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Post by tomcatpc on Apr 24, 2017 20:14:48 GMT -8
Don't laugh...it is all I can afford, actually the Wife got it for me for Christmas and I love it, even if it is cheap and disposable. Yes, it is a Casio, I like it but can replace it should it go FUBAR. Maybe when I get some cash I can find and older used watch and have it rebuilt, but till then I will dive with this one. Mark  Save |
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Post by Aquala1 on Apr 25, 2017 5:16:22 GMT -8
Don't laugh...it is all I can afford, actually the Wife got it for me for Christmas and I love it, even if it is cheap and disposable. Yes, it is a Casio, I like it but can replace it should it go FUBAR. Maybe when I get some cash I can find and older used watch and have it rebuilt, but till then I will dive with this one. Mark SaveMark, no shame in that MDV. While it does fall into the affordable category amongst watch collectors, it gets a lot of high marks and praise. Here's a good review of your watch, so wear it proudly. Nice touch with the "Bond" NATO too. divewatchesblog.com/reviews/casio-mdv106-1a-review/ |
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Post by nikeajax on Apr 25, 2017 8:31:03 GMT -8
Yup, I agree with Ty! It's analog bruddah--that's where the real tradition lies: you need to know how to use it, and it's not all spelled out in an LED that does your thinking for you  Kinda like hunting with a lever action rifle... JB |
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Post by tomcatpc on Apr 25, 2017 11:50:38 GMT -8
"Kinda like hunting with a lever action rifle..." I need to get a lever action someday, sorta of hoping to find a Savage Model-99 in .300 Savage or .303 Savage someday in the future when cash becomes more abundant.
Last time I went "hunting" (or as I call it..."walking in the woods with a shotgun that I don't get to actually shoot) I had a 1920's Iver-Johnson "Champion" single shot 16 Ga. No animals were harmed...ha ha!
Now back to watches... I really love this watch, for a $40 watch it is a great deal, in my opinion. Looking forward to taking this on it's open water debut sometime soon.
I had a $15 Casio "water resistant diver styled" water that I had before this. I got it right before my open water cert. dives three years ago. I still have it and it still works, but after two years of diving and over 50 dives the bezel was starting to bind up. So I'd have to put a few drops of rifle oil under the bezel and work it around to help it turn easier. It still works, but I like the one I just shared better.
I recently have started using a dive computer that was given to me. I have it on my right arm and a watch and depth gauge on my left.
Mark
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Post by nikeajax on Apr 25, 2017 11:55:59 GMT -8
Mark, what makes your watch special is that someone you love gave it to you! I have a big M&M's mug that my niece gave me, not particularly nice and I'd never have gotten it for myself, but it's priceless to me JB |
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Post by tomcatpc on May 31, 2022 6:30:09 GMT -8
Update on my "affordable" Casio watch... Today I shelled out an entire $14 on a cheap Chinese knock-off of a "reproduction" of a Tropic watch band to retrofit my watch. Actually looking forward to having a new look to my watch. Just hoping the strap is long enough to fit over my wetsuit like my "NATO" watch straps are. Will update with photos when it gets here (God only knows how long it will take to cross the Pacific...).
The longer I have my Casio watch, the more I love it! All $40 of it!!! LOL!!!
Mark
P.S. I'd love to see a topic on dive watches from the 50's to 70's, and not just top line expensive exotic watches, but mundane more affordable dive watches from the time (if such a thing actually exists?).
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Post by SeaRat on May 31, 2022 19:26:28 GMT -8
Mark, I bought a Casio dive watch in 1967 for $19.99 or so, and wore it a lot during my Pararescue days. Some of my PJ buddies were issued Rolex dive watches, and we went for a dive to about 25 feet off Okinawa. Halfway though the dive, my buddy with the new Rolex showed me his watch, and it had not only saltwater, but also sand, inside. Apparently the USAF had been sold knockoff watches instead of Rolex’s, or someone completely left the seals off the Rolex. He got a new one from Supply, but this was interesting. And my Casio just kept ticking, and ticking, and ticking… Now, I’m a Seiko guy, and I found out that my new (14 month) grandson is fascinated by that watch. John |
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Post by nikeajax on Jun 1, 2022 8:20:19 GMT -8
I've started wearing some of my old watches again. I especially like the Timex brand because it's so iconic: I recently found out that the prescribed method to clean a Timex is to remove the works from its case, take off hands and dials and then submerge in a naptha/white gas bath! You can use this method with old "dollar" watches too, such as the Westclox Scotty and Bullseye. Yeah, not about dive watches, but, it's somethin' anyway...  JB |
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Post by SeaRat on Jun 1, 2022 14:44:32 GMT -8
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Post by nikeajax on Jun 1, 2022 16:03:05 GMT -8
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Post by tomcatpc on Jun 2, 2022 15:41:45 GMT -8
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Post by nikeajax on Jun 2, 2022 16:15:08 GMT -8
Oh, hey, you're right, that does look good!
JB
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Post by tomcatpc on Jun 2, 2022 16:22:43 GMT -8
I do like the look of the "NATO" watch strap as well, which I have two of, the grey striped one in the photo and a black one. I think I'll be swapping back and forth, of just bite the bullet and get another Casio Dive Watch?
Mark
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Post by nikeajax on Jun 2, 2022 20:29:59 GMT -8
Mark, they're really inexpensive, but the olive green military straps look great on those types of watches too:  I have one on my 1960 Benrus  JB |
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Post by SeaRat on Jun 2, 2022 21:29:23 GMT -8
Here’s my Seiko Dive Watch, showing some wear, but still ticking after many, many years.  IMG_2830 by John Ratliff, on Flickr Note, it’s a solar watch, which doesn’t need winding. Also, it is 38 minutes into a dive (yes, this was taken during a dive). John |
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Kinda like hunting with a lever action rifle...
