Casio Watch

... when you might go to work before sunrise, and not get off until after dark?

Somebody needs a new job!

[Me]

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?

I haven't had any problems with it here in Ohio. I've had it now for about 4 months.

It also charges on incandescent light too. It has a power save option too, if there isn't any light, it will shut off it's display and not come back on until you A) get back in the light; B) press a function button.

I'm happy with it so far.

Casio G-Shock Wave-ceptor/Tough Solar; water resistant to 200m.

[Signal 20]

if you want something relitively inexpensive to calculate time and depth only get a regular bottom timer. there are several companies making them now. on every dive i take my computer and my bottom timer, just incase i feel like the computer is being to liberal i'll use the bottom timer and tables.

[mwenner]

I'm sorry I sounded so brash on my 3/19 post to Divindoubles and Muzz. It was a long day at work, too tired, and shot off my mouth. When I dive, I'm limited to the stupid things I can say on a slate....

I've been doing a bit of research the last few days, and I wasn't able to find any Casio watches with depth finding capabilities. The Casio Pathfinder has compass and altimeter functions, but I haven't found a real serious dive watch there. Jay (Titen) is right, in that there are so many simple, inexpensive bottom timers that will give you that backup info you need. I've got two G Shocks on two differant computers, but when the batteries need replacing, you are at the mercy of the person replacing that watch back. That's the advantage of the solar watches, a solid case, with no one getting inside.

I believe there's some real gray area in regard to technical diving, and having your dive profile change, for whatever reason, only to depend on the tools at hand. I'd like to hear more about the backup plans. Recreational diving turns into technical diving, and then you start to push all those limits.....

[jpdiver]

Any water resistant sports watch should work OK. I use a Timex Ironman. But- make sure it is rated to 200 meters not 100. Watches rated to only 100 meters can flood when the buttons are pushed even at depths way above 100 meters.

[Me]

Reminds me of my first and last Timex Ironman. I was doing Intro about 10 years ago when I banged my Ironman against the cave wall exiting the Ear. When I got to the picnic table and was doffing gear, I noticed the face had water in it and was fogging up. I took the watch off and tossed it in my trunk with the rest of my gear.

I started for home a short while later.....long 12 hour drive ahead of me when the freaking thing started raising a ruckus in my trunk.

I took about all I could of the loud shrill.....TWEEEE, TWEEEE, TWEEEE and pulled off I-75 at the first available rest area. I pulled every piece of gear I owned at that time out of the trunk trying to find the freaking thing. I hurled the stupid thing into the nearest trash can, came home and bought a Casio G-Shock.

And, I own a Toyota truck now....no more cave diving from a Neon.

[Signal 20]

And, I own a Toyota truck now....no more cave diving from a Neon.

I can relate...i have a tundra now, and i love it...when i first got into diving and cave diving I had a Volkswagen GTI wasnt alot of fun packing wet diving gear into a hatchback, it didnt smell nice the next day either

Although I now have what I consider to be the ultimate cave diving vehicle (SUV with a 5x8 enclosed trailer), I started cave diving out of a Cadillac Eldorado. A Pelican 1650 in the trunk held all the wet gear, and I strapped my doubles into the passenger seat with the seat belt!

[curtschu]

I think Titen and I might TIE. I had a Honda Civic SI 108HP of screemin Japanese machinery. But I would stuff TWO guys gear, Double 95s and two Tekna scooters, Stage bottles from time to time. Anyone remember getting past by the White Civic just about draging the muffler on I-75 back in 91-92? Then I went to the other extream Chev Suburban. Talk about gas shock. 30MPG to 12MPG. But now I got it. Honda Element 4wd

Curt