Wear daily but avoid showers and mowing the lawn.
Read the specs below.
If you believe that your daily life is more stressful than those or that your watch is less durable then a vintage chrono from the 60s then feel free to not wear your watch everyday.
- High Temperature – 48 hours at a temperature of 160°F (71°C) followed by 30 minutes at 200°F (93°C). For the high temperature tests, atmospheric pressure shall be 5.5 psi (0.35 atm) and the relative humidity shall not exceed 15%.
- Low Temperature – Four hours at a temperature of 0°F (-18° C)
- Temperature Pressure Chamber –pressure maximum of 1.47 x 10exp-5 psi (10exp-6 atm) with temperature raised to 160°F (71°C). The temperature shall then be lowered to 0°F (-18°C) in 45 minutes and raised again to 160°F in 45 minutes. Fifteen more such cycles shall be completed.
- Relative Humidity – A total time of 240 hours at temperatures varying between 68°F and 160°F (20°C and 71°C, respectively) in a relative humidity of at least 95%. The steam used shall have a pH value between 6.5 and 7.5.
- Pure Oxygen Atmosphere – The test item shall be placed in an atmosphere of 100% oxygen at a pressure of 5.5 psi (0.35 atm) for 48 hours. Performance outside of specification tolerance, visible burning, creation of toxic gases, obnoxious odors, or deterioration of seals or lubricants shall constitute a failure. The ambient temperature shall be maintained at 160°F (71°C).
- Shock – Six shocks of 40g each, in six different directions, with each shock lasting 11 milliseconds.
- Acceleration – The test item shall be accelerated linearly from 1g to 7.25g within 333 seconds, along an axis parallel to the longitudinal spacecraft axis.
- Decompression – 90 minutes in a vacuum of 1.47 x 10E-5 psi (10 E-6 atm) at a temperature of 160° F (71° C), and 30 minutes at a 200° F (93°C).
- High Pressure – The test item shall be subjected to a pressure of 23.5 psi (1.6 atm) for a minimum period of one hour.
- Vibration – Three cycles of 30 minutes (lateral, horizontal, vertical, the frequency varying from 5 to 2000 cps and back to 5 cps in 15 minutes. Average acceleration per impulse must be at least 8.8g.
- Acoustic Noise – 130dB over a frequency range from 40 to 10,000 HZ, for a duration of 30 minutes.
I was told by Omega that it was just bone dry and needed a full service, which luckily was covered.
what's the point of having dive watch you can't get wet?
Unless you are engaged in certain professions -- coal mining, rodeo clown, missile testing, etc. -- I think that you'll be ok wearing it daily.
??? I have only ever had an issue with a watch once, and that was when a barrel struck my wrist while I has helping a hapless cowboy get clear. Direct horn strokes have never been an issue.
Put it on your wrist. In 3 weeks, you won't even think about it anymore.
I wonder if there is a limit to that. I still daily a red sub, but I do contemplate if I would feel the same wearing say a Patek Celestial.
