"Joyce, Thomas F." <TJoyce_at_bellboyd.com> wrote: ... a small amount of condensation accumulates under the glass. .... Does anyone have a recommendation for a good watch that does not do this? My wife likes to swim a lot and gave me a tip that has totally won me over regarding waterproof watches. The biggest problem we've found is the watch losing it's waterproofness after changing the battery. And even if the case it totally sealed after the battery replacement, the warm higher-humidy air that "fills" the watch can often condense at lower temperatures, such as on--or in--the water. It really not the fault of the watch as much as the humidity in the air when the watch was last opened. So all we do is buy a cheapo "waterproof to 100 meters..." watch, the kind they sell in the large department stores for around $10, then when the battery wears out, we toss it and buy another. I generally get two years or more per $10 watch, which works out to something like 40 cents per month -- not bad! Evan Dallas Woodinville, Washington *************************************************************************** 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 Tue May 13 2003 - 10:07:20 PDT
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