Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I was in the military I was issued a Rolex Submariner. That watch suffered... I dove with it, I jumped out of airplanes with it, I got into drunken fights with it and eventually, approximately 10 years later, under the most passive of civilian activities, the stem fell out, I did'nt notice and while taking a shower it got water in it.. end of story. It quit several days later. I still have it somewhere. I have had to be satisfied with a succession of Omegas and Tags ever since. I miss that watch! Jack McLain Tucson, AZ http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net - ----- Original Message ----- From: <rclompus@cox.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 5:48 PM Subject: [Leica] Dive "timers" and Direction finders, and TIMEX watches!! > This kind of reminds me of my own expereience. I used to dive > with a Rolex gold and stainless steel submariner. Once while > waiting on the boat to "outgas" for the second of a two tank dive off > Maui, one of the pins broke. The watch fell off my wrist, bounced > on the aluminum threshold of the boat and bounced into the boat - > instead of out into the sea. It scared the stuffing out of me. I had > the pin replaced and have since dived with a $175 Seal Luminox > watch. But like ther post said, I'd rather dive with two dive > computers and forget the watch altogether. Dive watches tell > others you're a diver but I wouldn't bet my life on one in an > emergency. Like cameras, redundancy is the best policy with dive > computers. > > Richard > > Richard Clompus, OD > Roanoke, VA > > From: "caliguri@rcn.com" <caliguri@rcn.com> > > Date: 2003/07/21 Mon PM 06:44:45 EDT > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: [Leica] Dive "timers" and Direction finders, and TIMEX > watches!! > > > > Hi! > > Honestly - this guy is right! Dive computers have replaced dive > watches > > a while ago - since your life depends on how much air you have > left (or > > for some "new Photographer-Dive rich folk - Rebreather > Capacity :-) no > > bubbles! ) A multi function computer attached to your tank is the > way to > > go for me -- time, direction, depth, tank pressure etc is the best. > The > > Seamaster is great - but as a land watch - I use a Timex ! :-) - > keeps > > time very well, is cheap, indiglo night light, and when I'm working > in the > > laboratory. If someone spills a plastic-corrosive solvent on it, I > can > > replace it for 30 bucks! ;-) Wasn't it Johm Cameron Swazey (?) > whom I > > recall as a kid strpping a Timex watch to a boat prop and other > crazy > > things to show that it will "take a lickin' and keep on tickin' !" I > could > > be > > wrong there; I was a little kid , but I recall those demos on TV - > shows > > the power of the medium I guess! > > Ed > > > > On one such visit, I noticed that the owner was wearing one of > my > > favorite > > watches, an Omega Seamaster Chronometer (their most water > > resistant, good > > to 300M/1000ft). I commented on the watch and he said that it > was also > > one > > of his favorites. I asked if he was a SCUBA diver and, when he > said that > > he was, whether he wore the watch diving. > > > > "Oh no," was his reply, "you cannot wear a watch like this diving. > It is > > far too expensive. For diving I wear a Casio digital." > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/ > unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html