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Anyone Go Swimming With A Speedmaster?

  1. pianomankd Oct 30, 2016

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    I don't plan on it as I have a Seamaster 300 on me for the warmer months, but I've been wondering for those who only own a Speedy. Has anyone taken it in the water? (i.e. - Paddleboarding, tubing, etc.?)

    Obviously paddle boarding and the like doesn't involve one going down 300 meters in the water, and much less than the 50 meter of the Speedy.

    Anyway, just curious!

    -CHEERS!

    -Kyle
     
  2. oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Oct 30, 2016

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    Some do. I wouldn't. 50m water resistance really means more like splash and rain proof... why risk it?
     
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  3. TTG Suffers from watch FOMO. Oct 30, 2016

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    As with any brand, ensure it is water resistant if you plan on exposing to water....
     
  4. w.finkenstaedt Oct 30, 2016

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    Yeah, this. I'd never risk a speedy around more than just washing my hands. If I'm even going near water, I wear a Seamaster.


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  5. Greatpa Oct 30, 2016

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    A take in the water puts the watch under alot more pressure than you think. Means you can put enough pressure by swimming the surfacd to get water in. 100m then you can dive in :thumbsup:
     
  6. ATWG Oct 30, 2016

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    I used swim with my 3570.50 all the time, no issues what so ever. Just have to make sure it's pressure tested once in a while, that's all.
     
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  7. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Oct 30, 2016

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    No way...Its not built or intended for swimming. That's what dive/sport watches are for.
     
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  8. TTG Suffers from watch FOMO. Oct 30, 2016

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  9. spin_transistor Oct 30, 2016

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    I shuttered when I read the topic subject...

    Speedmaster isn't a dive watch and I wouldn't wear it in water.
     
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  10. padders Oooo subtitles! Oct 30, 2016

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    Don't do it. There was a thread on here not so long ago which spoke of a nearly brand new Speedy Pro which fogged the inside of its glass on a plane journey. That does not bode well for water resistance where actual water is involved!
     
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  11. Buck2466 Oct 30, 2016

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    You can do anything you want........except anything involving you in the water with a Speedmaster.;)
     
  12. jaguar11 Oct 30, 2016

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    Not a chance....... Try outer space instead! My interpretation of 50 meters is a splash or raindrop...
     
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  13. dx009 Oct 30, 2016

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    What is this heresy ? :eek:
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  14. JohnGreen300 Oct 30, 2016

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    This. Not worth the risk


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  15. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Oct 30, 2016

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    I wouldn't. It's more rated for accidental water exposure. If you do pressure test at least every other year.

    At the end of the day though if a pusher gets accidentally knocked the wrong way you could loose water resistance. The pushers on a speedy are not really made for water exposure like seamaster chronos are. I might be wrong but activating a pusher underwater would have a high chance of water ingestion.
     
  16. chich Oct 30, 2016

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    No way, 50m isn't meant for more than a brief splash. And really, why risk it? This was never a watch designed for water resistance - like you wouldn't take a sports car off-roading.
     
  17. Bushido Oct 30, 2016

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    This is actually nothing more than a very common myth. Bluntly, I'm too lazy to go looking up the mathematics which debunked this misconception at the moment but the conclusion is sound. Humans cannot move with enough force in water to do more than a very negligible amount of increased force pressure while swimming.
     
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  18. padders Oooo subtitles! Oct 30, 2016

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    This is true in theory. In practice, in the less than perfect world, pushers get pressed in at funny angles, crowns don't seal correctly dust or dirt gets trapped in seals and eventually said seals no longer err seal, meaning watches can and do leak at depths below their rating. To dive or even swim with a chronograph only marginally rated for water immersion (and 50m is the lowest rating applied don't forget) is asking for trouble.
     
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  19. guelerct Oct 30, 2016

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    Yup, for a week on vacation. No issues.


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  20. SmokyT Oct 30, 2016

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    Just curious.... Speedmaster Racing and '57 are both rated to 10 BAR (100m) water resistance. Would they be safe for casual swimming in a pool or 10 BAR would only be safe for washing hands, etc.? (Assuming that the watch is new and in a factory fresh condition.)