subject: Diving Watches - A Must Have For Adrenaline Junkies [print this page] Finally, it's that time of the year again! You are on vacation and now, that all that office stress is off your back, you feel the urge to do something fantastic, breath-taking and memorable. And what can be more suited than scuba diving? Can you imagine any other activity that would be just as fun and exciting? However, if you are considering scuba diving as this year's main entertainment, there are a couple of things you should consider before socializing with that exotic fauna.
First things first: you need to do your homework. Find out as much as you possibly can about the special equipment and training required by such a sport as you possibly can, see where the best diving places are and, if possible, talk to an experimented diver. One of the first things that such a person will tell you is that diving takes place in an unforgiving environment and sometimes is life-threatening. In order to enjoy your holiday experience and make sure that you will return safely on shore, one of the must have accessories is a diving watch.
First of all, do your homework before you leave home. Find out as much as you possibly can about diving, about the special equipment and training required by such a sport and, if possible, talk to an experimented diver. You will see that that person and Google both agree on something: diving takes place in an unforgiving environment and sometimes is life-threatening. In order to enjoy your holiday experience and make sure that you will return safely on shore, you must be well prepared and one of the "must have" accessories is a diving watch.
Diving watches are, according to good old Wikipedia, are specially designed to have water resistance greater than 10 ATM, the equivalent of 100 meters. An average divers watch must have a water resistance of around 200-300 meters but modern technology allows nowadays the creation of diving watches that can go much deeper. Therefore, to make a long story short, you can forget about that really cool water-proof watch you used at the pool last year. You definitely can not use that one if you decide to go diving because it will not stand up to the pressure of diving and it will pop-up under water, literally.
Another characteristic that make diving watches so popular nowadays is the so called coolness factor. Now that's something no fashion victim can ignore and that makes diving watches so special. They may be a very useful device underwater but their importance on dry land is considerable as well. Wearing a diving watch around your wrist represents a statement. It stands for a way of life; it is a symbol of adventure, extreme sports, and risk-taking. And all of these elements, when combined, portray a relaxed self-confident person. Therefore, either you buy one because you are planning a trip to the Caribbean or because you want to improve your personal brand, a diving watch will always make a good investment.
