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Depending on the depth.
For shallow water (up to 10 meters) you will be fine with any model, if you go deeper, you’ll need an Ultra, as the regular one doesn’t have enough protection.
Plus - you won’t get any depth data from a regular watch as it lacks the corresponding hardware.
FWIW, my series 6 did not survive a drop into a cenote in mexico. It was NOT a deep dive.
Its water resistant. Not water proof. YMMV.
Ultra is designed for swim diving. I'd be wary if you are talking about diving off a cliff or such. That's a lot of impact force. Either way I'd not go in salt water with a standard Apple Watch. Only the Ultra and Ultra 2 are meant for that. And be sure to rinse them well after coming out of the water. I swam a lot with my Ultra in Bermuda this spring. No problems. Only thing I will say is the bands that come with the Ultra are garbage. They do not buckle up secure enough. Had the "Ocean" band fall off several times before going back to my old Nike Sport band. It's much more secure for me with the tail end of the strap going under the band holding the strap on the pin buckle. I won't trust any other band style for swimming except for the velcro style.
Do you need to turn the water lock on before you swim?
It does it automatically. The Ultra starts the dive computer if it is submerged.
This. And treat it like you would a Rolex. Don’t know if it is advisable(correct me if Im doing it wrong) but toothbrush scrubbing with tap water after a seawater dive is always a good idea. Regarding the cliffdive, the ultra was promoted for kitesurfing usage too if I don’t recall wrong, so Im pretty sure it is designed to handle that amount of water force.
In theory, I'd still be wary myself.
Only the Ultra.
Yes, I do it regularly, with a 7. But don't use the silicon sport band. You'll loose it as soon as you hit the water.
As far as salt water affecting it, just rinse under tap water when you get out. I’d be more worried that it would fall off.
I also rinse it after a shower because of soap residue.
Depends on the depth. The Ultra can be used for diving down to 130 ft. The other Apple Watches are meant for shallow water.