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How many dives could I do in Punta Cana for 7 grand……? Jus sayin.
Diving watches
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Very true. I'll never tell other people how to spend their money, and if folks like and want to wear expensive watches that's absolutely fine with me. I have plenty of dive watches, although none of them approaching that level of luxury. And, if people want to wear dive watches for diving, that's fine with me too. But I do find it a little humorous when people say that they wear their expensive dive watches as a backup in case of a dive computer failure. For the price of even an entry-level automatic dive watch you can just buy an inexpensive backup computer and can forgo having to work dive tables if your main computer fails. I wear dive watches (on land) because I tend to like the styling and find the timing bezel convenient for a lot of tasks. And I occasionally wear one for a day of diving so I can easily tell the time and can plan when I need to get out of the water and start to head back home before the missus gets mad that I've been gone all day. But I definitely don't justify it as a backup device. To each his/her/their own though.
kyle191
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I bought each person in my family a Deep Blue legit dive watch. They were under $200 and are terrific!! They look cool. They are waterproof to 1000 feet. And they don't need batteries. I wear mine every day as a watch as does my wife. My kids wear their too quite a bit above water
They are a great value and you don't mind banging one against a tank when gearing up.
www.deepbluewatches.com
They are a great value and you don't mind banging one against a tank when gearing up.
Deep Blue Dive Watches
rjgiddings
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I'm kind of a watch geek, so I would recommend a Seiko SKX009 or the 007 as a real dive watch. Automatic movement, rotating bezel, and they look fresh as hell.
Casio G-Shock is also a great reccomendation.
Would I wear a Submariner diving - no way - you lose one pin on that really expensive Rolex and it's gone forever.
Casio G-Shock is also a great reccomendation.
Would I wear a Submariner diving - no way - you lose one pin on that really expensive Rolex and it's gone forever.
I bought each person in my family a Deep Blue legit dive watch. They were under $200 and are terrific!! They look cool. They are waterproof to 1000 feet. And they don't need batteries. I wear mine every day as a watch as does my wife. My kids wear their too quite a bit above water
They are a great value and you don't mind banging one against a tank when gearing up.
Deep Blue Dive Watches
Those watches look great, and are at least half the cost of a Luminox with a greater depth rating. Thanks for the share.
I wear an NFW Viperfish almost daily.. VERY robust watch.
ViperFish / No. 09410
Designed with direct input from professional search & rescue divers, the ViperFish is a true dive watch. The unique case design is comprised of over 40 pieces, all coming together to form an iconic piece of functional wrist art. Impact-forged from surgical-grade stainless steel, the ViperFish...
nfwonline.com
kyle191
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They make watches in price ranges from $180 to about $1100 dollars. The more inexpensive watches have Japanese automatic movements. Their more expensive ones have Swiss automatic movements. They also offer models with tritium markers on the dial and hands. I wish I had bought one of the tritium models for myself.....but my wife and youngest son have a tritium model.
I bought this one because it has a purple face....I've never seen a watch with this color dial before. It is 44 mm with a see through back. Helium release...Picked it up on sale for $149!!!
Absolutely 100% not worth it FOR DIVING. For adding to your collection and wearing casually, few other watches can make the statement of a classic two tone blue Rolex Sub.
With its even greater surge in popularity the last 5yrs you’ll be lucky to find one let alone snag one for under $15k. At that price it’s more of a liability to slap on flipping over a boat (if that’s what you primarily plan to use it for).
If you’re trying to make a classy retro statement pickup vintage analog wrist mounted gauges that’ll get more looks, intrigue, and questions than a Rolex Sub.
With its even greater surge in popularity the last 5yrs you’ll be lucky to find one let alone snag one for under $15k. At that price it’s more of a liability to slap on flipping over a boat (if that’s what you primarily plan to use it for).
If you’re trying to make a classy retro statement pickup vintage analog wrist mounted gauges that’ll get more looks, intrigue, and questions than a Rolex Sub.
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