Casio Watch

[divindoubles]

Sheck talked in his book about using a casio watch as a backup timepiece. Does anybody know what the particular model was and if they are still available?

[JE]

Sheck talked in his book about using a casio watch as a backup timepiece. Does anybody know what the particular model was and if they are still available?

At the time Casio was fairly up to date with their dive watches, but today there are many time pieces that are much better: I like the Citizen brand of computer enhanced dive watches that not only give you basic information, but also deco solving features such as stops/NOS mixes/Surface Intervals/& a complete down-loadable profile log of your dives. You can ck them out at.... http://www.citizen.com.hk/

Good luck

JE

ps: BTW I am going to the VR-3 dive computer as they are the best that
I've seen-!

[mwenner]

The bottom line is......time, and depth, and carry your tables. That's all Sheck was saying. I was faulting computers last weekend, and all that mattered was that I had a Casio telling me how long we were down. I bothered to look at a map, so I knew the max depth of the dive. I was flying to No Carolina last week, and the guy sitting next to me had a Casio that had everything going on in it. Compass, depth.... BTW I had a VR3, that got us out of the water 25 minutes early, and I had to pee. There's 100 other things that can probably go wrong on the dive, and Sheck addressed them all.

[John L.]

I used a Casio G-Shock as a backup for years, and they work great. I have had it deeper than 200' with no problems. I took the band off it and made to slits in the velcro strap of my wrist slate, and it was right there to look at easily.

[muzz]

BTW I had a VR3, that got us out of the water 25 minutes early, and I had to pee.

That is hard to beleive I hav never seen anyone using a VR3 get out of the water fast. I have been on many dives 200+ with divers using vr3.
On an average I would say 20min longer than the tables I use.

[JE]

I used a Casio G-Shock as a backup for years, and they work great. I have had it deeper than 200' with no problems. I took the band off it and made to slits in the velcro strap of my wrist slate, and it was right there to look at easily.

*** I had a 'Casio G-Shock attached to a wrist slate as well, until someone decided to empty my house up in Gainesville....dive gear included-! I replaced the G-shock with my Citizen, & it is accurate to within seconds & inches-! I liked SE & his wife as occasional acquaintences, but never had the oppurtunity to dive with them... Casio or Citizen, it's a matter of preference. if you want to argue over which is better or who is more right,...........I am not going to do that-! It's trivial & a waste of my time-!
There..............is my opinion-!

JE

[Alan Garrett]

I suppose I'm a Casio fan too. I used to use a Casio "Triple-Sensor" until it folded in Devil's a couple years ago. It was not the fault of the watch though. I just had the batteries changed in it and the jeweler screwed up putting the back O-ring in. I now use a "G-Shock", and in my opinion a G-Shock on a Waterborne band is about the best help a guy can get. I've had that same band save my watch at least twice by holding on even though I had pulled one of the spring bars out. In fact, I'm fondling it right now! Feels gooooooood! -Alan

[mwenner]

That is hard to beleive I have never seen anyone using a VR3 get out of the water fast. I have been on many dives 200+ with divers using vr3.
On an average I would say 20min longer than the tables I use.

You may be right, as you've been at deeper depths. Our profile that day was 80 mins @ 100', and my 32% tables said 4 mins at 20' and 25 mins at 15'. I got my computer switched over to 99% and it said 4 more minutes. I was very happy, considering. So, we were out the water 21 mins earlier than I expected, based on tables at hand. The HE guys are the last one's out of the water on the 200 to 300' dives, with the deep stop capabilities of the VR3; at least that's what I hear, as I'm not TX diving. So, I guess it's all subjective. What computer and tables are you using? I had standard IANTD stuff on me.

Anyway, Casio rocks, and it's next to the computer, in case it goes down, (like Alan and John say) and the tables are close at hand. I'm not bent, and having a cold beverage by the fire.....Safe diving!

[Me]

My first G-shock recently died due to one too many battery changes and the o-ring getting stretched out of shape.

I fixed that tho, my new G-shock is solar powered.....no battery to replace!

[FW]

I bet it gets plenty of sunlight on a cave dive



Seriously, I didn't know they made a solar version. Does it survive the northern winters when you might go to work before sunrise, and not get off until after dark?