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Futility?
"The most futile talked about « the uselessness of an enormous mechanical depth gauge when dive computers exist»"
I think this misrepresents the argument *for* dive computers and why they are so preferred over timers & tables. Especially for recreational diving.
It's great to discuss the technical merits of the watch - I'd like, for example, to see how they realised the two depth displays, it appears from your photos that there may be separate mechanical sensors - but to tell divers what is superior or useful or 'real' is to brook dissent, as the interminable equipment/technique/training threads on Dive discussion boards will attest.
Blancpain X Fathoms live report & pics.
Any category of watch has its «Grail» complication. If the sounding complications are the Grail of the dressed-up watches, the chronograph is that of the sports watches, the diver’s Grail is undoubtedly the depth gauge. 2007 was somewhat the year of the d...
PifPaf what a great write up.
I As definitely interested by this watch when it came out. I had a lot of questions and the size was an issue. I also read some of critics and basically agree with your analysis. I think that it is nice to invent mechanical things as opposed to using elec...
Thanks! I hope that Blancpain will not burie this prototype... If I meet some Blancpain
Engineers, to ask them about the size, the colors of the deepth gauge indicator, etc...
Thanks for a such great review...
Thank you so much for the review very nice reading. Cheers, Fernando
The comparison picture of ...
the X Fathoms and the Fifty Fathoms is great Hope to see X Fathoms in the metal, soon. “back to basics” - Well, I am not sure about that ;-) Thanks for sharing, Oliver
Futility?
"The most futile talked about « the uselessness of an enormous mechanical depth gauge when dive computers exist»" I think this misrepresents the argument *for* dive computers and why they are so preferred over timers & tables. Especially for rec...
Man, this is a great post
Thanks for the writeup pifpaf! The HH Journal article on the exciting launch caught my eye and I came straight to the forum to look for more. You've covered all depths from 0-90m! This does look like a pretty well designed, purpose timepiece and not a des...
respectfully...
I look at this watch and see what I feel is everything unfortunate about the direction of the sport watch industry... a crazily oversized beast of a watch with all kinds of pointless design features... a watch no one will ever use of its designed purpose....
