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 Posted: Tue Apr 21st, 2009 07:14 pm
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 I know the way wrist watches are tested and clasified when testing for water resistance but I was at work talking to the guys and we got to talking about some of my watches and the depth pressure rating.

 

The watch I was wearing at the time was rated at 3ATM, which as far as I am aware is equal to 3 atmospheric pressures.

Where I work we use dry lay-up, resin infusion, and the conversation lead to somebody saying about puttiing my watch in the vacuum to "test" it out.

Now of course I know 3ATM is rather low in the world of watches but the reason I didnt decide to take the chance and try it out is because Im not sure if subjecting a watch to a vacuum is the same as subjecting it to the pressures of water submersion.

 

Do any of you guys know if a wrist watch with a 3ATM rating can survive in a vacuum?

Its not a total vacuum, we go down to about 40 millibar, but 30 to 25 might be possible]

 

Any thoughts would be welcome, the guys at work have a small wager on it, as to wether a watch can survive in the vac.