WATER RESISTANCE

On Occasions, when we go to buy a submersible watch, we think that the meters that indicate on the resistance to water are the meters that a clock can be submerged but ... it is not correct.
The following table shows the different ways to measure water resistance.
The following table shows the different ways to measure water resistance.
RESISTANCE EQUIVALENCES
SPLASHES
M | 30 Meters |
FT | 100 Feets |
BAR | 3 Bares |
ATM | 3 Atmospheres |
SHOWER
M | 50 Meters |
FT | 160 Feets |
BAR | 5 Bares |
ATM | 5 Atmospheres |
SWIM
M | 100 Meters |
FT | 300 Feets |
BAR | 10 Bares |
ATM | 10 Atmospheres |
DIVING
M | 150 Meters |
FT | 500 Feets |
BAR | 15 Bares |
ATM | 15 Atmospheres |
IMMERSION
M | 200 Meters | 1000 Meters |
FT | 660 Feets | 3000 Feets |
BAR | 20 Bares | 100 Bares |
ATM | 20 Atmospheres | 100 Atmospheres |
PRECAUTIONS / TIPS
The most common reasons why your watch can get water are:
- Deterioration of the sealing joints of the watch due to abrupt changes in temperature, old age, chemical products, etc.
- Having the crown of the watch removed.
- Misplacing the back cover of the watch by changing the battery.
- Extreme Temperature Changes.
Tip: check the water resistance of your watch, either every year or with every battery change, since in the opening process we can not be sure that it remains as strong as the first day.