nitrobackflipHonestly, most dive watches aren't certified divers. If that's what you're looking for, then a Seiko SKX007/009, Seiko Monster, and Certina DS Action Diver might be more up your alley - those options are all $200-700, and have been diver certified - which means each unit is tested to 125% of depth rating, and not only is there lume on the hour/minute hands, but there should also be lume on the second hand (to confirm that the watch is running), as well as at the zero marker on the bezel.
AliasfoxYeah, I guess I know that. It was more the wording of "Two-tone diver with 300 m Water Resistance" that got me, because it's misleading. No "Diver's 300M" on the face or ISO stamp on the caseback: if you take this watch on a dive to 300 m, you're gonna have a bad time. I realize that Diver is a very popular aesthetic and most people don't actually dive with their divers, but if I had my way manufacturers (or retailers) would be more careful about the wording they use when it comes to something that has an actual horological definition.
nitrobackflipGotcha. Perhaps "Diver Style" would be more appropriate. I'd take a "Divers Style" watch into the pool or to the beach, but if my life depended on it, there's no doubt I'd have a true ISO certified diver in addition to another timing device, be it another watch or a dive computer. Not that I've ever gone on a dive.
nitrobackflipLet's be honest if you're taking this watch on a dive to 300m chances are you're going to have a bad time in general.
Recreational divers go to about 40m, commercial mixed gas is only 100m, we're talking a full saturation dive to get to 300m and all the commercial saturation divers I know run a Rolex Sea Dweller.
watcherinoThat's like, your opinion, man. It is pedantic, but there's nothing wrong with using precise language (in the same vein of using the correct nomenclature for watch components or complications). I just wouldn't want to be the guy who buys his new "dive" watch, goes on a dive, and ruins it.
AliasfoxYeah I'm not a diver either, and I take my Tissot Quickster into the pool all the time with it's 100 m resistance (certainly not a dive watch). I just wouldn't want someone who maybe doesn't understand the distinction to ruin their investment because of it.
NTL27No it doesn't, but I would venture to guess that most people don't know that there's a significant difference between a watch face that says "300 M" and one that says "Diver's 300 M". All I'm saying is that calling something a dive watch because of its design and then talking about its WR rating is potentially misleading when it's not a certified diver.
Recreational divers go to about 40m, commercial mixed gas is only 100m, we're talking a full saturation dive to get to 300m and all the commercial saturation divers I know run a Rolex Sea Dweller.