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    DIVE COMPUTERS

    Sep 08, 2021 5 minutes
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    Today, the analog dive watch is little more than a fashion statement. Digital is king, and dive computers are watch-sized marvels packed with advanced technology

    When the first dive watches emerged, they broke new ground: For the first time, divers had a device on their wrist that allowed them to see, at a glance, how long they had been submerged. But the sophistication of these simple “analog” timepieces was inherently limited by their mechanical technology. It wasn’t until the Digital Revolution was in full swing that a more-advanced instrument became available to the recreational diver. That first “dive computer”, the Hans Hass Deco-Brain, arrived in 1985. A bulky box packing five LCD displays (and occupying much of a diver’s forearm), it could nevertheless track dive time, depth,

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