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Sky-diving
Apr 28, 2012,01:10 AM
XX-FF,
Regarding sky-divng:
I would not jump from a perfectly serviceable aircraft so why would you dive with a watch outside its validated water-resistant waranty?
"To swim with the fishes, you must have the mindset of the ocean"...... Japanese proverb.
Still, many of us enjoyed living your in'souciance vicariously
Clap-Clap,
MTF
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In the bath
By: XX-FF : April 27th, 2012-08:20
The FF is a diving watch, so I dive with a FF "no radiation" screwed crown. Attention to sensitive souls. While leak testing before launching otherwise. Best regards JL...
Wow!!!
By: MattS : April 27th, 2012-08:29
the real stuff!!!...very brave! to be real hard core you can use a vintage depth meter gauge as well!!!...but keep the modern one on the other wrist for safety reasons!!!! Matt
Holy Crud, Batman
By: elliot55 : April 27th, 2012-09:13
Hey, JL - Thanks for the heads up. As an avid diver and all around safety freak, I go deep with my Submariner, but wont be caught "dead" without my handy Atomic Aquatics Cobalt computer. A must have! http://www.atomicaquatics.com/computer.html - scott
Sky-diving
By: MTF : April 28th, 2012-01:10
XX-FF, Regarding sky-divng: I would not jump from a perfectly serviceable aircraft so why would you dive with a watch outside its validated water-resistant waranty? "To swim with the fishes, you must have the mindset of the ocean"...... Japanese proverb. ...
I do it all the time...
By: BDLJ : April 28th, 2012-03:06
...dive with old watches, that is.... The movement is the mundane bit of these watches...I shudder to think what's happened to the dial...
Ouch!
By: andrewluff : April 28th, 2012-04:43
maybe just send it in for a service! ;-). How long after diving in it did you have it opened up? Cheers Andrew
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By: XX-FF : April 28th, 2012-07:23
Thank you all for your comments but the rusty watch is not mine, it's a photo taken by a watchmaker. Rest assured my "no radiation" is tight and works perfectly. She was even part of the expo FF as No. 242.
You like to live on the edge.
By: Bill : April 29th, 2012-11:53
While I agree a diving watch should be used for that purpose I would be a little concerned. Yes pressure testing to avoid the risk is a good way to to reduce the risk but you can't eliminate it. A watch like that FF would be very hard to replace should th...