Do you wear a dive watch?

[gcarter]

SInce i began diving i have been wondering why they existed.

They are sooooo expensive!?!

They don't need to be. Men’s & Women’s Watches | Momentum® (Canadian company)

 

[gcarter]

I had considered this dive watch. The Momentum Steelix. But will get a computer first.

Not really a dive watch without the rotating bezel. Diveable, yes, a dive watch, no.

 

[Captain Swoop]

Apeks do a 1000m rated watch with a Seiko Movement for £99 and a 200m for £77

Mens Diving Watches

 

[gcarter]

I have a Momentum M1 Pro Se (replaced, as I understand it, by the Torpedo Pro Torpedo Pro 44 Rubber | Rubber Watch | Momentum® ). 6 years and 260+ dives on it, and my daily watch. 1 battery change thus far.

 

[rongoodman]

I thought it would be a good idea a few years ago and bought a nice Seiko, and only to realize I never looked at it during a dive. It became my regular wrist watch for a while, until the Apple Watch came out.

 

[D_B]

a JEEP Citizen Aqualand knockoff , records/shows depth and dive time .. it was only $140 so I got it to wear for every dive to use as a backup to my dive computer , have replaced the batteries twice since I've gotten it and by being careful doing it , it hasn't leaked

 

[Captain Swoop]

You can't wear an Omega anymore, they gave one to Bond.
Not that a modern Omega is a working watch anymore, they made them into wealthy bling like a Rolex when they put a ceramic bezel on them.
Good news is that now Bond is wearing an Omega you can dig out your 'proper' old Rolex and start using it as it was intended.

 

[Captain Swoop]

I refer none watch wearers to this thread
Computer Panic!

 

[Stoo]

I don't wear one at home since I wear two 'pooters and I'm on my own schedule. When I am on vacation, I still wear two 'pooters, but I leave my little Timex Ironman on, mostly because I don't want to miss Happy Hour.

I still own a really expensive TAG Heuer, but honestly, I only wear it on special occasions, mostly because I can't ready it anymore! :-(

 

[boulderjohn]

I refer none watch wearers to this thread
Computer Panic!

Computers can ail.

Yes they can. It has never happened to me, but it can happen.

On the other hand, as my previous post indicated, I have had dive watches fail three times, and I rarely use them.