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Airtravel

I notice that you advised a person to leave the crown unscrewed during a flight, as any cabbin pressure changes would force the crystal to 'pop' out. - Isn't that dangerous for the same reason that divers do not unscrew the crown in a diving bell and instead use the special valve. However, you mention that other gases can escape through the valve, so if oxygen can escape, dosn't this make it a better bet than opening th ecrown and exposing the watch? - Also, if releasing the valve means that the watch is not air-tight (since air can escape), does this mean that when the valve is open (during the relase of a gas), then water can enter?

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1 wallclock secs ( 0.16 usr + 0.03 sys = 0.19 CPU)