Pahonu wrote:I wasn't referring to swimming in a pool. I meant scuba diving and snorkeling on the coast here in Southern California. They're always in salt water. Poking around in the rocks and tide pools, my watches get scratched and banged up. The reason I asked is I've never run in to someone diving with a Rolex, and I've been doing it for over 15 years.
I've been diving several times with my submariner. But using it to time the dive isn't very important these days with dive computers being so commonplace. That said, back when computers were less common I used to turn the bezel and use it the way it's supposed to (The GMT bezel isn't for timing, so it really wouldn't be much use beyond telling the time). In reality though, I'm only an occasional sport diver and I've never had to test it to see how it performs at its 660 foot limit! Knowing that it could perform way beyond what you would use it for is part of the allure. Basically, it signals that - yes, I'm a normal guy, but part of me is Magnum PI with a little bit of James Bond, so I could be called on at any point to save the world from a mad man. And for that, I would need a Swiss made precision instrument (for timing bombs, etc.).
A buddy of mine is a commercial diver in British Columbia. He's envious of my watch, but given the amount of work he has done on his watch, he'd probably be broke by now. He has a decent mechanical diving watch (can't remember the brand) that has been bashed about and virtually everything on it has been replaced at some point. Perhaps a Rolex wouldn't break as often though...
Thanks for the tip on the shop
Bondtoys and thank to
RC for pinpointing the shop! As for buying the 1675, obviously your pockets are deeper than mine! Go for it.
After seeing the streets of Kowloon, I'm longing for some real Chinese food!
"How fiendishly deceptive of you Magnum. I could have sworn I was hearing the emasculation of a large rodent."
- J.Q.H.
out of a beaten-up one.
I think 
