Hi all, > > For paddling it's hard to find better bang-for-the-buck value than Timex. > Regular Timex Ironman from superstore for $ 20-30 with rating 100m protects > from a short-time shallow immersion - from my experience. I am not sure how > it will work for divers, though. AFAIK, the depth ratings as used by the watch industry are greatly exaggerated. 50m is barely suitable to get wet at all, 100m will stand an average swim, and only 200m+ are suitable for a moderate dive. Kees who wears a Casio Geotrail model rated at 100m when paddling. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri May 09 2003 - 22:52:29 PDT
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