July 16th, 2007 - Water Resistant Wristwatches
I remember getting my first watch as a gift during Christmas. Though I can’t remember much I do remember that it did last a few days until I held it under the faucet to just to see what happened. I quickly learned the difference between water resistant watches and ordinary watches.
Though water resistant watches are basically the same, they vary as to just how water resistant they are. Regular water resistant watches will survive childhood experiments like the one I did and even short swims in the pool. These are the types of watches that you will see marked “water resistant”. Divers use a special kind of water resistant watch. Watches that can be used for diving are also marked “water resistant” in the back but has additional markings indicating the fact that it can withstand high pressure levels. For a watch to be called a diver’s watch the minimum depth it should be water resistant it at least 330 feet. However, due to divers’ special needs a high-pressure watch isn’t automatically classified as a diver’s watch unless it also has the following features that are part of any standard diver’s watch. The usual features include:
1. time controller
2. luminosity
3. shock resistance
4. anti-magnetism
5. very solid watch straps
Note that water resistant watches are thus because the cases are sealed in such a way that water can’t get in. This means that if you need your watch’s battery changed you should not change it yourself and have a professional do it to ensure that the watch is properly resealed.