Flooded Seamaster Planet Ocean Chrono

Foo2rama

Are you a troll? Who is saying that it cannot reach 100m? Its tested at the factory to that level.

Foo2rama

This would imply a failure of training, and a failure of the salesperson. There is no reason to buy a dive watch without a dive bezel, none at all. 2nd max depth for a recreational diver is 40m... but that is the second level of certification, 18m is the max for new divers freash out of training. Anyone going below 40m has advanced training and would never make this error.

Livesimply11

Nobody is promoting anything with a 150m rating as a dive watch...

rainking

Apologies if I am incorrect in my understanding, but you seem to be separating swimming from actual--actual--diving, yes? Not diving under the water for 10-20 feet when you're at the beach, or falling off your jetski, etc. Because those are the sorts of activities most people want to know their watch can handle. But then you keep going on about these normal non-anoraks as if the same normal non-anoraks (in terms of watches) are on the other hand serious (anorak) scuba divers who somehow think it's a good idea to rely on minimally water-resistance-rated mechanical watches on their dives. No experienced modern-day scuba diver does that. It doesn't make any sense in reality. You seem quite concerned with a situation that seems FAR less likely to ever even occur (people taking such watches to such depths) than the chances of one of those watches failing in the process of going to those depths.

Further, you've mentioned several times a scenario where someone is "in court," over a failed watch, having to argue back and forth about the meaning of a depth chart and whether or not a warranty claim is valid. Pardon my ignorance, but how, exactly, do we figure that Omega et. al. would even know how deep you took a watch that you brought in for service due to it leaking? In other words, the people who buy such watches aren't going anywhere near those depths, and people who do go to those depths don't use these types of watches--because as experienced, certified divers, they know the reasons why they use the equipment they use and why they don't use the equipment they don't.

Foo2rama

Because you knob it is tested to that level in house using testing equipment... Its marketing and tested to that level... Look up the history of depth ratings in the Swiss watch industry and learn the history and tech race that has been going on for years... there is nothing the Swiss like more then history and holding to tradition.

The Rolex Deep Sea does not say 10,898.4 m on it, which it has achieved, but 3,900 which is the level they can test it too.

hotwheels

I agree, my point is what depth can I go to with the up to 100m watches and not just omega, and be covered if it does fail as in the case of the original post. Out of goodwill I have no doubt that omega would be fine but What about other less reputable brands? Perhaps just put 10m or 20m etc..... these big depth numbers are misleading

hotwheels

So I’m a knob ......well done couldn’t debate so just abused...... your brave behind your keyboard perhaps you wouldn’t use those words if we were face to face

Foo2rama

Because you knob

Foo2rama

This would imply a failure of training, and a failure of the salesperson. There is no reason to buy a dive watch without a dive bezel, none at all. 2nd max depth for a recreational diver is 40m... but that is the second level of certification, 18m is the max for new divers freash out of training. Anyone going below 40m has advanced training and would never make this error.

Foo2rama

No you are because you are trying to argue both sides of something, while not understanding why a watch has 100m on it, and failing to listen to anybody that is trying to help you understand, you have a wrong preconceived notion that you refuse to see as being incorrect even with overwhelming proof you are wrong.

And you don't know me, I fully would say that to your face and most likely alot more if you made arguments like that to me and went in circles completely ignoring what multiple people where telling you. I have zero issue calling stupidity out or standing up to anyone. Ill call you an idiot, then make sure you are a competent diver and take you diving even. Then if you are a competent diver I'll even compliment you.


What point was invalid again troll?

Archer

So all makers should put depth ratings on their watches that grossly understate their real capabilities, just because a few cheap brands might not pass a proper pressure test at the deeper rating?

Well not much logic in that idea...

Livesimply11

I don’t see what the big deal is when no one on the face of the planet will use an AQUA TERRA as part of their PROFESSIONAL DIVING EQUIPMENT... Unless they’re highly untrained, and that’s a different topic all together.
Does it say it’s rated for 150m? Yes, because it’s tested IN-HOUSE with results to back it up. You’re arguing for the sake of arguing.