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Post by SeaRat on Jun 3, 2022 9:54:48 GMT -8
Now, this is a comparison of the ol' style diving, using a watch and depth gauge, and the "new" style using a dive computer. Here's the dive computer: IMG_2829 by John Ratliff, on Flickr And here's the watch: IMG_2803 by John Ratliff, on Flickr These were on the same dive, but not at the same time. Note how much clearer it is to see the time lapsed on the watch than on the dive computer. Dive computers use digital information and readouts in numbers, whereas the dive watch is an analog using the watch face for the information. For someone who knows the watch face and its meaning, the amount of time is much easier to discern than on the dive computer, IMHO. But that may be lost on the new generation, as a student asked me what time it was, and I showed him my Seiko watch, which showed the time. His response, "I can't read that!" So I asked this high schooler what he'd do if he were a pilot, and someone said on the radio, "Boggie, three-o'clock high!" He had no response. John
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Post by SeaRat on Jun 3, 2022 10:26:13 GMT -8
Okay, I've just got to share this, from Facebook's Luca Dibiza:
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Alan
Regular Diver
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Post by Alan on Jun 19, 2022 6:38:02 GMT -8
You know even Dirk Pitt wore an orange faced DOXA (actually probably Clive Cussler's watch) you get my drift. There are so many cool dive watches out there these days... the hard part is acquiring one. I purchased my first dive watch in 1988 for work.. A Rolex Sea-Dweller. Still have it. They were ten a penny back then, jewelers displays were full of them.. Submariners, Sea-Dwellers, GMT's etc.. good luck today. It's a nightmare.
I have been looking at CWC military spec watches for a second watch that won't break the bank. They were issued to Royal Marines and Special Forces.
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Post by vance on Jun 19, 2022 15:51:32 GMT -8
This thread has been geekin' out since 2005!
You gotta love this board!
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Post by SeaRat on Jun 19, 2022 18:00:04 GMT -8
I have posted this elsewhere, but here's a photo of a found Citizens Dive Watch that is pretty interesting. When found, it was still working, and was sent back to the factory in Japan. I'll try to find the text that goes with this photo: 285599486_1005681116781358_7812308780752503496_n by John Ratliff, on Flickr John
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