Diver Magazine Equipment Shorts Written By Stephen Weir
What to do while decompressing? Watch the Watch New watch mechanical watch from Japan arrives in North America The Japanese based Orient Watch company put a big push on this past Christmas season to introduce its mechanical saturation diver watch to the North American market. The watch, which retails for $1,300 US has, according to company spokeswoman Christina Koshzow “a special case design that prevents the penetration of helium gas (while diving at depth). This means that the internal pressure hardly rises at all, eliminating the need for an escape valve and a diver no longer has to use a valve to adjust the pressure inside the case when diving or surfacing. The watch is rated to a depth of 300 meters (900 feet), with a strong exterior that has excellent corrosion resistance. The self-winding watch has a large crown and rotating bezel, which makes it easy to operate even when wearing thick dive gloves. The watch company has teamed with North American broadcasters to sell their ful