Jul
11
2011
Is Your Timepiece Resistant to Water?
Author: adminYou should not suppose that a watch with marking “waterproof” is intended for swimming or even diving. Actually some waterproof timepieces are intended for swimming, while other watches not. With a water resistant timepiece on your wrist you must not worry if it contacts with water, however, you must remove such a watch before taking a bath, because very few timepieces are really water resistant.
If you would like to be sure if you can swim or dive with your timekeeper, you should be very attentive about its markings. Never swim or dive with a watch with the the marking “waterproof” 3 ATM (30 m)”. There are timepieces with higher resistance to water – to 50m, you should remove such a watch if you want to dive, but such a wristwatch will withstand swimming. The nicest wristwatches are those with resistance to water to 10ATM (100 m), such watches are appropriate for diving.
What to fake timepieces, most of such watches are marked as water resistant, but this does not mean that these watches are designed for diving. Even a Rolex Cosmograph Gold imitation wristwatch that is a precise copy of an original Rolex dive wristwatch, is not very water resistant. Keep in mind, that a replica Rolex watch imitates a genuine Rolex watch greatly, but it is not so impeccable. Remember that imitation timepieces damaged by water are not accepted for refund, the same refers to authentic watches that are not marked as waterproof to 10 ATM or more.