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I need an ultra-nerd to drown ten F91-Ws and see if any fail in such a way as to lock the time on the display.
by causi 4y ago
I need an ultra-nerd to drown ten F91-Ws and see if any fail in such a way as to lock the time on the display.
- squarefoot 4y agoIn theory, if water (especially salt water) reaches the xtal contacts, it could turn off the oscillation before its resistance messes with other parts of the watch turning it off completely, so there's a chance that it would stop, locking the time on the display before becoming unreadable.
- rasz 4y agono oscillation = no picture on the LCD, liquid crystal displays require AC signals, and those are derived from main clock
- varispeed 4y agoI spend two weeks swimming with F91-W in tropical waters a couple of years ago. Still works fine.