Digital Depth wrist Gauge Watch..Which is a better buy?

[j_c_a]

I use one of the Citizen dive watches that have a depth gauge. It's just for convenience (ie my computer is on my console) so the fact that it's not digital isn't very important to me. The up side is when you're not underwater, you have a nice looking watch

btw, my wife uses a D3 for the same thing. She chose it because a) we've had good luck w/ our Cobra's b) any dive watch w/ depth was too big for her to wear as a regular watch.

 

[Far_X]

A lot of dump valves get installed on the left wrist because it's easy to make your wrist the highest point when dumping air.

Neat answer - thanks. My dump valve is on my left shoulder so I guess I don't have that problem unless my left shoulder is not at a high point.

 

[ScubaDadMiami]

I really like my Uwatec digital. My only beef is the temperature takes too long to read accurately. . . .

Mine also take a while to catch up. I guess it is due to how much flow gets into the boots or something.

 

[ScubaDadMiami]

Is any more precise of a reading really nessecary?

No, but it would be nice for the guage to read fast enough to give you the right information.

 

[Wijbrandus]

Is any more precise of a reading really nessecary?

Only for bragging rights.

Oh, and so you can have an idea how long it will be before the "shrinkage" returns to normal. I still dive wet... :11:

 

[hardhat]

Neat answer - thanks. My dump valve is on my left shoulder so I guess I don't have that problem unless my left shoulder is not at a high point.

A lot of divers don't like the traditional commercal placement of the dump valve on the shoulder, as they have to roll on their side to dump air. On the wrist you just raise your arm, with the valve set in auto dump.

 

[Far_X]

A lot of divers don't like the traditional commercal placement of the dump valve on the shoulder, as they have to roll on their side to dump air. On the wrist you just raise your arm, with the valve set in auto dump.

In my DIR posture I would have to bring my arm through 181 degrees to get to that position. ... as if I have gotten used to just rolling gradually to the side, hear the bubbles, then roll back. I find it quite esthetic

 

[melfox26]

Maybe not the place to continue this discussion but am trying to understand what you wrote here. I also dive dry and am a newbie but I do have my computer and compass on my left wrist - learnt it wasn't a good idea to have one of them on the same wrist as the light How do they affect dumping the air?

Probably isn't a good idea to have your computer on your left wrist, being that you have to monitor depth when acending at the end of a dive, and that your left hand is holding your dump valve over your head. Compass is fine on your left wrist because you no longer need the compass when you're ascending.

As for the light, probably on a wrist lanyard, get one of those coil lanyards and clip it off to your right D-ring on your BC strap. That was it's not hanging off your wrist the entire time.

Mel

 

[melfox26]

In my DIR posture I would have to bring my arm through 181 degrees to get to that position. ... as if I have gotten used to just rolling gradually to the side, hear the bubbles, then roll back. I find it quite esthetic

You most certainly are not DIR if you have your computer on your left wrist and your light on a lanyard on your right wrist.

Mel

 

[Far_X]

Probably isn't a good idea to have your computer on your left wrist, being that you have to monitor depth when acending at the end of a dive, and that your left hand is holding your dump valve over your head. Compass is fine on your left wrist because you no longer need the compass when you're ascending.

As for the light, probably on a wrist lanyard, get one of those coil lanyards and clip it off to your right D-ring on your BC strap. That was it's not hanging off your wrist the entire time.

Mel

This is assuming I am using the BCD for buoyancy in the water and not just the surface Light is on the D-ring unless it is a night dive whereby it is in my right hand all the time. I don't have anything attached by lanyard to my wrist. On one of the dives this weekend, on my return journey, I saw a trail in the sand and thought I had something trailing from me - I looked and looked and could not find anything - then I realised what had caused it, horseshoe crabs!!! I am definitely not DIR...yet!!!