Ladies dive watch advice
Discussion
Evening Gents, I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
I am looking for a watch for my wife, and am having some problems, well, I say that, I've found the right watch, but it is over my current, rather modest budget.
I am looking for something waterproof to 2-300m with a rotating bezel in a 28mm face. Now the obvious choice would be an Omega Seamaster such as this http://www.omegawatches.com/ladies/seamaster/300-m... However, my current budget stretches to approximately 1/5 of the retail price of one of these, not least because she won't appreciate a high quality watch, and will drop it, bash it and lose it. Sorry.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it is to find something similar to this, but a lot more errrm, pauper spec. Nothing blingy, as small as is feasible and properly functional. This piece WILL go in the water and does require proper water resistance, not the run it under a 3 bar tap for a minute stuff.
I'm thinking Seiko, but as I am a rank amateur at this watch malarky (a distant observer if you will) I'm hoping you guys will come up with the goods.
Oh and if someone point me in the direction of a 41mm Seamaster Planet Ocean with the grey ceramic bezel at sensible prices, I am going to be saving my pennies for one of these beauties next year.
I am looking for a watch for my wife, and am having some problems, well, I say that, I've found the right watch, but it is over my current, rather modest budget.
I am looking for something waterproof to 2-300m with a rotating bezel in a 28mm face. Now the obvious choice would be an Omega Seamaster such as this http://www.omegawatches.com/ladies/seamaster/300-m... However, my current budget stretches to approximately 1/5 of the retail price of one of these, not least because she won't appreciate a high quality watch, and will drop it, bash it and lose it. Sorry.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it is to find something similar to this, but a lot more errrm, pauper spec. Nothing blingy, as small as is feasible and properly functional. This piece WILL go in the water and does require proper water resistance, not the run it under a 3 bar tap for a minute stuff.
I'm thinking Seiko, but as I am a rank amateur at this watch malarky (a distant observer if you will) I'm hoping you guys will come up with the goods.
Oh and if someone point me in the direction of a 41mm Seamaster Planet Ocean with the grey ceramic bezel at sensible prices, I am going to be saving my pennies for one of these beauties next year.
Undertook a similar exercise for my wife; waterproof (diver spec), not blingy, small enough to be considered 'dress' if required. I did have the additional task of making it non-battery as she drains batteries in about 6months. Citizen Eco-Driver version survived a while, but I also found a Seiko '5' automatic divers watch that fitted the bill. Can't remember the website off-hand but it was in the States (originated in Singapore) and was about £100 if I remember rightly.
Dr Rick
Dr Rick
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Ta da. Granted its not an omega but it will do the job and its not a concern if its banged up on the dive boat.
Ta da. Granted its not an omega but it will do the job and its not a concern if its banged up on the dive boat.
Du1point8 said:
what she using it for in the water?
actual diving?
Or just so if she snorkels then she doesn't need to take it off?
Actual diving, as a backup timer in all conditions i.e. ice diving to tropical waters, wrecks, reefs, drifts, inland, seas, really if you name it and it has water in, we dive it. To be used with a depth gauge and tables in case her computer decides to have a turn, which they have a tendency to do when you least want them to (about 3 minutes from going into deco at something below recreational depths while narced off your tits!! actual diving?
Or just so if she snorkels then she doesn't need to take it off?
Which often leads to blowing bubbles from both ends) Some great suggestions here guys, and really appreciated.
I actually use the Apeks one, as on Mikes dive store, with a rubber strap, it has served me well so far, hard wearing, reliable and good luminescence for when its properly dark and dingy, and I think it looks great on the wrist as an every day watch especially for a relatively cheap watch (although the one on creation watches is displaying one of my pet hates, the bezel isn't at 12 o'clock when not being used as a timer, it really winds me up... no pun intended).
disillusioned said:
Du1point8 said:
what she using it for in the water?
actual diving?
Or just so if she snorkels then she doesn't need to take it off?
Actual diving, as a backup timer in all conditions i.e. ice diving to tropical waters, wrecks, reefs, drifts, inland, seas, really if you name it and it has water in, we dive it. To be used with a depth gauge and tables in case her computer decides to have a turn, which they have a tendency to do when you least want them to (about 3 minutes from going into deco at something below recreational depths while narced off your tits!! actual diving?
Or just so if she snorkels then she doesn't need to take it off?
Which often leads to blowing bubbles from both ends) Some great suggestions here guys, and really appreciated.
I actually use the Apeks one, as on Mikes dive store, with a rubber strap, it has served me well so far, hard wearing, reliable and good luminescence for when its properly dark and dingy, and I think it looks great on the wrist as an every day watch especially for a relatively cheap watch (although the one on creation watches is displaying one of my pet hates, the bezel isn't at 12 o'clock when not being used as a timer, it really winds me up... no pun intended).
So why not get an actual dive watch like a Suunto and a basic normal watch for snorkelling?
A Seiko or something like that might be ok, but if using it as a backup for your main dive computer I would be a little more than a bit wary and straight off to buy a Suunto instead of just a watch that is resistant to that depth.
Not something I would be risking in a watch.
My wife quite likes this one (our pint-sized Seiko SKX013), it's a bit bigger than the OP's original requirement but it is very readable.
I wear it on the jubilee strap with a suit, switch to rubber strap for outdoor activities for the wife.
EFA: Just looked at Tam's link, same answer
I wear it on the jubilee strap with a suit, switch to rubber strap for outdoor activities for the wife.
EFA: Just looked at Tam's link, same answer
Edited by checkmate91 on Friday 16th December 09:23
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