Quote Originally Posted by S.L.Dickinson View Post
+1 , I would be more inclined to be "impressed" either positively or negatively by results on todays watches. I love my Snorkel, but it does not hold a candle dive watch technology wise compared to say even my Seiko SKX011.
Back in those days, heck everything was experimental... They were pushing the limits of everything because they didn't know how to deal with diving on many fronts. If something failed, it was a lesson for the books - don't do that. They figure out a way to correct or go around it.