So you want to go diving with a watch?
The first thing you need to consider is whether you want a functional watch or just a nice looking watch with little functions. Well, the first thing you must decide is whether this is to be a functional dive watch or just something to look nice on your wrist. You can find descent diving watch that will look good and functions will suffer.
Most dive watch never make it to the water, well maybe a shower but never to the ocean and are merely for looks with buyers purchasing them for attributes they may not even understand.
Let's assume that you really want go diving with a watch nd you can actually use the diving watch in real life diving situations, here are a few things you will want to look for as well as some suggested diving watches.
Dive watches come in two main types, namely those with the attributes of dive watches and the true dive watches with computers (dive computers).
The dive watches manufactured more with the attributes in mind tend to be those made by high profile watchmakers such as Breitling and Rolex featuring things like water resistance and rotating bezels.
However, a dive computer watch contain a great deal more features and benefits which the true diver wants when diving with a watch. Functions such as water temperature, depth readings, dive times, and gauges that time the breathing mixture in one's tank can make the difference in life or death. Many of the more sophisticated dive watches allow you to download data onto your personal computer to keep records of your dives.
BAsic features that you require when you go diving with a watch ae such things as anticorrosive materials and non-scratch crystals as well as over sized buttons and adjustable wrist straps to cover the wetsuit.
Let's have a quick look at a couple of top dive watches currently on the market.
Citizen Promaster Aqualand
The first would be the Luminox Navy Seal Dive Watch. This watch meets military specifications for all branches of the armed forces of the United States. Some of the features include a fiberglass reinforced polyester injection molded case with stainless steel plate case back secured by stainless steel screws and is water resistant to 200 meters. It also has a unidirectional ratcheting bezel, sapphire glass window, and a multi jewel Swiss quartz movement with date function end of life feature and a 4 year battery life.
The other is the Citizen Promaster Aqualand. This state of the art dive watch is made of stainless steel and features a dive log memory holding up to 30 dive profiles. Other features include a display and digital dial with depth and water temperature, ascent rate alarm, low battery display, water resistant up to 200m and offers the ability to upload to your personal computer.
