I need advice on dive watches

Hello everyone,
I am a somehwat new diver and am in the market for a diving watch. Don't want something way too fancy but i think im willing to spend 250-300$. Anything really nice? new? or just plain reliable and great? Please Post, Thanx

This is a pretty good thread:

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=117364&highlight=watch

I use a Seiko 200m Diver. Some people just use a Casio or throw away Timex.

Good luck and have fun with it.

Waterbound:

Hello everyone,
I am a somehwat new diver and am in the market for a diving watch. Don't want something way too fancy but i think im willing to spend 250-300$. Anything really nice? new? or just plain reliable and great? Please Post, Thanx

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My favorite in that price range is the Citizen Aqualand Duplex. It combines analog hands and digital depth & dive time readouts and I like that. If you're accustomed to digital watches, the Hyper Aqualand is nice and is downloadable to your computer as well.
They have one glaring fault you should know about, though... no Indiglo, so at night you have to shine your light on 'em to read 'em (the Hyper has a little dinky side light that's worse than worthless in it, so don't be fooled if you see mention of it).
The links in this post are to the outfit with the best prices on 'em that I've found.
Rick

I use a Citizen Hyper Aqualand....it is a good watch as well as good bottom/dive timer with temp, max depth/avg depth, time in/out, ascent warnings, SI time as well as a good log feature.

Any other of the Aquland Series are nice as well from them.

Some good advice here. I come from the school of cheap thought!

I have two dive watches.

1. Aqua-Tech digital. From Wal-Mart. Cost ~$6.50. I've taken it to 100ft. Works fine, but after it started getting condensation under it, I lost some confidence.

2. Casio G-Shock. I have the atomic time one with 200m depth and solar power. Never needs to be set, never loses time, never needs a battery, and it's rated deeper than I ever plan on going. Cost ~$75

I wear them both on my dives. When I finally get a dive computer, I'll put the Aqua-Tech in my bag as a backup for emergencies. I believe in having redundant timing devices.

Some people spend a lot of money of diving watches. I never wanted to own a watch so expensive, I would be mad if I lost it. Watch bands break, pins come loose, etc. If you're in the ocean, that thing may drop a couple hundred feet or more. Are you gonna go get it? If I lose a $7 watch, I won't sweat it. If I lose and $80 watch I'll be disappointed, but then go get another. If I lost a $300 watch, I'd be pissed. I don't want to end any dive pissed off.

I've had the Citizen Hyper Aqualand for about 7 yrs now and i think it's still running on the same battery I think....lol....Great watch, never had any issues with it and it give all the necessary info that you need. Like the othere post said above, it has a rinky dink light though....you'll need to shine your light on it to see it if diving at night.... But it still gets 9 out 10 from me.....:14:

I have a Hyper Aqualand as well... and, yes, apart from the light it is a great peace of equipment.

Melle

BTW I have an all-steel version... that really is a nag (being polite) when diving in a 7mm suit!!!
If you need to use it over a suit, buy the rubber strap version. As a watch, however... the rubber strap
cannot beat the all steel model I like it as a watch as well.

It has a light? Can we even call it that?

THanks all!! i found the one that's right for me! You all were a great help! thanxs again

Waterbound:

THanks all!! i found the one that's right for me! You all were a great help! thanxs again

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Well... don't leave us in the dark here...

what did you choose?

Melle