need help finding a dive watch

[whathedeuce]

I'm not really sure what to look for when looking for a dive watch. Do you simply need to look for a watch that is water resistant to x feet deep? What I'm asking is, can you buy watches for diving that aren'y technically labeled for diving? Basically, i'm looking for an affordable dive watch, lol

 

[Thalassamania]

Then buy the least expensive digital watch you can find that is labeled water resistant to "X" feet.

 

[Blackwood]

Then buy the least expensive digital watch you can find that is labeled water resistant to "X" feet.

Just remember that on most digital watches, the buttons aren't sealed. So don't press them under water.

 

[highlandfarmwv]

Walmart has lots of cheap waterproof watches.
My LLBean Field Watch has over 100 dives under its band, and it does not look like a "dive watch".

 

[1_T_Submariner]

G shock Almost indistructable. Available at Wal mart etc...

G shock Frogman if you want to spend 5-6X as much.

 

[Scuba Do]

I've taken my G-shock on 20+ dives. It has worked wonderfully!

 

[tc]

Anything rated to 200 meters would be fine for diving, anything rated to 100 meters will PROBABLY be ok- But the manufacturers will say that the 100M watches are not rated for Scuba.

 

[halocline]

Not sure what you mean by affordable. I bought a seiko dive watch for about $175; it has a rotating bezel to set for elapsed dive time and is truly waterproof. Four years later, it's working great and it's a watch I can wear every day. To me, the price was not out of line considering how long it will last and the fact that it's a "real" watch; you know, with hands.

My first dive watch was a flea-market old russian diver watch; it really looked the part, even had a mechanical movement and a little diver on the face. It worked great until I took it diving!

Thre are lots of "sport" digital watches that are cheap and will certainly do the job. However, "water resistant" does not always mean it will stay dry under pressure.

 

[Bobyjimmie]

I took my G-shock into the field while in the military and it has several dives on it now. Its 8 years old and is completely indestructable and trust me when I say I used to break watches, A LOT.

 

[RonFrank]

My Citizen Titanium Analog chronograph is rated to 200 meters, has seals on all four buttons, and a screw in Crown, but Citizen says it's NOT for diving. Go figure. I've had it to 100 feet, but no more. It failed a pressure test on the last battery change.

No problem, I have two computers, and would rather dive them.

So how can a watch be oring sealed, rated to 200M, and NOT be intended for diving? I have no clue, but My experience is that it worked just fine.

I'd say that MOST watches that have screw in crown's, and sealed control buttons ARE OK to dive even if the manufacture would rather change more for a *DIVE* watch.

Personally if you want something for diving, I'd suggest a computer. Or you can go with something like the Aeris Epic, or other watched size dive computers, but they are pricey.