Watch recommendations
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Watch recommendations
Ok, so I knew my watch's band was in it's last legs, but it fell off yesterday without breaking, but a button was pushed in and I went for a surf...
It's always either the band or the battery that lets me down.
So, any recommendations for a cheap replacement?
It's always either the band or the battery that lets me down.
So, any recommendations for a cheap replacement?
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Re: Watch recommendations
Can't you see we've got a tard comp going on here.'llo-and Behold wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2017 11:51 amOk, so I knew my watch's band was in it's last legs, but it fell off yesterday without breaking, but a button was pushed in and I went for a surf...
It's always either the band or the battery that lets me down.
So, any recommendations for a cheap replacement?
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I've been a tard before. I don't mind being a retard.
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Got a Casio, hands not digital. For $60 it was cheaper than replacing the battery and resealing an Ice watch I used previously. It just survived three weeks in Bali and some solid waves, we'll see how i lasts. Says it's 100m proof. Hmmmm.
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Casios last forever.
Beanpole
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Skipper
I still don't buy the "official" narrative about 9/11. Oh sure, it happened, fcuk yeah. But who and why and how I'm, not convinced it was what we've been told.
You aren’t the room Yuke You are just a wonky cafe table with a missing rubber pad on the end of one leg.
Skipper
I still don't buy the "official" narrative about 9/11. Oh sure, it happened, fcuk yeah. But who and why and how I'm, not convinced it was what we've been told.
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I was told by a watchmaker that for surfing anything less than 150m waterproof is shit.
From experience 50m waterproof is bullshit - the first splash of water and it's gone.
From experience 50m waterproof is bullshit - the first splash of water and it's gone.
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Never had a problem with 50M in the surf, but my Casio is 100M and four years old.
Beanpole
You aren’t the room Yuke You are just a wonky cafe table with a missing rubber pad on the end of one leg.
Skipper
I still don't buy the "official" narrative about 9/11. Oh sure, it happened, fcuk yeah. But who and why and how I'm, not convinced it was what we've been told.
You aren’t the room Yuke You are just a wonky cafe table with a missing rubber pad on the end of one leg.
Skipper
I still don't buy the "official" narrative about 9/11. Oh sure, it happened, fcuk yeah. But who and why and how I'm, not convinced it was what we've been told.
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ISO 22810:2010 says that 50m watches are only suitable for ‘shallow’ water activities (although that includes swimming) and should not be used for activities involving high-velocity water or submersion below shallow depth; 100m is recommended for surfing
So 50m is fine so long as you don’t duck dive to deep or fall off
So 50m is fine so long as you don’t duck dive to deep or fall off
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Regardless, until my current Casio, I've never used anything but 50M and never had any water ingress.ctd wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:57 pmISO 22810:2010 says that 50m watches are only suitable for ‘shallow’ water activities (although that includes swimming) and should not be used for activities involving high-velocity water or submersion below shallow depth; 100m is recommended for surfing
So 50m is fine so long as you don’t duck dive to deep or fall off
In fact, my previous Casio,, which was only 50M, I changed the battery twice myself, lightly smeared Vaseline over the seal and re-assembled it. I had it from 1993, before I moved to Sydney, until about 5 years ago when one of the pins failed while I was being rag dolled on a largish (but not too large - I'm old) day at Moffat.
So, no doubt as with most things, there's a margin for error built in.
Beanpole
You aren’t the room Yuke You are just a wonky cafe table with a missing rubber pad on the end of one leg.
Skipper
I still don't buy the "official" narrative about 9/11. Oh sure, it happened, fcuk yeah. But who and why and how I'm, not convinced it was what we've been told.
You aren’t the room Yuke You are just a wonky cafe table with a missing rubber pad on the end of one leg.
Skipper
I still don't buy the "official" narrative about 9/11. Oh sure, it happened, fcuk yeah. But who and why and how I'm, not convinced it was what we've been told.
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Is there a need for a watch in the surf in Bali? I thought they were for pre work surfs to allow you to stay the absolute maximum of time out there.
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Re: Watch recommendations
not if the time between sets is of no importance
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I've had three ripcurl ocean tide watches over the past two decades. The first one was the best. Seems llike they make each newer model less rugged than the last.
Still like it though.
Still like it though.
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Got this for $30 from Big W a few months ago. Surfing, hot showers, no probs.
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/slazeng ... p/5786091/
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/slazeng ... p/5786091/
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Matches with the cufflinks.
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Looking for a recommendation for a solid surf watch. I see the last comment on this was a few years back. Dare I ask if a product has since popped up that has people genuinely backing its value and reliability?
Looking to replace mine that is pretty old and on its last legs.
Looking to replace mine that is pretty old and on its last legs.
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