Diving Watches: Going Dooooown

Lots of watches say they're water resistant, mostly meaning that rain won't kill them and some brag that they can survive underwater to a certain number of feet. These will do if you're a stay-on-the-beach seashell collector or poolside Frisbee-tosser. But, if you're serious about your waterplay, an actual diving watch is what you require. For one thing, diving watches are waterPROOF, not merely resistant. Diving watches are made with especially strong materials put together with extra precision to ensure that they can withstand the atmospheric pressure that increases with each additional foot of depth.

A good diving watch will have a built-in timer and alarm for keeping track of how long you've been down and when you need to begin your ascent. At the top of the diving watch line are the diving watches of the Luminox Navy Seal series. Crafted to exacting military specifications, Luminox diving watches are elegant as well as functional. Go full tilt and get yourself a Navy Seal diving watch encased in titanium with a scratch resistant mineral glass crystal that's tempered for extra strength and durability. The Luminox line of diving watches includes a Ladies dive watch that's a more delicate version of the Navy Seals diving watch. The ladies dive watches come with several choices of dial color. Nice when you're diving through a school of flashing tropical fish-- have a little color to flash back at them.

Timex makes an affordable line of good diving watches, as do RipCurl and Citizen. Watchesgiant.com carries them all. Timex's Reef Gear series are mostly less than fifty dollars-- an incredible deal considering you get a well-made diving watch with timer and alarm. Some of the Timex diving watches even come with temperature sensors. Whether you purchase a moderately-priced Reef Gear diving watch or go all-out and splurge on a Luminox Navy Seal titanium diving watch, each time you're underwater you'll be glad you're wearing one. Count on it.
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