And when you’re not diving, it’s handy to use to remind you when it’s time to turn the chicken on the grill. 😆👍
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Yes, or the laundry.
@kv93955 жыл бұрын
Dan’l 56 exactly!!!
@pandora84785 жыл бұрын
Boiling eggs!
@kv93955 жыл бұрын
Penetration!
@drewdown8265 жыл бұрын
You set a timer for chicken.? You'll learn to grill one day.
@commandZee5 жыл бұрын
The only time I've used dive bezels to time something submerged in water is when I boil eggs 😆
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
LOL
@dantecubit425 жыл бұрын
this is a much better explanation than the "so you don't run out of air" that you usually get from other sources. awesome stuff as always Marc
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
True, thanks!
@chrisgilligan49683 жыл бұрын
Never been diving, and first time I ever looked this up. I always assumed it was way more complicated than that! 🤣 Love the alternate plans for flipping food, or laundry duty!!
@ForbinColossus5 жыл бұрын
Thx for the deep dive ! I'm decompressing now
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
LOL, thanks.
@terriblepeople2 ай бұрын
lol good one
@josebuencamino2 жыл бұрын
Hi! I thought it might interest you to know another way you can use your bezel to plan your dives that my mentor taught me. Before your dive, you can check the no-decompression-limits of the depth to which you're descending with the nitrogen tables. Right before your descent, you can then move the bezel so that the bezel's arrow would show you the point at which you'd be crossing your NDL. For example, for an 18-meter non-repetitive dive, decompression would become mandatory upon the 51st minute. If you're starting the descent at 10:05, you would move the arrow to the 56th minute on your watch. This way the arrow plainly shows you your limits, and helps show you how much you've exceeded your NDL if ever that would happen - which is supposedly why the Seiko Pepsi watch's first twenty minute degrees are marked red. I myself have never dived with just a dive watch, but if the computer fails during the dive you'll at least have a clear track of your NDL :)
@danielfrancis3660 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this post. I don't dive and I don't know the failure rate of dive computers but as a backup I would buy another dive computer. I've seen them as low as $50.
@josebuencamino Жыл бұрын
@@danielfrancis3660 I agree 100%!
@vergatario19723 жыл бұрын
To get a second time zone, just múltiply the first digit in each Minute mark and eliminate the cero. Example 30 X 2 = 60, eliminate 0 then you get 6 hours. 40 X 2 = 80, eliminate 0 and will be 8 hours., and so on. Move the bizel to find time zone needed. Now you can use it as gmt keep your diver watch and save money.
@marcusjenkins5 жыл бұрын
Nice description. Plan the dive, dive the plan. Know your dive site, you'll know the maximum depth, set the bezel accordingly. I've always used a (Suunto) dive computer, but backup-anything is always a Good Idea when you're not surrounded by lots of lovely air.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, maybe I'll check them out too :)
@HarryStoneDotCom5 жыл бұрын
Marc, look at Shearwater.
@juniorjohnson59612 жыл бұрын
I always dove with a computer and a dive master and a buddy , we would set the time of the dive and I would look at the watch occasionally to see how long we had been under.
@salty_terminal_civilian53743 жыл бұрын
I love using my bezel to track another time zone, as a compass, to count up or down from hours, minutes, and seconds, and it's fun to click when I'm bored lol.
@diegocanale11242 жыл бұрын
i don't wanna be messing too much with my new promaster bezel just yet :XD
@monk3y5an2 жыл бұрын
Great video, but you're using the bezel wrong. If you set the arrow on the bezel to the minute marker when you start your dive, hen all you're doing is tracking elapsed time, and in order to know when to start your ascent, you have to do math to stay on track (bottom time - elapsed time). Instead, you set the arrow of the bezel an amount of minutes ahead that is equal to your bottom time. That way, all you have to remember is that when the minute hand reaches the arrow, it's time to ascend. At that point, your bezel is automatically timing the ascent. Of course, few people dive flat profiles now that we have computers, and even fewer dive from a watch alone.
@jacklaporte4725 жыл бұрын
That was very interesting. And oof! That picture 😳 😂. Congratulations on receiving your PADI certification.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
LOL, thanks Jack!
@dougiefresh25214 жыл бұрын
Man! This guy knows and loves watches. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
@GabrielGGabGattringer5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Marc for this explanation! Very interesting. Makes me wanna rotate my SKX bezel again for some more desk diving ;-)
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@NWind-go9qn4 жыл бұрын
Marc, the bezel can also be used to time different rates of ascent when using decompression stops, as well as the length of the deco stops.
@TheUltimateCrash19903 жыл бұрын
I had bought my first watch (a SEIKO 4R36), and I had no idea how to use this until now, thank you for the good video. You narrate very well!
@suikakujun4 жыл бұрын
Finally! Somebody who explains it right! Thank you from a PADI buddy!
@oscarpatino35835 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the PADI certification Marc👌! And thanks for the free bezel lesson
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@patrickmooney41355 жыл бұрын
Excellent topic and instruction. I got NAUI certified back in the 1990s and they never discussed dive watches and how to use the bezels. It was purely the tables and the dive computers. Of course, I'd never wear any watch over my thick neoprene dive suit and risk losing or damaging it. Might consider wearing a watch in the warm waters of the Caribbean... Thanks, Marc!
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@krzysztofhadala91265 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know what is a rotating bezel for and your explanations enlighten me . Thank you. However, I am not a big fan of scuba diving . The only thing that really fascinated me were divers watches. Lesson learnt and understood 😀
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@craig21005 жыл бұрын
Congrats on your PADI cert and a great video
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Craig.
@47303015 жыл бұрын
I use it to remember when I fed my dog. He farts alot if I feed him one big meal, so I split it up in smaller meals every 6 hours. :p
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Whatever works!
@markcoveryourassets5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like LW needs a GMT!
@user-et8vm9cc3t4 жыл бұрын
:D
@dga2234 жыл бұрын
Just found these watch and learn lessons. Well done.
@derekshearer90495 жыл бұрын
Before dive verify pressure on tanks adequate for planned dive time. Reference chart for decompression stops on ascent if required. Just before entering water set bezel to max dive time less ascent and reserve. The graduations after the triangle on the bezel are for checking emergency reserve when max dive time is exceeded. This way you dont have to calculate how long you've been down. I have never used it any other way. Very simple and very easy never go past the triangle on a dive.
@rondrysdale98045 жыл бұрын
Good on ya for this "I stand corrected" post. I got my open-water cert back in 1971!
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Nice and thanks!
@JohnClarkW5 жыл бұрын
Good video. When I learned to dive, instead of remembering it, I was taught to mark the bottom time by moving the bezel to that minute marker. Of course that was over three decades ago.
@themothmanreturns3 жыл бұрын
I'm not a diver but that makes perfect sense! Thanks for the input 👍
@kevinsellsit55842 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your diving cert. (years ago lol) I'm the more common PADI wearer who never gets below 10 feet (but was ocean lifeguard certified in my youth). Question for everyone: Would you take a non-Seiko watch to your Seiko dealer for repairs/service? (Specifically a 1982 Tag Heuer for a new bezel, sapphire crystal replacement and cleaning).
@martincallery88625 жыл бұрын
Great video Mark. Many thanks fella
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@ivoryjohnson4662 Жыл бұрын
I am late to congratulate you. Welcome to the dive community. I will be getting a watch from you one day
@williamdavis25654 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you revisit this. Welcome to the OW world. ~B
@phlogistanjones2722 Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU for the clear and straightforward explanation for a layman. CHEERS!
@upan32595 жыл бұрын
I just watched your older bezel watch N learn episode yesterday.
@rohanie985 жыл бұрын
Yeah same
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Hope this was better!
@antic4mper8198 ай бұрын
always thought it was to determine how much time is left, good explaination
@fr0stief0n2 жыл бұрын
good job on explaining the bezel on dive watches ✌️ I too use them as backup for recreational dives 👌🏽 congrats on getting OW certified 🎉
@2truckie5 жыл бұрын
Just received my 007 from you. Love it. Thanks.
@totisanchez36075 жыл бұрын
It's a one hour oven timer for me ! Thanks Mark for the video
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
LOL
@ryannewby4473 жыл бұрын
Wow. Thanks for this. Never really understood it. This is great explaination.
@Prokudak3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on Padi Open Water certification! I felt so happy when I got mine in Egypt 🇪🇬
@YOutsider8 ай бұрын
i dig your surf colors on Islander watches. bold and beautiful
@Caribeno7873 жыл бұрын
Finally I know how to use these!!! I’m gonna be using my Tissot Seastar to time my employees lunch breaks 😂😭😭😭
@scottsj46255 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, Mark. That's an interesting chart. Everything you said I was going to type you covered about divers using a computer and backup watch. I think most people who buy diver watches they buy for everyday use.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott.
@digginstony15 жыл бұрын
That's a great instructive video
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thank Tony!
@alanmentzer87565 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, Marc!
@flatsix6665 жыл бұрын
Thanks, never knew this! ‘Every day’s a school day’ 👍
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@alanschroeder Жыл бұрын
i love dive watches and now i can confidently know how to use it (as a non diver) lol but i love the easy explanation so anyone can understand
@thisoldbelair2 жыл бұрын
Well I’m no diver, but that’s fascinating. I could see myself using the dive bezel for lots of different things. Thanks for the video!
@emiltennismethod85445 жыл бұрын
this is great stuff man ! Thanks for going over it !
@TheMrFishnDucks5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. Keep up the good work.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@MMID3032 жыл бұрын
I love dive watches! I've never dived in my life...I can't even swim!
@heathworsley83474 жыл бұрын
Just bought my first watch with the rotating bezel function and had absolutely no idea what it was for mind spins both ways but with some resistance and I can't hear the click but thank you for the video
@metallicarockacion5 жыл бұрын
Great Info
@domgatrell6512 жыл бұрын
As a qualified BSAC sports diver (advanced open water/rescue diver PADI equivalent) i’ve found a dive watch handy for timing other peoples dives from the boat (to know if they are overdue) and the ticking seconds useful for the last minute of ascent after a safety stop from 18 feet (6metres) to the surface. Most of the rest is done on a computer as the computer dynamically recalculates deco time every few seconds. When abroad, you’ll often do deco wile swimming along a scenic reef at a shallower depth to extend dive time, this hard to do with a watch as you can only do a max depth max time calculation at the start. Still, every diver needs the time for other reasons (eg tide times ) and your generally on a wet boat so there will always be a need for a water proof watch one unless you get a watch sized computer but they are digital and look crap (pah!) :)
@ricktemmen62725 жыл бұрын
It let's me know how long I've been jogging 😎👍
@perfectwatchquest30915 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the cert! I often thought about it...but 🦈🦈🦈. Watch out! I think we are now on their food chain.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Do it !!!!
@spacecatboy29624 жыл бұрын
great clear explination, thanks
@TamagoTamago774 жыл бұрын
I'm so excited to recieve my SKX009J which I ordered from your shop. Thanks for all the great tutorials. I'd like to be able to use my watch properly, so this is perfect!
@tomfaranda5 жыл бұрын
My relatively extensive dive experience was long ago when I lived on Grand Cayman for two years. Dive computers weren't invented; I used a digital casio but It was even pre g shock!
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
It works!
@watchpuppy1236 Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@hans.lankamp5 жыл бұрын
So a Rolex Submariner doesn't have ISO 6425 specs, because their bezels don't have 1 minute increments?
@5hanman5 жыл бұрын
Hans Lankamp Rolex never claimed that their watches meet ISO 6425 requirements
@hans.lankamp5 жыл бұрын
@@5hanman I know, just thought it was interesting as they're "the iconic dive watch"
@5hanman5 жыл бұрын
Yes, I guess you don’t need certification when you’re an icon and have been the watch of choice of professional divers for decades.
@drgjs5 жыл бұрын
All a diver needs is a timer. Certification is silly. Serious divers used a computer and a back up computer. Computers monitor changes in depth many times a minute, which gives you a better/safer picture of nitrogen build up on your blood. The original navy dive tables assumed no change in depth, and was tried/tested on humans!
@hans.lankamp5 жыл бұрын
@@drgjs Very true, but I feel like this argument is the equivalent of "your phone tells the time". Great for putting discussions into the bigger picture, but doesn't really solve the thing at hand.
@manny78865 жыл бұрын
I didn't know why I watched this video because I don't even let myself get close to a swimming pool let alone go diving. All I knew was it was a video from Marc, therefore I have to watch it. It's ironic that diver watches are my favorite kind of watches.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
LOL
@randalljenks75645 жыл бұрын
you nailed it.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm glad to hear it.
@rp208325 жыл бұрын
Fancy lighting looks fancy :)
@Jollopukki25 жыл бұрын
Any updates about insert for Orient Triton ?
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Not yet.
@spencerlee78524 жыл бұрын
So why use a dive watch when you can use a chronograph? Don't they have the same function?
@AL5J_2 жыл бұрын
Using the pushers while submerged allows water to enter the watch.
@innosanto2 жыл бұрын
Skx is visually a masterpiece.
@aumkar25 жыл бұрын
Cool stuff Marc, congratulations!
@BrotherClint-eg7vf2 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I'm a cook myself, and I tend to be scatter brained in the kitchen. I use it to remind me when I put something in to bake etc. I also use it to remind me of appt times etc.
@thskadow5 жыл бұрын
Congrats!
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@a_single_white_female3 жыл бұрын
This isn't really the correct way to use one. Better to use it as a countdown timer not count up. If you plan to dive a 37 minute dive then point the minute hand to 23 at the start of the dive. That way the bezel counts DOWN to zero. Otherwise you are trying to remember a different number on every dive, which is not foolproof. This also explains why the pepsi bezel is colored how it is. Red is the zero or hard stop marker for NDL.
@ThroatSore3 жыл бұрын
Good discourse of your experiance. This was interesting and thanks.
@indaleciomendez84425 жыл бұрын
I wish you could've used a citizen promaster BN0150-28E so you can also explain what the latter's and numbers on the side of the rubber strap mean?
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
No deco times
@MS-sy8ls5 жыл бұрын
Nearly at 100k 😎😎😎
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Gettin' there!
@cowboyswami20175 жыл бұрын
Great video...thks !!!
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@kimsiewers5 жыл бұрын
It's correct that divers use computers today. If you want a backup diving watch, buy a Pyle snorkeling/dive watch PSNKW30O (amazon, walmart). Diver wristwatches are for telling time these days but they're still great.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jimfeldman40355 жыл бұрын
Been using multi compartment dive comps since the mid '90s. I'll wear a dive watch, and carry the tables in a BC pocket, but they're only there in case the comp goes into timer/depth gauge mode, or just quits. They are handy for doing surface intervals, but most dive computers will let you do that plan too.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Right on. Maybe that's in a future video.
@theodorejones4301 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info.
@peterC122215 жыл бұрын
Super interesting! Many thanks for explaining. 👊
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@roberthudson8172 Жыл бұрын
I find the bezel to be useful. For instance, if my personal best for a certain activity is 3 minutes I can use it to keep track of improvements. 🤪
@TheLastRoman00003 жыл бұрын
I went on an advanced dive in South Florida a few weeks ago. The crew did not allow me to use a dive watch alone. I was required to use a dive computer.
@kootch885 жыл бұрын
My Mares Smart Air has the pressure gauge transmitter. Pretty cool setup, but maybe not the most friendly. If you measure in bars the pressure indication is clearer. I’ll be very interested to see what you end up with after you research it and talk to your dive buddies.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
That's cool! Yeah, when I choose, and put it to use, I'll let you know.
@ErikS-5 жыл бұрын
I have quite some dive certificates (I am a dive master, 3 star CMAS license, with advanced nitrox certification) and we never ever discussed how to use a bezel on a dive watch. I though off course know how to use all dive tables, but normally I use an advanced dive computer (a Suunto). I also would never use an expensive watch as a backup. I have the cheapest dive watch you can get as backup in case of decompression (deco) dives. In case of no deco dive, I wouldnt take an additional watch. In such a case I can simply rise without stop and there is always a buddy as backup. And a dive computer has off course a system to monitor battery health and I never dive without good battery health.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback Erik!
@CoordinatedCarry3 жыл бұрын
So what’s with the Pepsi color using red in the lowers numbers makes it seem like you’d be running out of time until you realize it would be counting up not down so what gives?
@Sandman.68.3 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍I'm no diver, but I use my 'perfect rice' bezel all the time 😁
@daghaalsuii5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the vid!
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
You are welcome
@lantzmania20695 жыл бұрын
Such a great video as always!! I took my Orient Diver into a Ocean...front view hot tub in Santa Cruz 🤣 true story
@Beck-Stein2 жыл бұрын
Nice vid. 👍🏻
@lars96312 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark!
@Mark-P5 жыл бұрын
Is it the same for desk diving?
@BeckVMH5 жыл бұрын
Mark P ... no, not nearly as complicated. And you can use the dive planner chart for a coaster.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
LOL. Depends how deep in the books you're going.
@Mark-P5 жыл бұрын
Long Island Watch I hope the LIW has a bezel!
@rickewilde5 жыл бұрын
Now I know.thanks for that.i can speak with knowledge now.one question,I was told that the Pepsi bezel has a red section of 20min because a typical air tank contains that much air supply...Is thst not true?
@digginstony15 жыл бұрын
Not true. Though 20 minutes is a fairly safe driving time. Your oxygen supply will depend on how fast you breathe. Mark's quotation of 60 feet is a fairly average dive depth. 60 metres and an experienced diver would only be at that depth for a short period, unless using twin tanks.
@kootch885 жыл бұрын
Rick wallace, all depends on depth. 20 minutes would be a very short dive even at 60’
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
NOT TRUE AT ALL. At 60 feet you can stay down for like 55 minutes and still have air. At 100 feet much less. But air usage is more about the diver, than it is about the quantity.
@rickewilde5 жыл бұрын
@@islandwatch thank you for your reply.and very interesting vid.its good to know these things.
@AL5J_2 жыл бұрын
Great video for us who actually use a dive watch for its intended purpose as a back up to dive computers (yes plural). #TwoIsOne #OneIsNone #MasterDiver #PADI #NAUI
@dustinwray28195 жыл бұрын
Great photo on your certification. Reminds me of my drivers license. lol
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
LOL, thanks.
@eyeheartsushi22125 жыл бұрын
Well I definitely learned something today. Thanks, Marc!
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Great to hear, thank you.
@eyeheartsushi22125 жыл бұрын
Long Island Watch You’re welcome
@Santa19362 жыл бұрын
The unidirectional thing totally makes sense now
@jamesmacdonald95162 жыл бұрын
Had to laugh when I saw that the black turtle’s dual time bezel on the poster is misaligned. 😂
@hsj333hsj5 жыл бұрын
1:20 😂, we love you Marc!
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
: - )
@donp21665 жыл бұрын
Welcome to a whole new world.
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Yup!
@YouTuber-mc2el2 жыл бұрын
Mark, I think I speak for us all when I say thanks for the "Watch and Learn" videos you do. I have learned a lot. One big question I have about the whole dive bezel use is: If the bezel is used to measure elapsed time what gives with the first 15-20 minutes that is sometimes highlighted with red or orange or some color that provides clear legible contrast? If you had a 38 minute bottom time dive what use is the red on a 009? I have read that the typical bottom time dive for recreational diving is 15-20 mins. at a depth of 30 meters. Could that be the reason? to measure that recreational dive time? Would then the diver not be susceptible to pressure sickness because he/she was not not down long enough? Please help me understand. Thanks
@YouTuber-mc2el2 жыл бұрын
I got it I think. When you are ready to ascend you would reset the bezel pip to minute hand and then you would use the red portion of the 009.
@bigbikerjohn642 жыл бұрын
Love Turks! It’s our favourite island/beach place in the Caribbean!
@HarryStoneDotCom5 жыл бұрын
But what if the dive leader wasn't there on your first dive? That bezel was also used to ensure you didn't go over your NDL on that dive. The dive would be planned with tables, maximum depth, and the time you could stay there. The bezel was set at the beginning of the dive so you knew when to come up as per your plan. Nobody really does this now because it is so inflexible, particularly if you don't stay at your max depth. Computers can work out your NDL on the fly. It is still good practice to be able use tables, and to know the NDL for your max depth, but many people do just rely on their computer nowadays (rightly or wrongly). I still use a dive watch, and find it indispensable when teaching. The majority of dive computers do not show seconds because minutes are as fine scale as you need even for technical diving. However, during several skills in training, as you may recall, timing to the second is necessary. Watches are much handier for this purpose than stopwatches, I find. Other than that dive watches are indeed completely redundant underwater, save for looking retro cool. 😊 On the subject of retro chic underwater, please Marc, if I can give you any advice as a new diver, do not buy a massive dive knife and strap it to the outside of your lower leg!
@islandwatch5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Harry! Sounds like you know what you're talking about!
@TheAgaveSpirit Жыл бұрын
I can the new Rolex Grill Master watch coming out. Far more useful than a dive watch.
@matthewgates41302 жыл бұрын
I use my bezel multiple times daily. Perfect for woodworking...