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I perchest a divemaster about 3 months ago

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I read the instructions for the watch and carried them out as this watch is water proof to 100ft I went swimming with it on it now has water init what can I do
 
#2 ·
100ft, or 30m isn't suitable for swimming with as you now know. If it's still running then at least remove the caseback and clear any moisture in there.

If you can remove the stem and drop the movement out, then do so - and keep your fingers crossed that it'll survive. If a movement gets moisture in it then it'll likely fail, but not necessarily immediately.

30m may sound like it can be used for swimming, but generally only something rated at 100m and more will have seals substantial enough to resist the hydrostatic pressure of swimming (which is the weight of the water being forced on to the seals by the movement of your wrist under the water).
 
#4 ·
If you can pop the movement out so much the better but certainly take the back off and put the watch in a paper bag with a big bag of silica gel, that is very good at absorbing any moisture. Leaving it somewhere warm will help.
 
#6 ·
Thanks for putting that watch water resistance chart up, dear @WRENCH. I was surprised to see that the chart disallows scuba diving for a watch with 20 Bar/200 metres water resistance because most of these charts permit that activity wearing a 200 metre water resistance watch. An example of such a chart is this one:


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I also believe that one should warn wearers of dive watches that these watches can be damaged by a long period in hot water, and therefore it is probably unwise to wear one in a hot bath.
 
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Thanks for putting that watch water resistance chart up, dear @WRENCH. I was surprised to see that the chart disallows scuba diving for a watch with 20 Bar/200 metres water resistance because most of these charts permit that activity wearing a 200 metre water resistance watch. An example of such a chart is this one:


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I also believe that one should warn wearers of dive watches that these watches can be damaged by a long period in hot water, and therefore it is probably unwise to wear one in a hot bath.
There are not many certified Scuba divers that dive anywhere near 200 meters/ 600 feet. Only professional divers do this. The normal scuba dive rarely goes below 30 meters / 100 feet. The main reason for this is that at around 30 to 35 feet deep, 50% of the visible light is absorbed. At 100 feet nearly all colors of the spectrum are absorb, except blue. It gets DARK. So, either chart works for the average 200m divers because 99% of them are never going that deep.