Sunday Rewind: Dive Watch Myths You Shouldn't Be Repeating

Spring is officially upon us, we've re-set the clocks (grumble) and there is a general feeling in the air that one ought to be up and about and doing things. As the days get longer and warmer we can't help but think of the aquatic diversions yet to come – the Season Of The Dive Watch, when all the creatures of the deep come out to play – if not during an actual dive, then at least at the beach, or poolside. And with the start of the season comes the opportunity for the watch enthusiast to become either a font of wisdom on the subject, or, if you're not careful, to repeat one of the many untrue myths that have attached themselves to dive watches over the decades. Your guide through the tangle of half-truths and outright lies? None other than Mr. Jason Heaton, diver and world traveler, who has been around the block with a dive watch or two. Is 100 meters inadequate for a dive watch? What's the bezel actually for timing? If you wave your arms around underwater, will your watch explode? Answers to all these questions and more, can be found in our 2017 story, "Seven Dive Watch Myths That Need To Get Deep Sixed."Feelings aren't facts.