top row left to right:
Seiko Sea Urchin, Citizen ecodrive AW0050-58L, Deep Blue Daynight
second row:
Mondaine, Luminox Navy Seals, Luminox, Steinhart Ocean Black
third row:
Steinhart Ocean GMT, Orient Kano, old Casio, Luminox
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Dive Watches
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Seiko Sea Urchin, Citizen ecodrive AW0050-58L, Deep Blue Daynight
second row:
Mondaine, Luminox Navy Seals, Luminox, Steinhart Ocean Black
third row:
Steinhart Ocean GMT, Orient Kano, old Casio, Luminox
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Great collection, but I can hear all the watch fans saying 'synchronise the watches when doing a group shot!'
Well there are 5 quartz watches in the group that have batteries and are all on virtually the same time. There is one quartz watch that hasn't been worn inGreat collection, but I can hear all the watch fans saying 'synchronise the watches when doing a group shot!'
awhile (Casio) and it needs a battery. Of the 5 automatic watches, I just wear them one at a time. This photo must have been taken on a weekend as none of the
automatics seem to be running at the correct time. I typically wear quartz on weekends for various reasons.
As for the date, I never set that so it might be all over the place with these watches.
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I have that watch, also on a metal bracelet. Super Commander, Super Engineer - I don't remember...Super something. I posted it recently in the Becker subforum.
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Yup - makes it so much easier. I started with a watch and gauges, progressed to a simple dive computer (still wore the watch), then to a decent wrist mount dive computer with transmitter (still have my old computer on my regulator console).
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Dive watches typically represent the best a manufacturer can do in water resistance, shock resistance, general ruggedness and luminescence. They appeal to non-divers who want a rugged tool watch. Of course divers wear them too, even today, although they have been eclipsed by dive computers.
This is the Seiko dive watch I'm wearing today:
I need to repaint some of the bezel numbers with acrylic enamel and a fine brush.
The first water resistant watch was the Rolex Oyster (1926). Mercedes Gleitze wore one for her English Channel swim on 21 October 1927. The first diver watch was the Omega Marine (1932), an industrial watch, followed by the improved Omega Marine Standard (1936) which was sold to the general public. The first modern diver watches were the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms and the Rolex Submariner (1953). They had all the features we expect in this sort of watch today and there are innumerable copies.
No watch is water proof. An entry level diver watch has 20 ATM (atmospheres) water resistance. A manufacturer like Seiko pulls one every X number of watches off the assembly line and sends it to quality control, where it is placed in a water vessel and pressurized to 20 atmospheres to see if any water gets in. Watches like this may be used for sport and military diving to a depth of 100 feet, or even a few feet deeper if you're feeling lucky. In commercial advertising, you will see 20 ATM translated into 20 "bars" (which they think is your general orientation) or even "200 Meters." Guys, no one dives to 200 meters. That's what submarines are for.
Diving 10 to 30 feet underwater, you will see all the marine life and scenery you could want to see, and the biggest pirate treasure ever found was 10 feet underwater off Long Island. If you go deeper, it gets cold and dark really fast. If you dive to 90 or 100 feet, to see a wreck I guess or just to say you've been there, you'll need to bring your own light and grease yourself to pull on a dry suit.
There are people who dive below 100 feet because it is their job, and they wear professional diver watches with WR from 150 ATM up to ridiculous numbers and certification for outer space! Not going there.
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I need to do this too, Do you have a preferred enamel you use? I was just going to go to the local hobby shop and see what they had.
I believe you're referring to the discovery of the Whydah, which was off Cape Cod, not Long Island. I have family that's on the team that discovered and excavated the wreck.
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to be labeled divers watch on the dial or case it has to pass iso6425. which is a bunch of testing. some brands do it on their divers watches like citizen as an example, many dont. iso6425 has a series of tests and requirements. some brand do their own tests same as or even more, as I hear rolex does. some do less. regardless, wr rating and a bezel and looking like one doesn't make it a divers watch.
you can though recreational open water dive with watches that aren't divers certified. ive done it many times and deep. ive taken a seiko 50m non screw down crown that looked liked a divers watch on many dives as kid and as far down as 61m with no issues.
^this citizen being tested for pressure isn't a divers watch. it looks like one but it is only rated for 100m wr. it has no screw down crown and isn't setup to handle the pressure but it does pretty well considering it isnt a diver certified watch. the iso6425 testing is much more than just pressure testing. worth a read if bored or curious....Google and you'll find lots of info on its testing and requirements.
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Who knew?! I think I’ve found my next tee shirt too!
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/speedometer-official-unidirectional-bezel-bracelet/
Seiko has or used to have their own standards. IIRC if it said "divers" or "200M" on the dial then it was dive certified. I've looked for that information on the internet recently and have not been able to find it.
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last I heard, seiko does iso6425 on some watches still.....the seikos that said divers were iso6425 certified in the past like the skx line(r.i.p.). ive never heard they do their own testing instead and not iso6425 testing on their labeled as divers watches. doesn't mean you're wrong. ive just never read it or heard it til now.
that seiko I used to dive with as kid was not a dive watch, but it did fine....used it to track time on bottom time and on safety stops and all....this was all in the late 80s and early 90s... before dive computers.
I didn't mean to imply anything about the testing that they did, just that some of their watches were built to be used as dive watches and some were not.
Here is an interesting article if you want to read about Seiko patting themselves on the back.
That article did remind me of what I had forgotten- essentially if a Seiko watch says "diver" or "scuba" on the dial then it is suitable for diving. However I've also noticed that the Seiko Marinemaster doesn't say either, it says "professional" on its dial.
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My only preference is finding something I can use. The pandemic and global commerce slowdown have not been good for the miniature and model paint business: Rust-Oleum has discontinued some of its popular Testors paints and Tamiya USA is permanently out of stock on many of its paints. Go to your hobby store, find someone who knows paint, show your watch, say what you want and see what they have. Don't wait for anything backordered.