure to check the sampling rate. Depth checks and logging are not always instantaneous.

 

[muddiver]

Freestyle brand. Waterproof to 300' typically about $40. I've been wearing them diving, fire fighting and all the time for 20+ years. Killer customer service, sent one in when the bezle poped off and they sent me a brand new watch.

 

[CompuDude]

Freestyle brand. Waterproof to 300' typically about $40. I've been wearing them diving, fire fighting and all the time for 20+ years. Killer customer service, sent one in when the bezle poped off and they sent me a brand new watch.

I wasn't aware Freestyle had any watches that have a depth gauge. Is this new?

 

[muddiver]

I didn't read that part, I was still on "cheap".