Brands like Rolex and Omega will often tout their deepsea capabilities with the Rolex Deepsea Challenge rated to 11,000 meters (36,090 feet) and the Omega Ultra Deep coming in at a lesser but still ridiculous 6,000 meters (20,000 feet) of theoretical water resistance. But what about a cheap Casio often associated with terrorists and hipsters? With around $15 and some engineering know-how, can an affordable watch also venture into the deep ocean?
  • @[email protected]English
    3•3 hours ago

    I wish the article didn’t skip the part about how they filled it up with mineral oil that sounds cool.

  • @[email protected]English
    5•6 hours ago

    Back when stuff was mostly built to last. When pride still existed. Now the alarm function is behind an app and subscription…

  • @shalafiEnglish
    4•6 hours ago

    I’m very active outdoors and have 6 Casios, one like the model here. I’d shit kittens if one actually leaked.

    They’re $10-$100 on eBay. Got one for $20 that shows the moon phase and tides.

  • @[email protected]English
    3•7 hours ago

    11,000 meters

    6,000 meters

    5,000 meters

    I’m not entirely sure of the application here.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_diving

    The deepest dive listed here is:

    534 m (1,752 ft): COMEX Hydra 8 dives on hydreliox (February 1988 offshore Marseille, France).[2][4][10]

    I guess you could build a submersible and put the watch on an arm outside the submersible or something.

    • @LemmyFeedEnglish
      3•6 hours ago

      Not that it’s much closer to those insane watch depth limits, but saturation driving had a record of 700 meters or so.

  • @ClanOfTheOchoEnglish
    5•8 hours ago

    I read it as “casino” and was very intrigued on many levels.