Divers in the context of your collection?

JAFO · Post by **JAFO** » Sun Sep 15, 2024 6:31 pm

I would say, surprisingly low. Only about a quarter with dive bezels.
4 are CW, 3 C65 Handwinds in assorted colours, and a green ombre Bronze.

Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:25 am

Looking at the poll, I’m slightly surprised that the majority had fewer than 50% divers.

The OTD threads hinted at a higher number, but there may be reasons for that. Perhaps a lot of people wear their dive watches more frequently than their other watches.

I’m wondering who the other diver-less person might be?

As a footnote, although I don’t have any I don’t hate them indiscriminately. Some are really quite attractive.

OllyW · Post by **OllyW** » Fri Sep 20, 2024 12:15 pm

Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:25 am Looking at the poll, I’m slightly surprised that the majority had fewer than 50% divers.

The OTD threads hinted at a higher number, but there may be reasons for that. Perhaps a lot of people wear their dive watches more frequently than their other watches.

I’m wondering who the other diver-less person might be?

As a footnote, although I don’t have any I don’t hate them indiscriminately. Some are really quite attractive.

Your results from the OTD threads may have been slightly skewed due to the recent release of the Trident Lumière.

JAFO · Post by **JAFO** » Fri Sep 20, 2024 3:14 pm

Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:25 am Looking at the poll, I’m slightly surprised that the majority had fewer than 50% divers.

The OTD threads hinted at a higher number, but there may be reasons for that. Perhaps a lot of people wear their dive watches more frequently than their other watches.

I’m wondering who the other diver-less person might be?

As a footnote, although I don’t have any I don’t hate them indiscriminately. Some are really quite attractive.

There are lots of watches that aren't divers. Although you can duplicate colours, (with divers I mean) at some point you possibly have a full set of colours, and then you can get stuck into lots of other styles. Field, pilots, dress, chronographs, oblong/square etc.

A lot of posters here have multiple watches, and I think a one and done collection might be a diver, but a 20 watch collection may well stop at 5 or 6 divers.

Wis · Post by **Wis** » Fri Sep 20, 2024 9:53 pm

I’m at 23,5 %. Which is more than I thought! I don’t wear them a lot, come to think of it. I probably ‘need’ a new diver …

Peteo · Post by **Peteo** » Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:09 pm

I thought that my collection would be half divers, but when I went to count, I realized that many of them don't meet the bezel criterion.

So, instead I come in at 5 out of 16:
Tudor Pelagos
Bremont Supermarine
Sinn EZM 13
Sinn 103 SAB LE
CWL Super Compressor

Even this is a bit misleading. I wouldn't really consider the Sinn 103 a diver at all. It definitely wears as more of a dressy pilot watch.

FrankMGQ · Post by **FrankMGQ** » Sat Sep 21, 2024 2:50 am

Your Q&D count of dive versus non-dive watches is intriguing and shows a fascinating aspect of our collection habits. Love it!

JAFO · Post by **JAFO** » Sat Sep 21, 2024 10:23 am

Out of interest would anyone consider twisty bezel GMT watches as divers for a survey like this?

timepieces_and_bags · Sat Sep 21, 2024 10:53 am

I didn’t count any GMTs as dive watches; as @rkovars had mentioned above, I agreed that although it has a twisty bezel, dive was not the design purpose.

Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Sat Sep 21, 2024 11:49 am

JAFO wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2024 10:23 am Out of interest would anyone consider twisty bezel GMT watches as divers for a survey like this?

I think the lines are a little blurred. Personally I wouldn’t; I see a dive watch as needing a bezel calibrated in minutes, but I’m no expert. I very much left it to people’s discretion.

It a bit like trying to define what a dress watch is, but that’s a whole ‘nuther topic.

thomcat00 · Post by **thomcat00** » Sun Sep 22, 2024 10:34 pm

I do like tool watches but I do not dive. I prefer dressier watches and I disfavor divers, particularly. Yet I have many more divers than I expected. They’re nice, and certainly tool-ish, and I consequently they sneak in when I least expect them. About 1 in 5 of my watches are dive watches. So much for disfavoring them.

And I impulse bought another C60 in the last sale… I’m doomed.

maclink · Post by **maclink** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:58 am

thomcat00 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 10:34 pm I do like tool watches but I do not dive. I prefer dressier watches and I disfavor divers, particularly. Yet I have many more divers than I expected. They’re nice, and certainly tool-ish, and I consequently they sneak in when I least expect them. About 1 in 5 of my watches are dive watches. So much for disfavoring them. And I impulse bought another C60 in the last sale… I’m doomed.

I’m with you on this. I do lean heavily towards tool watches with most of my collection being along that line, mainly the ‘crossovers’, for example, the Sealander, C65, Omega Aqua Terra, Sinn 856 etc. Good water resistance with magnetic field resistance being a nice plus.

dv0047 · Post by **dv0047** » Wed Sep 25, 2024 10:31 pm

I feel like dive watches are versatile and people wear them more frequently. Poll #'s surprised me as I thought majority would be over 50%.

dph5123 · Post by **dph5123** » Thu Oct 03, 2024 12:27 pm

Ashamed to admit I have an unwavering affinity to divers (especially GMT's) which purely get desk usage

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