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Originally Posted by DoubleF
You know how they list top speeds for cars? It's basically something similar with watches. You'll never push its potential, but it's always nice to know it has that potential.  |
It's also important to know that value to ensure that a watch can survive washing your hands, or swimming in a pool.
I have a Speedmaster 3572.50, rated for 30 metres. 30 metres water resistance may sound like a lot, but I'd barely qualify that as splashproof, and you sure as hell wouldn't go swimming with a watch rated for that. 100 metres is considered the minimum in most cases to swim with a watch on.