Waterproofness of sailing watches

hey,

The suunto mariner and yachtsman sound like really cool watches. The only thing is that I am not good about taking my watch off before swimming, showering, and other water soaking activities. I've had "watter resistant to 100ft" watches before that have quickly succombed the damp lifestyle on my wrist. Is this a reason to avoid a Sunnto sailing watch?

Thanks,

Russell

	Suunto Visit SuuntoWatches.com to see Suunto's full line of wrist top computers and compasses.

	Suunto Yachtsman - Click for more info For the demanding outdoor enthusiast comes the Suunto Yachtsman - a combination sailing timer, barometer, and compass, with all the features of an advanced timepiece. The Yachtsman comes equipped with a mineral crystal glass face, carbon fiber back, and a weatherproof polyurethane resin/fabric band to ensure maximum durability.

[Brad]

Well, that's up to you, but what it really means is the you can't push any of the buttons while in water as they are not sealed. People have been know to accidently hit the buttons while swimming and had moisture creep in, but for the most part, as long as you don't hit the buttons and change you battery gasket once a year (comes with the battery kit), you should be fine.

I personally don't like the Yachtsman leather band for use in water, and Suunto does not currently make a replacement band for that, but I've seen some after market that fit.

Hope that helps,

	Suunto Visit SuuntoWatches.com to see Suunto's full line of wrist top computers and compasses.

	Suunto Yachtsman - Click for more info For the demanding outdoor enthusiast comes the Suunto Yachtsman - a combination sailing timer, barometer, and compass, with all the features of an advanced timepiece. The Yachtsman comes equipped with a mineral crystal glass face, carbon fiber back, and a weatherproof polyurethane resin/fabric band to ensure maximum durability.

	Suunto Bands - Click for more info The range of Suunto Core Acessory Straps include the six straps as found on the various Suunto Core wristop computer models as well as three additional straps. All straps are compatible with every Core model, allowing you to custom-tailor your Core to your tastes and needs.

[Contract Diver]

My old rule of 1/3's about diving watches...a rated 30 meter or 100 ft watch should withstand maximum dynamic pressure at 10 meters...thats a 3 story building in depth..for "hard activities" like loosing a stuck anchor....at the 20 meter mark or a 6 story building deep..."careful activities" like hooking to a dropped tool box would be alright...at 30 meters or 100 feet... thats 10 stories deep.. "picking up a sea shell" would be alright...most non- divers don't realize just how deep 30 meters really is...When I was in the trade...I could "snorkel down" 20 meters or about 70 feet..the any weak link that I've noticed on my Mariner is the battery cover and gasket...if those two item or kept in good repair I can see no reason to have a deeper rating on a non-divers watch....and hottubs will destroy the sealing abilities of even a 600 meter instrument ..