The Grey NATO - 130 - October Q and A
It's the October edition of Q and A and it's a big one! From dream no budget watch collections to fantasy travel, budget one watch solutions, and ideal coffee and watch pairings – you all sent in some amazing questions.
Thanks so much to everyone who sent in a voice recording for the show and to all of you for listening. Just press play, we hope you love it.
1:30 Omega Ploprof titanium bit.ly/2GQMkXx
5:00 Citizen Promaster 1000M bit.ly/38DlkpZ
6:00 Bremont S2000 bit.ly/35mrUPF
6:15 Seiko SBDX014G Tuna bit.ly/2GQN279
6:55 Casio G-Shock Rangeman bit.ly/3eWYue7
7:55 Victorinox INOX bit.ly/3bZ4gus
16:15 Tudor Black Bay GMT bit.ly/2SrZU4t
27:15 Seiko SPB143 bit.ly/32s7Qc2
30”00 Citizen Nighthawk amzn.to/3ncnNvJ
30:30 Citizen Skyhawk A-T amzn.to/36phTR2
46:21 Breitling Single Pusher Chronograph bit.ly/35mxFNt
47:28 1930’s Audemars Piguet Full Calendar bit.ly/2UjPpCI
53:28 Rolex Milsub bit.ly/2UjPpCI
53:47 Royal Oak QP 25554 bit.ly/3d5kbrl
55:30 AP Royal Oak diver bit.ly/3eRYWuk
56:38 Patek Philippe 2597 Cross Country bit.ly/3nh6d9P
59:20 Richard Lange bit.ly/2IuGbAI
1:00:35 Rolex Explorer II 1655 bit.ly/3naSFwo
1:02:00 IWC Mark 11 bit.ly/2UikLJR
1:03:30 Briggs Cunningham’s 1526 Patek Philippe bit.ly/32SeCJh
1:04:40 Vintage Omega Ploprof bit.ly/35mz1rx
1:06:18 Lange 1 bit.ly/35mkLip
1:35:15 CanWatchCo bit.ly/3nm76y5
1:46:20 Long Way Up imdb.to/3ncpyZR
1:49:00 Safari 911 from Leh Keen bit.ly/3lm94xO
1:55:10 Seiko SRP777 bit.ly/3kubmty
I was just catching up on this episode and the question about water resistance ratings was something that interests me. The explanation I was given about these rating by my old physics teacher is this; the 'depth' rating of a watch is its safe maximum depth in metres (or atmospheres) IN STILL WATER. In other words, a 30m watch could theoretically be placed under 3ATM pressure of water. However, any movement of the watch or the water briefly places higher pressures on parts of the watch.
For example, if you are snorkelling and dive down to 3m, the action of lunging your arms as you swim down can momentarily place much higher surges of pressure on parts of the watch. If you dive into a pool (or the ocean from a pier), the initial surge of pressure on the crown or crystal could be many times higher than the 3 or 4 metres you dive down. Even the action of placing a watch under a running faucet can exert several 'metres' of water pressure on the parts of the watch the water hits first, possibly exceeding a 5-10m rating, resulting in a flooded watch and an upset customer who says they simply washed their hands wearing it.
I suspect what's happening with these ratings is that if a watch is tested by the maker to be (for example) safe to 300m in static pressure, they may advertise it at 100-200m to account for additional stress from diving or swimming actions that can't be easily predicted.