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pete26
·Ah yes, my least favourite topic comes up again. So to provide even more evidence (that I'm sure will be ignored) Omega recently published some training materials on the Omega Extranet for their sales staff. I can't show it directly because it's internal documentation, but I will quote from it, It starts off with this:
HOW DEEP CAN YOUR OMEGA REALLY GO?
Water resistance remains one of the most complex questions in watchmaking. This is why we are taking you below the surface to reveal what our timepieces can truly withstand in the aquatic environment. This knowledge will ensure a shared understanding within our CS organization and give you an extra edge when managing customer cases related to moisture.
A little further down it clarifies what an Omega watch with even the most minimal water resistance can do:
The OMEGA standard:
OMEGA watches are water resistant to the depth defined by the model’s specifications, as long as the components assuring the sealing are intact. This means that a 30-meter water resistant OMEGA watch can be worn to swim (with energetic motion) up to 30 meters underwater for extended periods.
So in fact you can take a properly maintained watch, rated for just 30m, down to 30m, and swim with "energetic motion" and it will still be fine.
Cheers, Al
Absolutely agree Al, I swam with my Seamaster 30m Manhattan all the time in the early 80's, including in Surf. I noticed when I did my dive certification in 1985, one lady dived with her Datejust and one of the instructors had a Seamaster 30m in gold on leather strap. Personally I wouldn't do that but the deepest you go diving is around 15m, 25m is considered a deep dive in Australian recreational open water diving, or it was when I did my open water. I gave up diving in the late 80's.
