AhFarangJa Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 No watch is truly waterproof unless a dive watch. The metres is just a guide. They are pressure tested only not put in water. Seiko solar dive watches are good or a casio divemaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 G shock Mudmaster i meant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Any watch under 2000 baht will be rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Caveat emptor! Even expensive mobile phones can turn out to be splash proof not immersion proof and then there is an issue of what type of water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Surprised anyone still buys a watch. Your phone and Google can tell you the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Just now, BritManToo said: Surprised anyone still buys a watch. Your phone and Google can tell you the time. Have you tried swimming with your mobile phone ( this thread is about a watch in water ) just so you know what the time is or even floating on your back in the water whilst holding the phone in one hand using the other to Google as you suggest ? I suspect wearing a watch is so much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Excel said: Have you tried swimming with your mobile phone ( this thread is about a watch in water ) just so you know what the time is or even floating on your back in the water whilst holding the phone in one hand using the other to Google as you suggest ? I suspect wearing a watch is so much easier. Look at your phone before you start swimming. Look at your phone when you stop swimming. I'm retired, time doesn't really matter to me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eff1n2ret Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Surprised anyone still buys a watch. Your phone and Google can tell you the time. The time is rarely of importance to me, but I like to have something to remind me what day it is, and, as you say, that phone does that fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Look at your phone before you start swimming. Look at your phone when you stop swimming. I'm retired, time doesn't really matter to me. But not everybody is retired and some like endurance swimming , not a 5 minute splash then out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I am very sorry for your watch, but you can be sure of course that for 100 THB you never can't buy anything good..A quality has reason that it is expensive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 45 minutes ago, Excel said: Now there's a thing I bought similar but in Singapore in 1992, still works. Me too, but the ‘gold’ fell off the hands and then jammed them up lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 If you dont know what day it is you need more than a watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 33 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said: Caveat emptor! Even expensive mobile phones can turn out to be splash proof not immersion proof and then there is an issue of what type of water The wet kind preferably ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 One of the good things about Thailand is the lack of nanny style regulations for nearly everything. However one glaring exception for me is the way shysters can claim that their latest snake oil concoction can cure any malady afflicting the human race. Recently had to sit through a sales pitch for some sort of rice husk oil that the sellers insisted cured covid, AIDS, cancer, liver and kidney disease, and if I had asked, even the bubonic plague. They are probably killing a few stupid people who use this rubbish instead of genuine medications. In the end I said no way and walked away telling my wife "she's your sister, up to you". Wifey bought a few overpriced bottles of the stuff, later threw them in the bin and hasn't talked to her sister since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Was it a Rolax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, daveAustin said: The wet kind preferably ???? Not seawater or swimming pool water both of which are excluded from some guarantees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Just now, phetphet said: Was it a Rolax? No- A Relax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 My wife chose me for my purportedly large appendage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 My new one works like a clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinci Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Quote I bought a supposed waterproof watch for swimming on lazada for about 100 baht you forgot another 40 baht shipping fee.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, steven100 said: except the gold faded off 25 yrs ago ...... Wrong..... I bought the silver (chrome plated) one. Edited June 8, 2022 by dingdongrb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, daveAustin said: Me too, but the ‘gold’ fell off the hands and then jammed them up lol I had the submariner. Cost me 600 baht I think about 11 years ago to have another autowinder fitted and the hour marks came un-stuck which cost me another 100. so I guess in 30 years it has cost me around 1400 baht including the original purchase so not too bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriendlyFarang Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 4 hours ago, redwood1 said: Thais don't like leaving bad reviews no matter how bad the product......Buyer Beware... Probably because leaving a bad review is illegal in Thailand and they are afraid that the police might come after them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandyson Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: Cool!!! A time-telling spirit level. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I think people have the wrong idea. These meter things mean something different same goes for quality watches 30m - Water resistant up to 30 meters, when in reality 30m means that your watch can withstand water droplets and quick handwashing 50m - Water resistant up to 50 meters means it can withstand swimming and cold showers. Hot showers are different as hot water would allow the watch to expand and potentially allow water to get in. 100m - Water resistant up to 100 meters means it is possible to swim or snorkel with the watch on, but it is not appropriate for diving. 200m - Water resistant up to 200 meters, usually means you can dive with your watch on. Still, over time the water-resistance will become less effective as the seals are exposed to different elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Mods please hook this 100 Baht waterproof watch guy up with the 4,000 Baht Five Star Hotel guy and the 10 Baht meal person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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