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Originally Posted by RC03
I've heard some folks talk about pressure changes as you move through the water - would that be a reason some of the lower rated Speedy's are "not advised" for swimming and such?
Like you swing your arm as though doing frontstroke, causing an angular increase in pressure, and so on.
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Unless you swim with the watch inverted on your wrist (i.e. dial down) the frontstroke creates a negative pressure. If you were doing a backstroke style swim that would be increasing the g-force with which the crown and dial strikes the water.
Either way, an Omega that passes a 3 bar pressure test will have no troubles. The reason for a warning is because people have a habit of not getting regular service done nor do they have annual pressure tests done. The increased pressure Swimming or Springboard Diving imparts could force water into a void created by perished gaskets.
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