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[Question] How Much Water Resistance Do You Actually Need To Swim With A Watch ? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by AcanthaceaeNo948@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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There seem to be two groups in the watch community- the people who regularly swim with 30m or even splash resistant watches and the people who never swim with anything with less than 100m water resistance. Who’s right?

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[–] zrx74@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I did swim with a snk809 and did multiple small dives (3-4m) with a digital Casio, both labeled to resist 30m. No issues whatsoever. If the watch is under 5 years of age i think most of us can’t dive to a depth that would damage them.

I know a guy that regularly swims with a Speedmaster (older model), so I think most of us are exaggerating with depth rating. We should just be careful to have the crown screwed / pushed, consider gasket age after 5+ years, and enjoy our watches without fear.