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30 m is only a nominal description. A well placed drop or water vapor would be damaging.
by SnowHill9902 4y ago
30 m is only a nominal description. A well placed drop or water vapor would be damaging.
- samatman 4y agoThis is absolutely not true. What is true is that a 30m resistant watch has no business being 30 meters underwater. That's puffery. Prolonged submersion and heavy rain? Not a problem.
- Unity99 4y agoI am sorry but you have no idea. Yours is a very common misconception. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Resistant_mark#Water_resistance_classification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Resistant_mark#Water_res... Water Resistant 3 atm or 30 m: Suitable for everyday use. Splash/rain resistant. Not suitable for showering, bathing, swimming, snorkeling, water related work, fishing, and diving.
- samatman 4y agoWell I'm at least as sorry as you are! From your reference: > These vagueries have since been superseded by ISO 22810:2010, in which "any watch on the market sold as water-resistant must satisfy ISO 22810 – regardless of the brand." Following the reference, we get this: > For example, if a watch is said to be “water resistant” to 30 meters (100 feet), this means that for all aquatic activities down to a depth of 30 meters, the watch case should not leak. The manufacturer of a water-resistant watch may offer ratings to help consumers determine the sort of environment the watch can handle. https://www.iso.org/news/2010/11/Ref1367.html https://www.iso.org/news/2010/11/Ref1367.html Yours is a very common misconception though! Seikos were always built to this standard, for the record. Since 2010, any watch marked water-resistant meets it, at least if they want to sell in Europe, but I repeat myself.