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I checked from my old Divemaster
textbooks.
Red colour is "filtered" nearly totally in 5 meters and totally in about 6 meters. Orange disappears next and by 10 meters it's nearly gone and just after 12 meters totally lost.
The best colour underwater is blue. It can be fully separated in 40 meters (the practical limit of scuba diving) and green is visible fully till about 30 meters and still can be partly separated to 40 meters.
I think manufacturers making i.e. the minute hand of a diving watch in red or orange, are really joking.
Naturally, during the diving training we tested how different colours behave and i.e. a red small balloon lost all of its colour in 40 meters. In practical terms this means that a watch with red/orange minute hand and minute scale is not really well readable in normal scuba diving depths. While i.e. Rolex diving watches work very well - likewise BB Fifty Fathoms.
Best, Kari
A very satisfied INCOMING!
Very pleased to share with friends here on my new incoming! My 6th AP, freshly out from AP Singapore Boutique, I must say that both the watch and boutique services are top notch. I couldn't have asked for more from my favourite watch house! I've considere...
Quite excellent Wayne!
Huge congratulations on this one. I have considered this piece too. If I could make a subtle change I would take everything orange and make it white or blue & white, but that is not a huge deal. You still get the full AP ceramic case and that is speci...
Thanks Michael! This watch is addictive...
I happen to like the orange details on the dial. Design wise I think black and orange really pair well to give this watch an ultra modern good look :D Good to be back here, for sure ;)
Congrats! Both the case and the
movement are beautiful. This is a nice desk diving watch. Every diver knows that red and orange are the first colours that disappear in depths. I do not remember by heart but at about 10 meters the colours are gone. I have seen i.e. Richard Mille making t...
Disappearing colours? - interesting!
From physic's perspective: Is it the blue/green of the sea that equalises the red spectrum? Or just experience?
I checked from my old Divemaster
textbooks. Red colour is "filtered" nearly totally in 5 meters and totally in about 6 meters. Orange disappears next and by 10 meters it's nearly gone and just after 12 meters totally lost. The best colour underwater is blue. It can be fully separated in ...
Thanks, Kari! Interesting to know some science of diving...
which was never my consideration for the acquisition of this watch. I'm not into diving sport. Even if I am, I don't think I'll wear an AP Diver for such activity... It's simply too expensive for me to do so :D So, you are not wrong to say it is a desk di...
We all have our reasoning.
I love diving and always when going under the surface, I'm wearing a diving watch. When I'm on surface, I like to have the slimmest possible watches. That's the complication I love. So i.e. Rolex Submariner is a perfect watch for diving and Patek 5711 on ...
Great watches for your purposes :)
Submariner is the undisputed best diving watch IMO. 5711 is one of the best sporty luxury watches that money can buy nowadays. Great taste :)
Submariner is very readable
in depths. And my favourite is the green anniversary version. One day I will try my 5711 when going diving - it should work well. Best, Kari
Nice - and great photos too!
First off, congratulations! I'm a big fan of this watch and it is my preferred variant of the AP RO Diver. The ceramic finishing in particular is lovely and in theory it should be looking just as fresh in five years as it does today. Wear it in good healt...
Thanks, E! Regarding the durability of ceramic...
I'm sure it would be really long-lasting. But I may not be able to find out how much this watch can withstand wear & tear as I generally wear my watches rather carefully :D You have some interesting thoughts about the possible design of RO... nothing ...
congratulations on your newest one
your pictures really show off the incredible finishing on the ceramic bezel and case.
Thank you! The incredible finishing on the bezel is what drove me...
NUTS... hence the acquisition :D
Congrats on an impressive watch!
I especially like the brushed ceramic finish which your pics. nicely captured.
Thanks Fernando! Those prominent brushed lines are indeed a work of art...
very true to the original design of the Royal Oak, which is such an attractive feature to me :)
Congrats!
I got mine from the KL boutique about a month ago. Can you please share more about the 5 year warranty? I was told to expect the usual 2+1 years. Thanks!
5-year warranty is a perk for buying from the Singapore Boutique...
In all other countries, as far as I know, the warranty period is the standard 2+1 years. I was in KL Boutique in April too, and was actually contemplating getting the one available during my visit... It could be the very same one that you have eventually ...
good info
Wow interesting; never knew such a perk exist. If you've bought the ceramic from KL, I would have ended up with the stainless steel. I was actually going to collect the new SS with display case back; but the ceramic was sitting on the display waiting and ...
Big congrats bro!
This is a great addition to your already awesome collection! Enjoy in the best of health Nice pics too! Thanks for sharing Cheers Robin
Thanks! I just tried it at APSC...
I find the colour of the orange stitch on the Volcano hornback is not quite bright as the orange on the dial. I gave it a miss this time round, and got a pair of black Survivor hornback with silver stitch. But I'm not changing the strap yet as the origina...
The black ceramic diver is indeed the best diver in my book ;)
Thanks for dropping by ;)