These Rare Dive Watches Were Designed to Help Save Lives

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These Rare Dive Watches Were Designed to Help Save Lives

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Before there were dive computers, this style of watch was all that stood between a diver and a potentially fatal case of the bends.

SCUBA diving has always been a sport of measurement.

Whether it’s getting a reading on depth, determining the correct gas mixture or recording time spent underwater, accurate calculations can mean the difference between a successful dive and a potentially fatal one.


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Whether it’s getting a reading on depth, determining the correct gas mixture or recording time spent underwater, accurate calculations can mean the difference between a successful dive and a potentially fatal one.


Because the stakes are so high, the majority of contemporary divers leave little to chance and rely on digital dive computers for both technical and basic dives. But this wasn’t always the case.

Not all that long ago, divers put their faith in dive watches with specially designed dials and bezels. These tools, used in conjunction with depth charts, helped divers measure their no-decompression time (the time they could spend at a particular depth without needing to decompress before ascending) as well as their decompression time (time spent at depth stages before resurfacing).

These types of specialized dive watches, often referred to as decompression timers, featured abbreviated — and often very colorful — dive tables on their dials that effectively told a diver how long to stop at each depth when making their decompression stops on the way to ascending.

Making the appropriate decompression stops is essential when completing a dive, as it allows the diver to off-gas the excess nitrogen their blood has absorbed during the dive. Failure to do so can result in decompression sickness, better known as the bends, which can be dangerous.

Decompression timer dive watches had some popularity in the 1960s and ’70s before largely disappearing from the landscape. For decades, the only available examples were rare and on the vintage market.

The style is still quite rare but is in the midst of a comeback, as a handful of new decompression timers have hit the market in recent years. Some of these watches are vintage reissues, while others are brand-new models. But the one thing they all have in common is the quirky, life-saving feature left over from the days when tool watches were actually used as tools.

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Ωραίο αρθρο
Μια χαρά κάνουν οι εταιρείες και βγάζουν επανεκδόσεις τετοιων ρολογιών
Ειναι διαφορετικά και όμορφα
Τι κι αν δεν χρησιμοποιούνται πλέον από δύτες ?
Σάμπως ποιά complication ειναι απαραίτητη ? Το κέφι μας να γίνεται
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