On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 3:02:42 AM UTC-5, Ray wrote:
On 10/23/2015 9:01 AM, -hh wrote:
Yes, Casio's are pretty much 'disposables' from a
diving perspective...
...and while Citizen's are pretty good (particularly
the solar "ECO DRIVE" ones which obviate the need to
open them for a battery replacement & leak risk), I'd
not recommend the Hyper Aqualand (HA).
The HA is ancient by today's IT standards and it isn't
a real dive computer: it was essentially a data logger.
Functionally, there's no much reason to get a HA when
you can get a full featured modern dive computer today
that's also in a wristwatch-sized form factor.
-hh
Wow .... OLD thread! But what the hell.
Indeed, quite old. The <rec.scuba*> hierarchy took a huge hit from
the ISP's dropping of USENET and rise of social media ... but there
still are a few random lost souls at times that drop in.
Today, there really isn't any need for a dive watch other than to wear topside to show others you are a diver.
I still wear one because when I'm going to be going out diving, my
cellphone is inconvenient - its already packed in a dry box in my dry bag.
Similarly, while on a dive, one sometime needs to know just what time
it is, as some boat's schedules are a "Please be back onboard by XX:XX".
My favorite is my old Princeton Tec watch which is actually a relabeled
DOXA. Only problem with it is that it is a big dollar watch (about $2500). But ... MAN it looks cool!!
Just took a look at DOXA's website .. yes, definitely some nice stuff there (and the "SUB 1200T Professional" is currently on sale for $1880): <
http://www.doxawatches.com/sub1200t_professional.htm>
The good news is that as a mechanical self-winder, there's no reason to
need to open the case and compromise waterproofness. But you're right:
it is one more bag of cash strapped to you when you're out diving - - my
UW camera (a housed dSLR since 2010) is the same issue.
For my own watch, I used Casio for decades, but they either die after a bad battery service, or their service center declares them unserviceable and won't try to do a battery change. Doesn't help that they've mostly abandoned dive rated watches with analog hands. My current one is now five years old and is
a solar-powered Citizen "Eco-Drive". The solar bit effectively eliminates the need for regular battery services which is the main flood risk factor. Its choice
was toss-up with a classical mechanical self-winder from Seiko that was roughly in the same ~$200 price ballpark.
Ray Contreras
www.compressorstuff.com
Hey, found it on Facebook! Guilty as charged ;-)
-hh
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