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Putting the 'Prospex' promise to the test - some extreme testing of the Seiko Prospex SRPA21 PADI
Putting a watch under a water tap is about as close as I get to professional deep sea diving. Still, your collective efforts here on the forum have convinced me that I need to at least to give diving watches a try, if I am to call myself a Purist 
So I jumped into the fold with a Seiko SRPA21 - the newly re-launched 'Turtle' in its PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) form. I never really noticed that the Pepsi colour scheme closely followed the Norwegian flag, nor did I ever expect to do some extreme winter testing of the watch in Norway, when I got it. 
No worries - I did not have the Doosan dumper drive over it I got inspired by some other Purists, who have left their watches out overnight for some interesting snow and ice pictures and wanted to see, if the Prospex brand promise holds - i.e. will the watch survive a cold spell as well as it does diving in the depths of the oceans.
I got inspired by some other Purists, who have left their watches out overnight for some interesting snow and ice pictures and wanted to see, if the Prospex brand promise holds - i.e. will the watch survive a cold spell as well as it does diving in the depths of the oceans. So here goes the setup. I left the watch on my hotel balcony overnight with some snow for company and then looked at regular intervals what happened.
This is the watch at the start of the test - eager and confident. The temperature is -15 degrees Centigrade, otherwise conditions are mild
To make it more comfortable, I tucked it under a thin blanket of snow...
This is the watch several hours later - still nonchalantly braving the elements.
Even Purists (at least those of the non-Vlad variety) need sleep, so I bid the Seiko goodnight and went to bed. The results of my morning visit, well look below 
At first glance it did not show any signs of distresss. I guess it must have felt somewhat cold
Pretty crystals on the sapphire, too 
I am not quite sure why but the hotel helpfully provided the appropriate tools - in case it needed to be prized out of its icy prison. And no - I did not subject it to this, either
I left it to thaw and get comfortable in the room - and as you see, test passed with flying (Norwegian) colours. And as the Doosan picture from the start of the thread demonstrates, the next day it was ready to go - no damage done. I guess this is not something I would have attempted with any other watch from my collection (even though I guess most could take it) but it has been a very interesting experience. And it provided me with some interesting pictures to share, too
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Putting the 'Prospex' promise to the test - some extreme testing of the Seiko Prospex SRPA21 PADI
Putting a watch under a water tap is about as close as I get to professional deep sea diving. Still, your collective efforts here on the forum have convinced me that I need to at least to give diving watches a try, if I am to call myself a Purist So I jum...
Absolutely :)
Although I have to say the place is really pretty! Good for taking watch pictures, too
I knew that you love to torture our beloved watches ;-)
Very nice shots by the way ;-) Best wishes Alkiro
Very nice test.
And congrats on your first dive watch. Now, for the next test, D and I will strap you into a dive suit and throw you on top of a sunken galley. I know just the place, not too extreme, 20-30m depth.
You do seem like the type for
well, to translate it for everyone... 'stone from sholder'
Why?
Did not set the time or wind the watch for the test, so it is correct only for the first picture from the day after
The first picture shows "WED" and "8"
and the last picture shows "SUN" and "20". So the first picture was taken after the testing?
Yes - the first picture was taken last :)
And the testing took place in the night from the 6th to the 7th
Ah. Okay.
And then you are already in the land of the Norsemen? Somehow I thought was coming up. You have an internet connection, I see. Don't mind me. I'm slow today.
