Well, i finally had the opportunity to try out my new (and inexpensive) dive watch. I had it in the pool with me doing a little pool training. It is a Timex Helix watch that is waterproof to 50 mtrs (165 ft). I used it on several of my pool dives and went to max depth of 12 feet. On each dive the depth gauge accurately reflected the depth and the temp gauge appears to be accurate as well.
The watch has a dive track mode and a dive chrone mode.
Using the dive track mode the time started automatically once I reached depth of 5 feet and time stopped once I ascended above 5 foot depth. Depth measurements are updated every 5 seconds.
The dive chrono mode is where you can manually start the time and time splits (for example if you wanted to time the descent of a dive and continue with the overall time of the dive). It says that a total of 99 splits can be taken during a single dive and 20 of them can be stored for later viewing. The depth measures are still updated every 5 seconds.
The dives were later recalled through a unique feature of scrolling with a knob that is rotated. This is a change from the usual depressing of buttons to scroll through dive onfo.
Overall, factoring in the cost of this watch and its usability I was very pleased with the performance and find that it will be useful as a training tool. While it is not a computer, it certainly serves my purpose in freediving.
The watch has a dive track mode and a dive chrone mode.
Using the dive track mode the time started automatically once I reached depth of 5 feet and time stopped once I ascended above 5 foot depth. Depth measurements are updated every 5 seconds.
The dive chrono mode is where you can manually start the time and time splits (for example if you wanted to time the descent of a dive and continue with the overall time of the dive). It says that a total of 99 splits can be taken during a single dive and 20 of them can be stored for later viewing. The depth measures are still updated every 5 seconds.
The dives were later recalled through a unique feature of scrolling with a knob that is rotated. This is a change from the usual depressing of buttons to scroll through dive onfo.
Overall, factoring in the cost of this watch and its usability I was very pleased with the performance and find that it will be useful as a training tool. While it is not a computer, it certainly serves my purpose in freediving.