Diving Watches.

[willy]

(12-01-2021, 11:07 AM)bshansen Skrev: I've had the same thoughts myself, Willy. I am sure most of it is down to fashion and the "hockey puck on a strap" trend that still lingers. Now, I have nothing against big watches. I love my PAM312 and B&M 8319. Both of them are (supposedly) dive watches with 300/1000M WR but I doubt many use them for that purpose :-) My diving is certainly limited to the bathroom sink....
After ten years or so wanting a Longines Leged Diver, I finally got one back in november and it is so light and comfortable with a 300M WR rating.
It's probably not as tough as many other dive watches with thicker cases, but it doesn't really matter. If I find myself that far below the surface, I'm pretty sure I won't care much about my watch!

Agree there are a lot of big people out there,that need a big watch.Sometimes a 40 mm
diver looks like a pea on a drum,on some people.Panerai have an excuse,because their
divers have historical roots.I am just saying that it is not necessary to make them look
like a Hockey puck.The Legend is a nice watch,and i think it is tough enough for anything
a hobby diver could throw at it.Big does not mean better or stronger in my book,and many
of the tiny cheap calibers in many of the giant watches could never take the punishment
a Rolex caliber could.In the end it is the strength of the caliber that defines a reliable
diving watch.