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11 February 2022, 11:25 AM | #1 |
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Two-watch Dive Setup: GMT Master II left wrist, Daytona right wrist?
I was thinking of seeking out a Sub Date or an SD for diving expeditions, but I've learned, frustratingly, that neither will do everything I need.
If I am diving and I swim from one timezone to the next, a GMT II will surely be essential for keeping up with time in my new time zone and the time zone out of which I just swam. Additionally, I may need to gauge how fast I am swimming/diving, and the tachymeter on the Daytona will enable me to do that with ease. Neither of those features are offered on Rolex's seafaring watches (which is a big disappointment, to say the least), so I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on the GMT II and the Daytona and wearing one on each wrist when I dive. Has anyone else done this before, and if so, how did it work out for you? |
11 February 2022, 05:54 PM | #2 |
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If you get both in precious metal, it'll eliminate the need for a weighted belt with the added benefit of increased calories burned and improved muscle tone in your arms.
Unfortunately, that will make your calves appear skinny, so you need something in PM for each ankle but I'm dismayed to discover my AD won't supply me with sufficient free, extra links to get a comfortable fit.
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11 February 2022, 08:39 PM | #3 |
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Get a G-Shock Frogman and be done with it.
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11 February 2022, 08:59 PM | #4 |
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If I am diving and I swim from one timezone to the next,
Will you be swimming with the rotation of the Earth or against it? |
11 February 2022, 09:49 PM | #5 |
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get a modern dive watch it has all the functions you need:
Water Temp Dive start time Dive duration Oxygen time Dive Depth etc.... |
11 February 2022, 10:05 PM | #6 |
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There’s always money in the banana stand!
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11 February 2022, 10:11 PM | #7 |
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Funny.
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11 February 2022, 10:14 PM | #8 |
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Being a diver and triathlete, OP, you are trying to hard. just get a Garmin, Suunto, or other dive watch with GPS. No one checks the time during an active swim. Both examples will switch time zones automatically.
I do use my SeaDweller on dives, but my primary is always my dive computer.
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11 February 2022, 10:38 PM | #9 |
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Ha! That's good stuff - swimming between time zones! :)
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I think he’ll he ok. Typically men don’t have floaty legs and hence it is more common for men to stick a weight at the higher end of their tank. PM double wristing as you said would potentially eliminate having to carry any extra weight at all and keep him nice and horizontal Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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What about a realllllly length of cable with equally measures knots and calculate how many kicks per knot over an elapsed time on the GMT. Then you have your speed and no longer need the Daytona. If you’re in an area of little / no current and are good with your buoyancy then you can just measure the approx distance covered by 10 good frog kicks, then just use frog kicks / time and you’re sorted Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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What do you “use” the sea dweller for? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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12 February 2022, 09:23 AM | #14 |
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Really need to consider the Cellini Moonphase to appropriately track the tides amidst your time zone drift.
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12 February 2022, 09:26 AM | #15 |
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I dive with a computer on big dives but my “fun” casual dives that I do most I use a watch like the Sub. Just get a Sub and be done. It’s more dive watch than anyone will ever use.
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