water resistant

[borkito]

Hi everyone,

forgive me, I know this sounds stupid... , is there any way to check if a watch is water resistant without taking the risk of breaking it?

thanks!

 

[ShiroTenshi]

Do a proper test using a proper water tester.

 

[Junger]

That pressure tester looks ancient... Pressure tester below is bit more modern and used by watch service centers and vendors...

Do a proper test using a proper water tester.

 

[cavi]

yeah but the more "ancient" as you refer to it can be bought for only a couple hundred bucks on fleabay, while the more modern one costs thousands.......

 

[whoknows]

Hi everyone,

forgive me, I know this sounds stupid... , is there any way to check if a watch is water resistant without taking the risk of breaking it?

thanks!

OR, if you don't like any of the factory made testers build your own. Do a search on RWI, someone had a homemade tester that looked like it would do the job.

 

[d4m.test]

Hi, You should be able to do a cheap "air-test" in any bigger shopping mall for 5 euros. If it passes the 30m test it will be good for more, essentially for light swimming in a pool or the sea.

Things needed:
1. check that You buy a waterproof rated diving watch instead of a chronograph or dress-watch (TD-rating of 50m or 100m, not less), these will be few
2. the crown o-ring and backcase gasket should be silicon-greased by Yourself and afterwards well tightened (they normally come very loose on all of them)
3. in 90% of the cases these 2 simple things will do

 

[daytona4me]

Do a proper test using a proper water tester.

I still use this model today. It is very reliable and only cost me $225.

-It places the watch in the winder. It does what its told.