Not If You're Wearing A NITE Alpha! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Saltwater destroys watches. Not eventually, not over years, but within months of regular exposure. The problem is salt crystallisation. When seawater dries on your waterproof watch, it forms hard deposits that trap moisture against metal surfaces, accelerating corrosion that eats through cases and gaskets and eventually ruins the movement.
If you’re surfing regularly, diving weekends, or living coastal, your watch is under constant attack. Salt spray carries miles inland, meaning even if you’re not in the ocean, you’re exposing your timepiece to corrosive particles daily.
Standard watches use 304 stainless steel because it’s cheap. Within six months of surf sessions or dive trips, you’ll see rust spots and pitting. The dive watches and surf watches that actually survive are built different: marine grade materials, proper ratings, construction designed for repeated immersion. That’s what we engineer into every ALPHA.
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NITE Watches Unit 14 Silver Business Park,
Airfield Way, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 3TA
United Kingdom
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