Message Forum: Re: Analog and Digital Clocks, Part 2

Re: Analog and Digital Clocks, Part 2

Posted By: Brunnen-G, on host 203.96.100.79
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2001, at 16:08:21
In Reply To: Re: Analog and Digital Clocks, Part 2 posted by The Other Matthew on Wednesday, October 10, 2001, at 12:14:10:

> > I used to wear a digital watch because it is just a teeny bit easier to tell time with, but I always got tricked by that "Water-resistant to 50m" they'd put on there, and I'd wear it in to a pool and ruin it.

"Water-resistant" on a watch is usually an outright lie. This is the way it really works:

"Splashproof" means you can get raindrops on it and it won't matter.

"Water-resistant" means you can drop it in the water and if you grab it out quickly and dry it, it *probably* won't matter. I have no idea why they put "to 50 metres" in there, because anything that's only water-resistant is going to DIE if you take it scuba diving.

"Waterproof" means waterproof.

Brunnen-"has written copy for far too many ads for dive watches"G

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Message:	> > > I used to wear a digital watch because it is just a teeny bit easier to tell time with, but I always got tricked by that "Water-resistant to 50m" they'd put on there, and I'd wear it in to a pool and ruin it. > > "Water-resistant" on a watch is usually an outright lie. This is the way it really works: > > "Splashproof" means you can get raindrops on it and it won't matter. > > "Water-resistant" means you can drop it in the water and if you grab it out quickly and dry it, it probably won't matter. I have no idea why they put "to 50 metres" in there, because anything that's only water-resistant is going to DIE if you take it scuba diving. > > "Waterproof" means waterproof. > > Brunnen-"has written copy for far too many ads for dive watches"G
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