im2 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Summer has come... so imagine an embarrassing scene like this..: Saturday evening you get lots of good comments on your pam submersible, or sub , or sea-dweller... The next morning ,you go diving with the same company... And b4 you dive.. you take your watch off and hand it to someone else who is not diving ... I have read in repgeek a post of a member (he is on rwg too i think) who went diving with his SSD and the watch managed it impressively well... Has someone tested other reps that proved reliable companions to diving? Please share your experiences... I own a ultimate DSN PAM11h , DSN claims that this is tested to 3 atm... What deplth is it? Should i try it to dive with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadweller4000 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 3 ATM = pressure of 30 metres. But that does not mean you can go down 30 metres - swimming motions under water can rapidly rise the pressure on the case. 3 ATM means you should be safe to take a short swim in a small pool with it. Just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTR Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Just my 2 cents. Says the guy who has dropped a couple tons on testing said watches rather thoroughly.... I say, take his word for it... after you go to the local battery changer and have him pressure test your particular watch. K? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 I would not swim with a watch that is only rated to 30m. Slapping your wrist down on the water when swimming can generate pressures in excess of that on the watch. With ANY rep I think it is very wise to have the watch tested FIRST and then decide what level of water activity is appropriate for the watch. I have a SSD and plan to use it for spear fishing AFTER I have confirmed it's 100m rating (claimed by several dealers). Here is a standard water resistance guide: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im2 Posted June 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Thanx for the replies! Are there any experiences of diving with reps? Come on, proud SSD owners.... none of you have tried it to more than 5-10 meters diving ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 i swim with my SSD and surf with it in the Pacific Ocean. It's seen pool/salt water about 20-25 times already (exposed at least an hour each time in the water) and no problems with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 I swim, dive and jetski with my MBW APROO and APEOD... No problems at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 I use my 1680, my UPO and my 1665 to swim almost every day for at least two hours. I have never had any issues before, as long your case back is secured there should not be a problem. Next week i will be on vacation at Roatan, good scuba diving place in Central America. I will take the advanced diver course and I will take my watches down with me. Cheers. Swimming is o.k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman_Fred Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 I personally wouldn't trust any rep in anything more strenuous than a shower !! When I go diving, I often wear a rep (on the dive boat) and then swap to a "proper" gen dive watch - my Titanium Citizen Aquamount which has a built in dive computer to record my dive time, water temp., max depth etc... I can wear the Citizen with the confidence that it's not going to fail as soon as I drop below 3m !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im2 Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showto...8494&hl=SSD well?? The guy is a rep forum hero:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hawkes Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Awesome. A 100$ Citizen Promaster automatic will give you no problems at all, while a 500$ Superrep will die after some wateraction.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Don't the dealers guarantee the SuperOcean will withstand depths of 100m ? I think that one has a 5mm thick crystal, so it's probably the one that's best suited for diving, of all the reps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luisik Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 My UPO behave as a Champion in the sea from 2 years ago... swimming, easy diving, windsurfing... nothing wrong happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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