Luminox

[tridacna]

Actually so do I! My Luminox has been to 180 feet many times with no problem.

 

[vladimir]

It's a legal term. "With the new ISO standards The "Water Resistant" mark has come to replace the "Water Proof". Now if your watch is water resistant it is water proof to a certain extent. Actually both the marks mean the same thing to some extent. A water resistant watch is equivalent to water proof to a certain extent. This can be summarized with some figures

Watches are usually marked with one of the following ratings:

* 30 Meters/100 Feet
* 50 Meters/160 Feet
* 100 Meters/300 Feet
* 150 Meters/500 Feet
* 200 Meters/660 Feet
* 1000 Meters/3300 Feet

These however, do not generally indicate the point at which a watch's resistance to pressure is expected to fail. For example, a watch rated 30 Meters would not be expected to survive Scuba Diving to 30 Meters, but would be expected to survive light splashing, for example wearing in the shower."

From watchesbest.com

I have read this elsewhere as well. I wonder what those depth figures represent, if not a failure point. It certainly has the potential to mislead a customer. And it is certainly reasonable for the OP to expect her "Navy Seals" watch to be good down to 37 feet.

 

[JenCell]

well I will return my watch and they will replace it under warranty...
Meanwhile I'll get a casio g-shock as a backup..

 

[Teamcasa]

I had about 50 or so dives on mine before it flooded. Only then did I found out just how lousy Luminox's customer service was. Never again.

 

[Red_5]

someday I'll own this watch: Ball Engineer Master II Diver

 

[fnfalman]

someday I'll own this watch: Ball Engineer Master II Diver

I checked it out and decided against it. Ball watches are awesome pieces of machineries, but I don't care for the inner rotating bezel. I can't twist the darn knob when I have my gloves on.

 

[Rennie0907]

I have had my Luminox for about 5 years and it has well over 300 dives on it. With probably a third of those at depths greater than 100ft and a max depth of 164. Never had a problem, well except that some people think the glow in the dark dial is to bright at night. Take it back, good luck!

Which model if you don't mind my asking?
I just picked up my Sea Lion with the Carbonox case good for diving 330 feet maximum.

 

[Snoweman]

Which model if you don't mind my asking?
I just picked up my Sea Lion with the Carbonox case good for diving 330 feet maximum.

You're replying to a 16 year old thread.