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Both the question and the character of the replies are really great on this one (at least in my opinion, as a reader).

Starting w/ my second point first, another down to earth reality situation. I think there's more risk to your SeMPC if you drop it on the tile floor of your bathroom taking it off, as opposed to wearing it. Real world, my Seamaster 2254.50 goes everywhere I go, does everything I do, w/ very few exceptions.

1. When I spread salt on my girlfriend's driveway where it had iced up, I took my SeMPC off when I was digging in the bag.

2. I don't wear it to shower when security is not a concern (eg, home versus gym), because of a horrifying experience I had w/ an eBay seller who sent me a picture of a watch he was offering me, on his wrist in his shower. The visuals that came to my mind after that continue to haunt me to this day.

3. There are certain romantic situations where I can imagine (not speaking of my own experience, of course) that the person one is with might be offended by anything suggesting I was watching a clock in the process.

Now to my initial thoughts on this Post, I think there are really two considerations here. The one mostly answered is "can the watch take it?" and I'm among those who argue "it can." We're not talking about dipping it in acid or taking a bath in a cement mixer, where you'd be introducing something that is beyond the capabilities of this timepiece.

Then there is maybe what I'd just call a hygene issue. It's harder to get yourself clean w/ a band around part of your body. And soap scum is sort of a needless introduction of "stuff" to the watch surface (just like all surfaces in your bathroom around the shower), and is no more ideal for cleaning a watch than the bathroom mirrors. So I'd argue against showering w/ my watch on because it's inefficient to the purposes of cleaning self and time keeping instrument.

Finally, kudos to Sam for another great analogy. I can't say I'm overwhelmed w/ most of what's out there in terms of technical-to-consumer explanations. But this translation of our rated PSI to fractions of a ton per square inch is right on the ball. Thanks!