Never seen this bezel before - Super Kontiki

Bille · Jan 2, 2020

Hi OF

I just received my latest purchase - an Eterna Super Kontiki 130 FTP. I bought the watch because I just love that dial and thoose hands. It’s difficult to see on the pictures but in daylight the dial is more tropical than black.

But the bezel looks different - I have never seen such a bezel before. Can anybody help with an explanation on how to use this bezel?

Thanks - and Happy New Year.

Dan S · Jan 2, 2020

It is a decompression limit bezel in feet. Here is mine, in meters.

Foo2rama · Jan 2, 2020

Max time at depth bezel. Set at start point and 5 minutes at 200 etc.

Set triangle with minute hand, once your max depth crosses the indicated depth with the minute hand you come up.

old school and not the safest by modern standards.

Vitezi · Jan 2, 2020

Some more info here
https://omegaforums.net/threads/incoming-now-explain-this-bezel-to-me.66389/

Dan S · Jan 2, 2020

I have a Doxa that's also in feet.

Dan S · Jan 2, 2020

And a Jenny-cased Haste that has the whole friggin' dive table on the bezel. Sorry, I may have posted this previously, but these bezels are really enigmatic.

Bille · Jan 2, 2020

Dan S
And a Jenny-cased Haste that has the whole friggin' dive table on the bezel. Sorry, I may have posted this previously, but these bezels are really enigmatic.

Thanks - this picture explains it pretty good.

Bille · Jan 2, 2020

Dan S
It is a decompression limit bezel in feet. Here is mine, in meters.

That’s a nice watch!!

Bille · Jan 2, 2020

Foo2rama
Max time at depth bezel. Set at start point and 5 minutes at 200 etc.

Set triangle with minute hand, once your max depth crosses the indicated depth with the minute hand you come up.

old school and not the safest by modern standards.

Thank you for the explanation - fortunately I dont need a sofisticated watch for my swimmingpool-diving😉

Foo2rama · Jan 2, 2020

Dan S
It is a decompression limit bezel in feet. Here is mine, in meters.

technically a "No Decompression Limit Bezel"

Dan S · Jan 2, 2020

Foo2rama
technically a "No Decompression Limit Bezel"

Absolutely.

Foo2rama · Jan 2, 2020

Dan S
And a Jenny-cased Haste that has the whole friggin' dive table on the bezel. Sorry, I may have posted this previously, but these bezels are really enigmatic.

60 minutes at 21 meters is alot more then a 8 minutes at 5 meters... something else is going on with that.. I need to figure it out.

Dan S · Jan 2, 2020

Foo2rama
60 minutes at 21 meters is alot more then a 8 minutes at 5 meters... something else is going on with that.. I need to figure it out.

60 minutes at 21 meters will require 8 minutes decompression at 5 meters. That's how you read it.

Dan S · Jan 2, 2020

Foo2rama
60 minutes at 21 meters is alot more then a 8 minutes at 5 meters... something else is going on with that.. I need to figure it out.

The other bezels are putting the no-deco limit for 21m at 50-55 minutes or so, so it's fairly consistent. Just much less conservative than current dive tables.

Foo2rama · Jan 2, 2020

Dan S
60 minutes at 21 meters will require 8 minutes decompression at 5 meters. That's how you read it.

I get it now. It’s a dive timer and then a chart. You don’t match the timer. I was still doing that.

Never seen this bezel before - Super Kontiki

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