Do you dive with an expensive dive watch?

[Sam308]

Do you dive with an expensive dive watch? Has it ever failed?

I'm wondering if I would be better off with a cheap Casio or Timex for diving. Do people dive with Rolex's and such? As the watch and seals get older, it will fail and a flood will ruin the watch.

 

[Tigerman]

I never did dive with an expensive watch and I never will - Theres computers for that purpose..

 

[Mayor]

I really like breitling products so I have a few and use the super ocean for diving. Could I use a $5.00 watch to do the same thing. Yes, but I all ready have one that works. If the watch ever gets loose I know it will be good to 6600 feet and the fish will enjoy it.

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[deepstops]

Define expensive. I dive with a Citizen Eco Drive watch with a countdown function for deco. It's rated for 200m and cost $175. It's relatively inexpensive compared to the Tag Heuer I own.

 

[Tigerman]

Define expensive. I dive with a Citizen Eco Drive watch with a countdown function for deco. It's rated for 200m and cost $175. It's relatively inexpensive compared to the Tag Heuer I own.

Something like that I wouldn mind too much bringing down with me. When I answered I was thinking of "expensive" as $1k++

 

[vladimir]

I drowned a Tag Heuer in Palau; I didn't screw the crown down after re-setting to local time. I used to dive with my Rolex Submariner, but I never used it to time dives. Occasionally I'd use it to get back on the boat for lunch. Now I leave it at home and dive a Suunto D9 which is a decent watch and a good dive computer too. I just had the Rolex serviced. They recommend you do it annually if you're diving with it, but I've gone 3 or 4 years between overhauls with no problems.

 

[deepstops]

Something like that I wouldn mind too much bringing down with me. When I answered I was thinking of "expensive" as $1k++

My Tag Heuer was over a $1k (and could certainly go diving) but the Citizen certainly isn't in the $45 Casio G-shock category either.

 

[scubafanatic]

...I'm trying to figure out why anyone would wish to dive with an expensive dive watch in the first place ? Watches are small...so easy to drop/lose/misplace....you're taking it on and off frequently whenever you put on/remove your wetsuit....can get lost on a crammed/gear-laden dive boat amongst the tons of other gear onboard....set it down in the wrong spot and someone's scuba tank can easily crush it..it can make you a target for crime. My 'cheapie' (less than $ 150) Poseidon dive watch is rated for 500 meters depth.

 

[Tigerman]

My Tag Heuer was over a $1k (and could certainly go diving) but the Citizen certainly isn't in the $45 Casio G-shock category either.

Tag Heuer is nice watches and I wouldnt take them diving myself because of the price tag..
One thing is that the watch can take it, another is me losing it, getting it stolen or whatever..

 

[Jorgy]

We only take cheap watches on vacation and on dive boats........Casio G-Shocks.......why draw attention to yourself and risk having it lost, broken or stolen...........

I dive two of the same computers and leave the watch on the boat in my dry bag.........

For me, I kept forgetting to note the start of dive time for my "backup" so it was not really a backup.....so I gave up and bought another computer..........

They both turn on simultaneously; have the same NDL algorithm, works great........

One on my wrist and one in the BC pocket..........

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