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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ThoLa" data-source="post: 1339847" data-attributes="member: 50374">Hello! that's what I meant: ".......salt-WATERPROOF" The same is true for the little Zeiss Conquests. They can be used in moist weather (rain, tropics,...) without any problem. But they are not able to withstand water that exerts a considerable hydrostatic pressure (i.e. they must not be immersed and remain under water for prolongued periods of time). Trinovids and Zeiss Conquests are not for divers! Full stop. It all boils down to the following: if the Trinovids fall into a pond you have to jump in immediately to retrieve them (= you must hope your wristwatch is WATERPROOF), if Ultravids fall into a pond, you can take off your shoes and shirt and fold your clothes neatly and arrange them in the grass before you ... jump in and retrieve your toy (take again attention of your wristwatch). Why marketing inflates a minor "improvement" in this respect? guess !! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Tom</blockquote>