Obligatory Wristwatch Thread

[Wooosh]

It's hard to figure out how much water resistance I need in a watch. They rate it in depth (which is a stand-in for pressure) or atmospheres (which is actually pressure), but that's "static" pressure. I'm probably not going to swim or dive with it (but would like ti to survive a quick emergency swim); I'm looking for water resistance in the range of "need to take a quick shower" or "someone pushes me into the pool/lake off a boat" or "my impertinent nieces shoot me with a water hose."

To further complicate things, these depth ratings often vary widely from company to company. Casio watches with only 30m of resistance have a good reputation of being very resistant to water ingress, but 30m means nothing with Hamilton watches. Also, the seals in the watch will degrade over time and will need constant replacement.

[HeavyDuty]

Y'all cost me money, again.

That’s what we do.

[Wondering Beard]

So today began Watches and Wonders; basically SHOT for watches.

Here is a sample (with some humor) of what’s new.

[BillSWPA]

One more point while the water resistance discussion is not too far upthread:

Do not ever replace a bezel or crystal with an aftermarket part and expect water resistance to remain intact.

[jeep45238]

Any inputs on the Hamilton Kahki field watches? Eyeballing a titanium model as a bday-to-me, and not sure if I'm missing anything.

[TOTS]

Any inputs on the Hamilton Kahki field watches? Eyeballing a titanium model as a bday-to-me, and not sure if I'm missing anything.

Can’t go wrong. Hamilton is one of the brands at the intersection of price and value.

[TOTS]

I should have added that a 5 atm watch with a screw down crown is a lot more water resistant than one without.

To further complicate things, these depth ratings often vary widely from company to company. Casio watches with only 30m of resistance have a good reputation of being very resistant to water ingress, but 30m means nothing with Hamilton watches. Also, the seals in the watch will degrade over time and will need constant replacement.

Now you tell me; Im adding a screw-down crown to sapphire on my list of must-haves for an outdoor watch. This is after a slip into the Loyal Hannah river just outside of Pittsburgh.

[BillSWPA]

Now you tell me; Im adding a screw-down crown to sapphire on my list of must-haves for an outdoor watch. This is after a slip into the Loyal Hannah river just outside of Pittsburgh.

Was that supposed to be waterproof?

If that is a watch you would like to keep, get it to Hamilton or to a watchmaker ASAP. That water will take its toll.

[TOTS]

Was that supposed to be waterproof?

If that is a watch you would like to keep, get it to Hamilton or to a watchmaker ASAP. That water will take its toll.

Water resistant to 10 bar. I figured I could at least fall into hip deep water for 1-2 seconds and not have ingress?!

[jeep45238]

Now you tell me; Im adding a screw-down crown to sapphire on my list of must-haves for an outdoor watch. This is after a slip into the Loyal Hannah river just outside of Pittsburgh.

That's really concerning. Sorry to see that.