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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sargent on Wednesday, March 6, 2002 - 12:51 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

If anyone has wisdom to share on the subject of wristwatch dive-computers, please fire away.
I'm considering this one because it isn't too much $ and seems to have all the right parts:
CITIZEN HYPER AQUALAND, MA9024-24E, 200 METER WATER RESISTANT, INCLUDES INTERFACE UNIT AND SOFTWARE & FIVE YEAR WARRANTY, & MANUAL. RETAIL IS $495... advertised price is $249.
One problem is I've never liked digital displays because they are hard to see, too small, reflections obscure readings, back lights are never adequate.
But the same is true for regulator mounted computers, just bigger.
My question is for those who have used the wristwatch DC... what do you think? or if someone has advise from research or other, thats welcome also... thanks.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brian on Wednesday, March 6, 2002 - 2:58 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Wayne

I also have the citizen hyper aqualand and it is a good watch which records/displays your depth and dive time and shows the temp and warns if you are ascending too fast. However it is not a Dive Computer as it does not calculate your exposure to Nitrogen. It is however a good back up to your depth guage but you really need a DC too. Have a look at the Suunto stinger this is a wrist watch DC

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Susan Porter on Wednesday, March 6, 2002 - 7:12 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

I have a Suunto Mosquito wrist computer I like very much. It is smalled than the stinger. Has all the features you mention (including Nitrox) and also downloads to PC if you invest in the software and tracks your dive profile in 20 second increments. I also have cheater lens in my mask so I am able to see the face ( the only down side I can report is size of numbers on the display). Since it is plastic it doesn't weigh too much. It was costly st $399. It also allows you to change your own battery which some don't. I am quite pleased.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob on Thursday, March 7, 2002 - 8:46 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I may be leaping before I look, but if I remember correctly Dive-Rite makes a wristwatch computer also called the "Nitek C". I believe it gives full dive computer functions plus nitrox! Dont know the price, but may be worth looking into.

 


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