The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread

[DougNg]

What damage? I've been using NATOs for years and I haven't noticed anything.

[Stuart.T]

@DougNg:

What damage? I've been using NATOs for years and I haven't noticed anything.

I've seen pics of pins being quite badly bent when natos have been used on watches where there pins don't lock (as they do on my seiko). I know that Zuludiver provide a set of there own pins when you buy one of their straps. Have you had any experience of their products @DougNg ? I'm interested to learn of other experiences. Thanks in advance.

[DougNg]

I've never had a problem. It has never occurred to me to worry about it, springbars are cheap.

And I would really prefer a springbar failure over a pin that locks in place. A pin that's locked up will eventually rip out the hole in the lug if you apply force to it.

$3 part vs expensive repair (if can be fixed at all)

[DougNg]

I’ve had this watch for the last few months and can personally attest it’s tough as shit. Couple hundred miles running, three rock climbing sessions, three weeks of travel, two rifle training sessions (which include runnning/climbing/hitting the dirt/slamming into things) and 7k rounds of ammo (around 2k at the courses and another five of practice) downrange and it’s doing just fine. I put on a glass screen protector so I never worry about damaging the crystal.

https://www.amazon.com/Casio-G-Shock-Quartz-Resin-Casual/dp/B07B6GNFDK/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1538173632&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=gwg-100&dpPl=1&dpID=51SNQfBHhoL&ref=plSrch

[mclaincausey]

I need a G Shock. Thank you for the recommendation

[DougNg]

Glad I could help. You’ll like the dual time zone function. Basically you have your second time zone in the digital display, then with the press of two buttons it swaps with the analog time.

[Matty123]

I can’t find my g shock. I’m sick to my stomach. Fucking love that thing. ReAlly hope It turns up.

[Giles]

How does this sentence from the Amazon listing of the G-Shock make sense?

Water resistant 200m (660ft): in general, suitable for professional marine activity and serious surface water sports, but not diving

[neph93]

I see the problem. Most likely poorly written semi legal jargonese but maybe the «water resistant» bit means that it is only resistant therefore and not guaranteed for diving?

[DougNg]

It actually says in the manual to not go swimming to any depth that requires an oxygen tank.

With that being said, you can see search and rescue divers wearing G-Shocks all the time in photographs.

I suspect it's because most models don't have a screw on caseback. They use casebacks with four screws and a gasket.

From the Thailand cave rescue (left photo):

[JDelage]

It probably simply means that the watch doesn't comply with the list of features required by the various diving orgs for a "dive watch". Yes, there's such a list, I can look it up if people are interested. Of course that's not a legal requirement.

[Giles]

Thanks, but I am not interested: My Iron Heart/Pinion has dived with me to 210ft and still tells the time…...That's all I need to know 

[DougNg]

I know that a “dive watch” by iso standards needs a seconds hand with a lume pip which this watch doesn’t have.

[JDelage]

Exactly. There are plenty of watches that will be fine diving and yet don't meat the ISO requirements.

[Giles]

Pretty sure I meet no ISO standards….

[Matty123]

You’re such an ISO

[DougNg]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_watch

While many watches can go diving, I think it's good that there is a standard for dive watches. You can throw a grandfather clock into the ocean but that doesn't make it a dive watch.

You can bounce on your dick but it doesn't make it a pogo stick.

Jeggings identify themselves as jeans. Iron Heart self identifies itself as jeans. That does not make them the same and equivalent.

It is unwise to devalue the meaning of words. I'm dealing with that in my workplace right now.

[Giles]

:)..

[Chris]

Watches also started using the term "water resistant" rather than "waterproof" years ago, in recognition of the fact that eventually, water will get in.

Which goes along with Doug's point about using proper terminology…

[Stuart.T]

I've always taken  it to mean that I could chuck a watch in a bowl of water, leave it for days, and it would likely not let water in.

Take it 200m under water, and pressure not simply 'water' (water x pressure = letting in water) will cause the damage.

Thankfully I don't do any sort of activity that requires that degree of water resistance, and as a rule I don't forget to take my watches off before I have a shower 

My Hamilton, Seiko, and G Shock serve my needs just fine at the moment. I didn't check that with any regulatory bodies