Guide to Scuba Dive Watches

- Water Resistance. Real dive watches are rated to either a depth in meters or feet (e.g. 300 feet) or a pressure rating in atmospheres (e.g. 4ATM). Though you probably won't venture any deeper than 130 feet you should look for a depth rating of 200 feet. Note: a "Waterproof" watch is not going to cut it. You can wash your dishes while wearing a "waterproof" watch, but it would probably leak and implode at 15 feet.

- An adjustable bezel. A bezel is a rotating dial on the face of your dive watch with a pointer indicator. When you are ready to descend, you align the bezel with the minute hand, where it stays for the duration of the dive. By comparing the bezel and the minute hand you can easily see how long you have been submerged.