Automatic Dive Watch

Diving and The Automatic Dive Watch

An automatic dive watch is a watch that has been designed to be used for divers looking to dive safely to a deep level. The watch will have some common features, which include being water resistant to more than 10 ATM, which equates to a depth of 100m or approx 330ft. A good quality dive watch will be water resistant to a depth of approx 250m or approx 800ft.

Today it is possible using the latest technology to produce an automatic dive watch that can be used on a much deeper dive. A real true dive watch will conform to the ISO 6425 standards, which confirms the required standards have been reached in quality testing and the features for the watch are deemed suitable for diving and are safe to be used with underwater breathing apparatus in depths of 100m or more.

Watches that meet the ISO 6425 standards are marked with the word “Divers” to allow easier identification of a genuine automatic dive watch from watches that appear similar in design but are not in fact suitable for use when diving.

Some of the other features of a ISO 6425 standard automatic dive watch are:

The inclusion of a unidirectional bezel which has at least five minute elapsed minute markings and also a pre select marker so a specific time marker can be used . clear easy visible markings for minutes on the face of the watch.

The watch must be visible at 25cm in completely dark environment.

There must be an indication of the watch working when in a totally dark environment. This is usually achieved by having a luminous hand included on the watch.

The watch must have a degree of shock resistance which is tested by using a solid heavy plastic hammer on a pendulum and one blow delivered to the side and one to the face.

The watch is also tested for rusting, the strap is also tested for durability and there should be a battery life indicator included on watches which use one.

As you can see the standards are high as you would expect on a vital piece of equipment and it extremely important to get the correct genuine watch for use when scuba diving.

A lot of the companies that make automatic dive watches recommend that the watch is pressure tested by an authorized repairer on a regular basis preferably every year and the seals renewed every two to three years.

To keep your automatic dive watch in top condition it is recommended that you wash the watch in fresh water if you have been diving in salt water .

You can leave your watch submerged in fresh water for 24 hours and this will help protect the watch from rusting and will keep the functions working efficiently.

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