I started my post with the question: "A diver with a chrono, an incongruity or a lovely combination ?" because for most of divers, a chrono or the date are useless functions.
It was only a form of provocation on my part (in the tone of humor) because I know that the response of diving purists to this question would have been that the chronograph function on a diving watch was nonsense.
As you said very well, it is at the very least risky to operate the push-buttons of a chrono underwater, not to mention that diving will inevitably alter the watch. Moreover, some surfaces are polished and therefore sensitive to impacts and scratches.
I totally agree with you when you write that it's a lovely combination, a Tribute to a watch that never existed and a charming lovely timepiece... But unlike the Deep Sea, of which two reissues called Tribute have been released, this model does not bear the Tribute name since it is a creation.
I also agree that diving computers have supplanted watches due to their reliability and convenience, and also that the pleasure of wearing a watch while diving remains.
I don't plan on using it for deep diving. On the other hand, it is likely that I will take it to see the sea, for one or more snorkeling sessions. It will change me from the sub, the sea-dweller and the deep sea.
I find the idea of using the watches in the environment for which they were designed to appeal to me. If I could get to space, I would buy a speedmaster and take it with me...One day ... who knows?
Best O