Below is a list of the main features of the Drake computer as mentioned in the manual, in between and down below I have added some personal comments. I have only dived with the watch during 10 pool training sessions and 3 dive sessions in a 15m tank and I have not yet been able to test every feature (there are so many). I might continue to update this tread as I gain more experience with the computer. Hopefully for now this is helpful and will save you many hours of doing research when trying to find a computer that suits your needs. Feel free to ask additional questions.
• - 12/24-hour time with minutes and seconds.
• - Calendar.
• - Precision chronograph with split time function and lap time.
• - Function according to time.
• - Possibility of changing between main and secondary time.
• - Multi alarms.
Four special complete programs for different diving disciplines:
FREE program: Processor of key data for deep free diving. PRO program: Processor of advanced and complete data for deep free diving. Extension RRT RECOMMENDED RECOVERY TIME and TR TIME RATIO to FREE and PRO programs for total safety during the sessions of deep diving.
DYNAMIC program: Complete processor of data for diving in dynamic free diving. STATIC program: Complete processor of data for diving in static free diving.
• - Complete setting of alarm parameters of time, depth and the number of diving or laps.
• - Possibility of storing 36 settings of alarms.
• - Possibility of loading different alarm settings.
• - Possibility of immediate zero setting of alarms.
Incremental alarms for depth every 5/10/20 and/or 3 additional depth alarms per setting!
Additionally you can also program all these alarms from within the pc software when your watch is connected. I find this very convenient when planning my next diving session, while analyzing the previous one.
• - Acoustic alarms activated and deactivated.
• - Possibility of self-lighting of the display in depth.
• - Sea and fresh water setting.
• - Battery replacement carried out by the user.
• - Logbook of sessions.
• - Three functions of Dive history: static diving, dynamic diving and deep diving.
• - Possibility of setting the sampling time.
• - Unit of measure change from the metric system (meters and °C) to the feet system (ft- °F) by the user.
• - PC/Mac interface with general data and dive profile (optional).
Dive programs are activated after one push on the mode button from there everything is logged automoatically. The dive time starts when you go deeper then 0,8m. This works perfectly also in the pool during training and no issues whatsoever.
Screen layout is great showing different information during or after the dive. You can scroll true different screens to choose what info is displayed and suits your needs best.
The readability is very good they obviously gave the the screen layout considerable thought it always shows the most important information in the center, you can scroll in between screen layouts to show what you think is most important.
I can hear the alarm well with a 7mm hood on but in a loud sea it may be more difficult. I have only been diving in a dive tank lately and have yet to take out in the ocean. I will update this later.
The manual could certainly be improved. It is not entirely unclear but it seems that things are explained more difficult than they are. The English translation is poor with grammatical errors. You can make sense of it but it seems like the translator was hungover.
There are plenty of diagrams in the manual that are helpful and illustrate the text.
No integrated heart rate monitor which I am very happy about since no one seems to be able to make such a feature work flawlessly and reliable. When features become a nuisance I rather have them excluded. I appreciate Cressi for making a product that seems to work perfectly so far.
Pc software is okay and very functional with plenty of features to keep a nice log including google maps location and pictures etc. it certainly could benefit from a graphical update it looks a bit outdated with a windows 95 look on a mac however functionality is fine.
I do have a problem with viewing the ‘Dive Details’ and this is unfortunate since it is one of the most useful tools of the software. I am not sure wether this is only a problem on my mac or if it is more common for others as well. I contacted Cressi regarding this issue and they got back to me within 24 hours and I am working with them to solve the issue. So far their customer service seems to be really good too.
Overall I can say I am super satisfied with this watch. It took me a couple of days to find my way true all the numerous features but now that I have been using it is all quite intuitive.
Before I bought this one I also considered all the other ones out there. Regarding the features I was looking for I was left with the Ratio Idive the Suunto d4/d6 and the Drake. The first two are both more expensive and did not have features that would justify the extra cost. I am sure this one is not perfect but for the moment more then good enough for me. Highly recommend it.
• - 12/24-hour time with minutes and seconds.
• - Calendar.
• - Precision chronograph with split time function and lap time.
• - Function according to time.
• - Possibility of changing between main and secondary time.
• - Multi alarms.
Four special complete programs for different diving disciplines:
FREE program: Processor of key data for deep free diving. PRO program: Processor of advanced and complete data for deep free diving. Extension RRT RECOMMENDED RECOVERY TIME and TR TIME RATIO to FREE and PRO programs for total safety during the sessions of deep diving.
DYNAMIC program: Complete processor of data for diving in dynamic free diving. STATIC program: Complete processor of data for diving in static free diving.
• - Complete setting of alarm parameters of time, depth and the number of diving or laps.
• - Possibility of storing 36 settings of alarms.
• - Possibility of loading different alarm settings.
• - Possibility of immediate zero setting of alarms.
Incremental alarms for depth every 5/10/20 and/or 3 additional depth alarms per setting!
Additionally you can also program all these alarms from within the pc software when your watch is connected. I find this very convenient when planning my next diving session, while analyzing the previous one.
- Extension REPS to STATIC and DYNAMIC programs to create and store regular and incremental training tables. I have to play a bit more with this feature but it seems very promising you can also adjust the settings from in the software making it easy to plan your next training session.
• - Acoustic alarms activated and deactivated.
• - Possibility of self-lighting of the display in depth.
• - Sea and fresh water setting.
• - Battery replacement carried out by the user.
• - Logbook of sessions.
• - Three functions of Dive history: static diving, dynamic diving and deep diving.
• - Possibility of setting the sampling time.
• - Unit of measure change from the metric system (meters and °C) to the feet system (ft- °F) by the user.
• - PC/Mac interface with general data and dive profile (optional).
Dive programs are activated after one push on the mode button from there everything is logged automoatically. The dive time starts when you go deeper then 0,8m. This works perfectly also in the pool during training and no issues whatsoever.
Screen layout is great showing different information during or after the dive. You can scroll true different screens to choose what info is displayed and suits your needs best.
The readability is very good they obviously gave the the screen layout considerable thought it always shows the most important information in the center, you can scroll in between screen layouts to show what you think is most important.
I can hear the alarm well with a 7mm hood on but in a loud sea it may be more difficult. I have only been diving in a dive tank lately and have yet to take out in the ocean. I will update this later.
The manual could certainly be improved. It is not entirely unclear but it seems that things are explained more difficult than they are. The English translation is poor with grammatical errors. You can make sense of it but it seems like the translator was hungover.
There are plenty of diagrams in the manual that are helpful and illustrate the text.
No integrated heart rate monitor which I am very happy about since no one seems to be able to make such a feature work flawlessly and reliable. When features become a nuisance I rather have them excluded. I appreciate Cressi for making a product that seems to work perfectly so far.
Pc software is okay and very functional with plenty of features to keep a nice log including google maps location and pictures etc. it certainly could benefit from a graphical update it looks a bit outdated with a windows 95 look on a mac however functionality is fine.
I do have a problem with viewing the ‘Dive Details’ and this is unfortunate since it is one of the most useful tools of the software. I am not sure wether this is only a problem on my mac or if it is more common for others as well. I contacted Cressi regarding this issue and they got back to me within 24 hours and I am working with them to solve the issue. So far their customer service seems to be really good too.
Overall I can say I am super satisfied with this watch. It took me a couple of days to find my way true all the numerous features but now that I have been using it is all quite intuitive.
Before I bought this one I also considered all the other ones out there. Regarding the features I was looking for I was left with the Ratio Idive the Suunto d4/d6 and the Drake. The first two are both more expensive and did not have features that would justify the extra cost. I am sure this one is not perfect but for the moment more then good enough for me. Highly recommend it.
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