ba_hiker
Contributor
I was diving with my sister and brother-in-law (trained in germany). They wore their dive computers and watches with extra loops, like you might use for a light, as backups for the straps. this way if the watch strap broke they would not lose the computer and/or have to abandon the dive.
I looked at the way watch bands attacy, and they use little spring pins to hold them to the watch. any one (of the four) spring points fail or retract and the watch (or computer) is gone.
Is it common to provide redundentcy in watch straps?
btw: i use the nylon/velcro watch bands instead of the providd straps and they are less failure prone. They require both spring pins to fail to lose the watch/computer.
I looked at the way watch bands attacy, and they use little spring pins to hold them to the watch. any one (of the four) spring points fail or retract and the watch (or computer) is gone.
Is it common to provide redundentcy in watch straps?
btw: i use the nylon/velcro watch bands instead of the providd straps and they are less failure prone. They require both spring pins to fail to lose the watch/computer.