I did. I took every one of my dive watch diving at least once. sadly no pictures though because my camera was not rates for 300m WR

 

Never had a problem turning the bezel on mine. Sometimes i wonder if the people that carry on about the bezel hv any dexterity or finger strength to hold a pen or pencil at all...... must be this era where everyone uses keyboards

 

I’m heartened to see divers diving with their watches! Love it. Stay redundant (computer+watch/regulators), and have fun ✌

 

I just do some basic swimming/showering/beach stuff with mine, but I'm more interested in taking my Speedmaster to space. Waiting for a call from Elon.

 

If I get that call, I'll go buy a Speedmaster!

 

I've taken my Seamaster electric blue on many dives. Does great. Turning the scalloped bezel isn't difficult for me and I'm confident I won't move it inadvertently once set. It's a dive watch, why not dive with it!

 

snorkeling

 

Neither diving nor locked in the safe. Just desk diving. My Bond is over 20 years old and my Bond Chrono is about 15 years old - they both still run within COSC spec even though they've never been serviced. If I get them serviced and pressure tested, then sure, I'd take them diving - but only in my 8 foot deep backyard swimming pool!

 

The deepest dive I took this watch and the other Seamaster I had was 9 feet in the swimming pool. haha

 

I have only done one ‘serious’ dive and my Bond GMT came with me. It bears the scars of many a swim and play in various pools and flumes with my sons as they grew up. Done the same with my PO.

Nigel

 

I don‘t dive but always take my 60th anniversary SM for a swim. Have it pressure tested at the OB in spring and sometimes once more during summer.

 

Yup, I take my Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial on dives with me.

 

I did. I did a few with the SMP300, the issue you mention was the problem with that - the scalloped bezel is a diabolical piece of design - it can just about be turned by hand when it's wet. With a lot of hassle. But it absolutely cannot be turned with a gloved hand in the wet. Which means the diver has to take a glove off to do it. Divers wear gloves for a reason - taking them off on the surface is not a good start.

Perhaps on watches where the bezel spring has loosened up, this is easier, but on a new watch or a freshly serviced watch, it was a non starter. For reference, I'd dive with 5 or 7mm gloves.

The skeleton hands get a lot of jip too - on a watch with good lume they're fine, on a watch where the loom is aging, less so. The weekend crowd will say they don't have any issues - and when you're sufficiently shallow to have good light, I'm sure that's true. Dive watches need to be easy to use, reliable, robust and legible - take one of those things away and there are better choices.

So while I've no doubt they're sufficiently waterproof and robust, in practice they're a pain in the arse to use and so I don't. For reference, I dived with a 2541.80, the fundamentals would be the same for the chronometer, for the midsize models and the black 'Peter Blake' variants and the first wave dial co-axialwhich followed.

The Planet Ocean is still a Seamaster - that's a different beast. Easy to use with a gloved hand, very legible indeed at depth and sufficiently robust. On a practical note - a challenge with that is that the larger model (the better one for actual diving - legibility, however slight) is that finding an extra long NATO in 22mm is a challenge (a regular nato won't get over a dry suit arm)

I had reliability problems with mine unrelated to its operation which had me switch to something else. But today's model I'd have no hesitation taking down with me (nor the previous model to be honest).

I don't like the clasp for diving - I've never had a mishap, but I just don't fancy it. I'd always slap a NATO on.

 

I took my divers certificate in the mid 1980s and wore a ScubaPro for many years. Nowadays, it’s most snorkelling and the ScubaPro, long since retired, has been replaced by a PO8900. Being in the water is second best to ... heck at my age nothing beats being in the water

 

I took my divers certificate in the mid 1980s and wore a ScubaPro for many years. Nowadays, it's most snorkelling and the ScubaPro, long since retired, has been replaced by a PO8900. Being in the water is second best to ... heck at my age nothing beats being in the water

Me too, actually got my certificate with Wally Lewis's fiancé, soon to be ex and half the Wynnum manly team. Aussies here will know who I'm talking about. Wally and I actually were in the same grade at school.

I dived with my OMEGA Seamaster divers quartz in the late 80's at Heron Island. Great dive spot on the Great Barrier Reef.

 

If I had one I'd wear it diving. If it's for show and pleasure, that's good business and understandable; but ii'd take it in.

 

If I remember correctly, I did wear mine whilst cleaning the car, once.

 

You definitely need to start a post seeking a consensus as to whether it's ok after that!

 

This is a snorkeling photo but i also took the Deep Black diving. The perfect travel and adventure watch [emoji16]

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I used mine in Croatia to free dive and snorkel. It was a beast

 

I voted swim/snorkel as I live in a hot climate right beside the Great Barrier Reef. I took my Seamaster snorkeling two months ago on a reef right next to a beach where part of Pirates of the Carribbean was shot. I never go diving (had asthma as a kid) and can't help but think that most Seamaster enthusiasts don't dive- and the poll is reflecting that.

 

Mine is about 20 years old. I have used it for diving, snorkeling, and regular swimming. Of course, dive watches are no longer necessary for diving.

 

I dive into the shower with mine, does that count?

 

I cringe everytime I see a drop of water on the crystal 😬

 

Mostly surfing with mine.

 

I worn it diving once, and I've dived once - so one can say I've used it 100% when diving

 

Pre-pandemic PO pics...

 

I dove in my younger days, but nothing in the past fifteen years.