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Re: Sorry, I don't buy it.

In Response To: Sorry, I don't buy it. ()

: You can't tell me that if a plane suddenly
: decompresses all the passengers watch
: crystals pop off.

Some might. 300 meter diver's watches are so airtight that they can't exhale the pressure through the seals. That's the principal of the HRV in the first place.

: Derek, you make some good points, but I don't
: buy the premise that it's prudent to unscrew
: the HEV when you get on an airplane.

Oh, I agree. It is total overkill. Just like it is overkill to have a HRV in the first place. The chances are slim that it would ever happen.

But like a lot of things we talk about with pushing diving and other sport watches to their limits, it is a technical possibility.