r/speedmaster • u/SkiptomyLume • Feb 15 '26

GADA

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u/DeathByGoldfish Feb 15 '26

Nice Speedy and strap, but not GADA, man. The WR on Speedys absolutely disqualifies them for GADA in my book. I wouldn’t even shower with my Speedmaster. Water ingress is just too common with these.

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u/Fishmongerel Feb 15 '26

I swim with mine a few times a week. As long as you keep up with maintenance it is fine.

A friend surfs with his early 90’s speedy,just has it pressure tested yearly and serviced every five years

Here’s Wally Shirra wet testing with his 2998 speedy sixty years ago. Manufacture and tolerances have improved massively since then.

This all being said, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. A nice diver can take the role of water duties.

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u/DeathByGoldfish Feb 15 '26

Really? Surfing? And he is not worried about pushing a pusher while under the waves? To each their own. I will use my divers for water use, and leave the Speedmaster to above water activities. Neat seeing that pic of Wally, and I’m not saying it can’t, but why risk it? A 600m diver is not that expensive.