Which watch ?

[Dave_the_Pilgrim]

Hi,
I suppose that time should have no importance in the wilds. However, sometimes it needs to in order to make RV's with friends and to make sure you get home before 'er indoors' gets a hissy fit about how long you like to spend outside without her.

I'd be interested to hear which watch you use and why. Are watches like knives . With knives everyone has an opinion but views are polarised between cheap, basic, effective and no great loss if you do lose it or go for expensive and all singing and all dancing. Are watches the same ??

I use a CWC divers watch myself.

Dave

 

[traderran]

I have a old Rolex Submariner. I have had it since 1966 been a
good one.

 

[Magentus]

I have a Citizen Eco Drive - the face is a solar panel and it never needs a battery. Lovely looking watch IMO.

http://www.amazon.com/Citizen-Eco-Drive-Canvas-Strap-BM8180-03E/dp/B000EQS1JW

 

[JohnC]

This is my watch, I like it for the clear face.. wasn't especially expensive.

 

[Retired Member southey]

i use my cwc g10 as issued, a good tough robust thing.

 

[Dave_the_Pilgrim]

I've had my Rolex GMT I since my 18th birthday back in 1981. It cost £350 back then !

I switch between the NATO strap and a Submariner bracelet. It has been my daily wearer apart from when climbing. I also have my old issued G10 but my son 'borrowed' that.

I do a lot of kayaking in Klepper 1 and 2 seaters and decided that losing my Rolex wasn't worth the risk anymore as whilst it is insured, it's sentimental value is priceless. I recently bought the CWC to use for paddling and activities where losing a watch where it would be unrecoverable.

C'mon guys, photos would be nice ! Save me trawling the internet looking to see what they look like ;-)

Dave

 

[steven andrews]

I generally wear a G-Shock GW-M5600 for day-to-day stuff as I like its atomic accuracy and useful functions (I use the countdown timer to brew my tea just right ).

For "best" I have a lovely full sized, black faced, Seamaster 225450 Auto that my Mrs bought for me.

 

[ex Member swampy99]

G10 here as well. thinking of upgrading to the G10 wind up so no need for a battery then it is bomb proof for ever.

 

[shawn]

ive had my eye on the seiko military pilot watch SNX427K2 for awhile now, but dont really have any reason to buy it.

 

[Twodogs]

G10 for me , proper watch non of this digital nonsence ..
Twodogs

 

[sirex]

i got a casio waveceptor for £28 or so a few weeks ago (based on recommendations from this forum actually) - really good watch, nice and big numbers, very tough to break, and is just what i was looking for. Was a bit of a steal, got it half price.

 

[Dave_the_Pilgrim]

ive had my eye on the seiko military pilot watch SNX427K2 for awhile now, but dont really have any reason to buy it.

Don't do it !!! They look great but are as waterproof as a teabag. I've had 2 issue ones and they are o.k. for a quick shower but any immersion and they let water in. And NEVER use the buttons when near ANY kind of water or water vapour.

Remember, they were made for pilots and when a pilot gets wet it means that he has things other than how waterproof his watch is to worry about LOL.

I would recommend the divers or SBS watches if you like CWC. They were made for dunking. I opted for the battery version as I like to wear my Rolex a lot still and can't be bothered with a watch that would need to be re-set every time I put it on anew. Also, the auto versions are very thick watches and stick out from your wrist a lot further than the quartz ones.

My two pen'i worth,
Dave

 

[Trackerman]

I use this Precista from Timfactors.com, among other Divewatches.

 

[Rebel]

Hi,
I suppose that time should have no importance in the wilds. However, sometimes it needs to in order to make RV's with friends and to make sure you get home before 'er indoors' gets a hissy fit about how long you like to spend outside without her.

I'd be interested to hear which watch you use and why. Are watches like knives . With knives everyone has an opinion but views are polarised between cheap, basic, effective and no great loss if you do lose it or go for expensive and all singing and all dancing. Are watches the same ??

I use a CWC divers watch myself.

Dave

You haven't been around here long. Any thread about watches will inevitably have people recommending timepieces that cost more than my car for going out into the woods and scree scrambling to something that cost less than a tenner in Argos and everything else in between. Oh and there'll be a few who don't want that damnable jewellery reminding them of the time while they are out enjoying themselves in the wilderness.

 

[alpha_centaur]

My casio possibly is worth more than my car as well however its a cheapy casio I spent the extra cash and got the one with the lumiglow function:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2533609/Trail/searchtext%3ECASIO.htm

 

[Tye Possum]

I use a digital watch thing that clips to my belt loop like a karibeaner (or however you spell that...). It has a little flashlight on the end that's actually pretty good, at least for finding something in a dark room. I don't think I'll keep it for too long though because if I went into the woods, I'd like to have a proper watch that I can maybe make a compass out of (however incorrect it may be).

 

[firecrest]

Men......*sigh*

 

[Twodogs]

lol..true its only a conversation blokes could have really ..
Twodogs

 

[Shewie]

I'm tight and wear a £25 Lorus from Argos when I'm playing out

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2535975/Trail/searchtext%3ELORUS.htm

The rest of the time I wear a Tag which I bought myself for my 30th

 

[redandshane]

I am tighter than Shewie

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Timex-T417114E-Camper-Green-Strap/dp/B000Q9EZYW

only I got one for half that price on e bay

I also have a compassmaster which says it does all sorts but I find kind of redundant