Find HAU diving watches - why water resistant non waterproof are, before you buy!

In the gents watches market "Diving watches" an increase in the popularity in recent years saw starting in the European market. She would think the fact that they are called "Diving watches" would mean that they are suitable for wearing diving but not could and Furthermore, why are they be not waterproof?

What could generally see divers to the general public and was in the films of how James bond with an Omega Seamaster area is usually not of a professional divers, they tend very different look as good reasons.

When working under water, where a watch have worn on the top of diving equipment and where could the visibility poor and water salty to corrosive requires a very special way of the watch, could. Apart from the fact that tracking time is extremely important because a person's health or life could be at stake.

Therefore one appears purely functional diving watch different than a gem to read with a much larger dial, which can more easily under unfavourable conditions and may be on the top of diving equipment is best with a rubberized strap, a bezel and have different standards, jewellery / divers watches.

What is waterproof even specialists diving watches above cannot as a waterproof wristwatch advertised are allowed, only water against a standard defined by ISO 6425 as the ISO 2281 standard waterproof for General watches contrary resistant.

All watches are specific pressure and temperature changes penetrated fail and be by water or condensation inside the case especially if affected by chemicals are therefore not only waterproof waterproof up to a defined number in certain standardized conditions.

Such a general diving watch sold as waterproof until 100 meters are cited, this does not mean that certainly worn to a depth of 100 m, except that it should be resistant to pressure corresponds, under an experienced would be stationary water column 100 m.

Fishing you your ball from a water hazard do not exercise, to fall the same pressure on a clock as the water if water-skiing on 20 hour miles although the clock may only up to a depth of 2 ft in both cases.

There are some watches out there, as we reasonably for diving are worn and functional men jewellery pieces, but many are for their rugged good looks can be worn on a particular lifestyle.

If want to the rugged good looks of diving watches and want to be an I hope you can make a little better informed buy.