Watch Water Resistancy Explained | Whats best for your purpose?
Water Rating | Definition | Suitable |
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IPX7 | With stands incidental exposure to water of up to 1 metre for up to 30 minutes | splashes, rain or snow |
IPX6 | Protected against powerful jets of water. Water projected at all angles through a 12.5 mm nozzle at a flow rate of 100 liters/min at a pressure of 100 kN/m2 for 3 minutes from a distance of 3 metres | heavy spray, driving rain, boat washing, outdoor use in rough sea conditions |
1ATM | With stands pressures equivalent to a depth of 10 metres | splashes, rain or snow |
3ATM 3bar | With stands pressures equivalent to a depth of 30 metres | Splash proof only, rain or snow, |
5ATM 5bar | With stands pressures equivalent to a depth of 50 metres | splashes, rain or snow, Pool swimming |
10ATM 10bar | With stands pressures equivalent to a depth of 100 metres | splashes, rain or snow, swimming, diving into water, snorkeling |
20ATM 20bar | With stands pressures equivalent to a depth of 200 metres | Scuba diving, snorkeling, and high-speed water sports |
Christies Online does not recommend that any watch be used in hot water - Spa's, showers etc as the hot water expands the air inside the watch breaking the seals. The result is when the watch cools it can drag moisture back into the watch movement. |