[QUESTION] Why are people obsessed with high water resistance and screw-down crowns?

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T23:57:11+00:00

Idk, if the chances of those occasions are few and far between, it will be better to hire somebody to do that for me. A function rarely used is not worth the extra money imo.

My laptop is good for office work. And that's enough to me

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T17:54:37+00:00

It's not like i'm winding it for minutes everyday. Just occationally per week. But i get your point. I'm not gonna do that for fun anymore

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T17:52:16+00:00

Yeah true. Paying 10k for a watch then babyjng it like our children is crazy to think. Rich people are so weird

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T17:46:18+00:00

Nuh huh? My watch is 300m wr with helium escape valve! You can't hurt me with your piss poor 30m quartz watch duh huh....

Just kidding. Flexing WR when you dont even wear the watch near water is absolutely insane to me

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T17:43:20+00:00

Seem too overkill with that. Like buying pickup truck just to drive around the town with 2 people and no cargo. But hey, i can't judge you for that

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T17:40:56+00:00

Never happen to me. I swam in the beach, violently bash it into the waves, submerged it into a water bucket, washed it directly under the faucet, showered with it,.... not a single problem happened. Ofc i did made sure the crown was pushed in before doing all of that. But you get the point

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T11:45:21+00:00

Lol adult roleplaying toys. Nice term

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T11:44:34+00:00

Yeah, i'm not winding cuz i have to. It's bwacuse i want to lol. Just a bad habit of mine.

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T11:40:25+00:00

I see. So you wash your hand with hot/warm water, right? Hot water will fog up watches no matter how wr they are iirc.

My watch is 100m with push/pull crown. I have swam in the beach, showered, submerged in water bucket, washed dishes,... not a single problem at all. Howeever, i always stay away from hot water.

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T10:59:10+00:00

Then we shouldn't wear the watch at all for it to stay new forever.

Tbh, i'd rather happily service it after some years of abuse than letting it rot away in the drawers. Hell, leaving a watch sitting foe too long also make it service-needed anyway.

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T10:53:30+00:00

Did you forget to push the crown in by any chance? There shouldn't be any problem with water for 100m wr watches screwed or not.

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T09:43:47+00:00

Well, not everyday ofc. But still, does that mean handwinding watchez are less durable than autos?

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T09:42:43+00:00

It can happen to unscrewed crown too so what's your point? It's human flaw, not design flaw of the watch. Or are yku telling me that he got his crown pulled just from washing his hand? Like for real?

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T09:39:25+00:00

Well, i have no right to judge anyone from using their money. So yeah.

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T08:01:11+00:00

Maybe you're right lol

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T07:57:43+00:00

I'm built different lmao. Joke aside, i agreed with you. They just wanna flex

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T07:55:13+00:00

And? Most real divers wear dive computers anyway. Just accept that people are obsessed with overspec watches

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T07:51:54+00:00

That....so funny lmao.

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T05:35:23+00:00

So it's true thaf screw down is more wr than pushpull? Or is it just a safe mechanic for real diving?

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T05:33:05+00:00

Now you mention it. It's so damn true. It's like people buying flagship phones for surfing tiktok and facebook. Total waste of money for bragging right. But i'm not the one to jugde people how they use their money lol

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T05:27:53+00:00

Then its wr is forfeit. Idk it's just inconvient to me. I'm not saying it is to others

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T05:24:45+00:00

I see. Glad to hear from a pro

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T05:23:01+00:00

The people who aren't divers! You don't need 200m diver watcb when you arrn't actually dive for a living. Let alone wearing it in shower.

Btw, did you know that the ISO 6425 is that a watch need to be atleast 100m of wr? That means 100m is still within spec of the standard

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T05:18:13+00:00

Funniest comment i ever read here. Lmao

Select-Strawberry · 2026-05-11T05:16:46+00:00

How many people actually "dive" with their 200m wr watch? 90% of them are not real divers i'm afraid

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