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ISO 6425 is generally used for dive watch, eg a Rolex Submariner, not dive computer. I don't know any dive masters who wear a dive watch while diving; they seem
by jitl 4y ago
ISO 6425 is generally used for dive watch, eg a Rolex Submariner, not dive computer. I don't know any dive masters who wear a dive watch while diving; they seem like mostly a fashion / status symbol kind of thing? I have no interest in them anyways.
I looked at the Garmin spec sheets before buying my Apple Watch and didn't find any of their computer/watch combos listing ISO 6425. Instead they list a depth (usually 100M) and attest "Tested to engineering standard EN13319 for dive compliance", see https://www.garmin.com/en-US/legal/waterrating-definitions/ https://www.garmin.com/en-US/legal/waterrating-definitions/
- JohnBooty 4y agoMy understanding is that before the advent of dive computers, dive watches were used for diving so that you could time your ascents and so forth. That's what lead to the development of the (quite strict) ISO 6425 standard. they seem like mostly a fashion / status symbol kind of thing Yeah, this is my understanding from talking to diver friends. As a guy who likes watches yes, they're crazy popular in the watch community. They've become kind of a genre unto themselves. Citizen, Seiko, and others make affordable ISO 6425 models. I own a few, didn't pay more than $150 for any of them. Though, I dunno about the "status symbol" aspect. For $30 you can get a diver-style watch that looks like an actual ISO 6425 watch unless you know specifically what you're looking for. So I don't think anybody would be impressed by them. But they are fun to own and rather handsome, if you like that kind of thing.