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Huge wrote:
On 2013-01-25, polygonum wrote:
On 25/01/2013 10:28, Peter Clinch wrote:

I use a "50m water resistant" watch. It seems to do pretty well upside
down in the sea when surfing kayaks and given it can do that it's not
surprising it survives wetter Os too.

Having said that, it wouldn't surprise me at all if all "50m water
resistant" watches were /not/ created anything like equal. Mine's a
Casio (as was its predecessor, which also did genuinely underwater fine,
but I managed to bugger it up somehow trying to change the battery).

Experience of that general nature was one reason I chose a Citizen Eco
Drive watch [2]. No battery to replace. [1] I did not want the risks
inherent in a DIY battery replacement, nor the cost of a manufacturer
battery replacement every year or so.

I have a Seiko diving watch, which I have owned for nearly 30 years. It's
had 3 batteries in that time ...

I have a low-end Lorus (100m!), which is on at least its third,
probably fourth, battery. How long? A couple of decades at least.
But I don't bath, bathe or dive with it :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.