Mudhiker
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Definitely find some to look at in a dive shop if you can. They tend to have cramped dials and weak lume. I've read some less-than-positive reviews regarding reliability of the St. Moritz watches on various dive forums. You can't go wrong with a Seiko, and they look good. For a dive watch Lume is paramount. Quartz movement. 200m+ rating and a good strap, and cheap. A $1500 automatic with a 1000m rating is going to do you no good when the bracelet falls off or someone else on the dive boat shatters the sapphire crystal with their scuba tank. Take a look at the Reactor watches, they are kind of ugly but reputedly very durable. As far as that goes, if you just need to know time under water, a chunky dedicated dive watch-computer will do that, and give you a backup depth gauge even if you don't use its air-calculating abilities. There are several to be had for less than $300. Also, there's a 500m watch with a Miyota movement that's branded under various scuba names such as Poseidon and Aqualung. It can usually be had for $150 or less and is good stout dive watch.
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