Being tumbled around in a pocket or bag with keys and coins is hard on anything. But this isn't what killed my old keychain flashlight. Also: 10 tiny gadgets I never leave home without (and how they work) No, long story short, I dropped it into the Mediterranean Sea while trying to use it to light up a fish I saw in the water one night.
Dive watches are a perennial favorite of watch collectors for good reason: Built to survive the ocean's depths, they're highly legible, thoroughly water resistant, made from excellent materials, and available in a wide array of designs and price points. As an added bonus, they're often inherently good-looking, too. While we've covered excellent divers at the sub-$1,000 mark, we thought it was about time to do the same at a wider price range.
No phone is waterproof. No phone is dustproof. Your phone's sealants wear away over time; when they're exposed salt or chlorine in your swimming water; or when they're dropped, dented, or cracked. Your warranty doesn't cover liquid damage; if companies find water in an IP68 phone, it's proof you damaged it! But while these things are all true of every manufacturer in my reporting, I've never seen a company proactively say them out loud like Google just did in advertising materials.
