Can Apple Watch Series 7 be used for Scuba Diving?

The rating is 50m static pressure which is OK for surface swimming. Scuba activity will generate dynamic pressures greater than this and is explicitly mentioned as an exclusion for Apple Watch water resistance.

As a certified PADI AOW diver I’ve been curious about this as well. This answer definitely puts the question to bed for me, thanks. But sadly a couple of days ago I was browsing through online Series 7 reviews and one reviewer clearly stated that the Series 7 is suitable for scuba because of its 50m rating, I’ll have a guess that he isn’t a certified scuba diver and if he believes his own words about being able to dive wearing a Series 7 some tears will be shed at the end of his dive… I get my 45mm Cellular (PRODUCT) RED next week and it’s definitely staying in my dive bag while I’m enjoying myself at 30m+!

Hello ~ You are smart to keep that new,red Series 7 in your dive bag. The pressure would reek havoc on it. As a certified PADI Divemaster I concur with *Branta_uk* and get yourself another for diving and enjoy yourself.

~Katana-San~

I think that is the wise decision. I spent a few minutes trying to think of any functions which Apple Watch would do better than your regular dive watch. I failed to come up with anything significant, and many core features you expect to be present on a dive watch simply don't exist or would not work on an under-water Apple Watch.

Hello ~To further support your excellent answer …I found this in the footnotes on the Apple Series 7 Watch and I agree that the core functions are not best for diving. Great post :)

*Apple Watch Series 7, Apple Watch SE, and Apple Watch Series 3 have a water resistance rating of 50 meters under ISO standard 22810:2010. This means that they may be used for shallow-water activities like swimming in a pool or ocean. However, they should not be used for scuba diving, waterskiing, or other activities involving high-velocity water or submersion below shallow depth. 

~Katana-San~

Hi Katana San,

Thanks for taking the time to respond to my posting. I’ve actually got my own dive computer so I’ll just play safe and keep my new Series 7 for snorkelling & surface swimming… Wishing you many safe, enjoyable future dives and wonderful memories in your log book.

:-))

I was in Jamaica this last summer diving and another diver was wearing their Apple Watch. It gave the depth and down time as well as provided for the 3 min stop warning. Not sure which watch she had but thought that was pretty cool. Anyone have input on this?

Hello ~The pleasure was all mine and enjoy that new Series 7.

~Katana-San~

ありがとうございました

こんにちは、友達です〜一緒に仕事ができてとても良かったので、また共有したいと思います。 新しいAppleSeries7ウォッチとダイビングをお楽しみください。

〜刀さん〜