Infantry Style watch ?

[Forest fella]

One of my young cousins asked me yesterday to try and find out if these watch's were any good for a simple and cheap Military style watch, I've had alook around online and at there Spec's, But I'd rather have the opinion of anyone who's got or had one.
cheers

 

[Wildgoose]

Do you mean the CWC G10? Or something else?

I’ve got a G10 from the 80s which is a nice watch, it’s a pretty straight forward watch and solid enough.

timex, lumus and others make military style watches that are perhaps a bit more modern.

 

[SCOMAN]

I never found the illumination of the CWC to be of much use. A Timex does a better job IMO.

 

[Alan De Enfield]

Not really an answer to the question, but another option.

I paid 99p for this off ebay.
It has lost 2 minutes in 18 months, is splash-proof and I can afford to loose it or break it.
When doing anything 'energetic' my expensive GPS watch goes in the pack and the 99p one comes out.





I also subsequently got a 99p 'digital' that has a back light on it.
Now £1.69

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Luxury-M...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

[Forest fella]

It's was ebay that he spotted this 1.

 

[Alan De Enfield]

It's on ebay that he spotted this 1.
View attachment 57406

I bought one that looks very similar to those - are they from India ?
The winder fell out and it was useless, I got my money refunded, and went for the one I pictured above.

 

[Duggie Bravo]

I wasn’t a fan of the issue G10.
I had one issued for a jungle course and it fused on day 1 on a river crossing, leaving me without a watch for the rest of the course.
I went to a Seiko Divers automatic watch, the luminous has faded after nearly 30 years.


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[GuestD]

Good old Timex Camper. Got one like this out of TKmaxx for £12.

and it's got an Indigo back light for seeing in the dark.

 

[Wildgoose]

Good old Timex Camper. Got one like this out of TKmaxx for £12.

and it's got an Indigo back light for seeing in the dark.

I think the timex would be a better punt than the eBay one

 

[GuestD]

You can get a Vostok mechanical hand winder new for less than £30 delivered.

and contrary to what some may say, they are perfectly adequate.

 

[Man of Tanith]

You can get a Vostok mechanical hand winder new for less than £30 delivered.

and contrary to what some may say, they are perfectly adequate.

any chance of a link?

 

[Mesquite]

any chance of a link?

I was interested as well
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WATCH-Me...a=0&pg=2060778&_trksid=p2060778.c100290.m3507

 

[Forest fella]

I contacted the seller with afew query's and you would have to ship it to Singapore for a refund, even though the item comes from the UK.so I don't think I will be giving this watch the thumbs up to my cousins.
I'll let you know when and what kind he goes for.
cheer's

 

[GuestD]

any chance of a link?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WATCH-Me...0AAOSw0wleAMbo&LH_BIN=1&LH_ItemCondition=1000

If you search eBay and set the filter from £20-£30, there are a good few. They don't have a quick set date, so to advance the date, you need to spin the hands backwards and forwards from 9 to 12, which is no big deal. Some come without the date function, which would be my choice.

 

[Oliver G]

We universally had the combat casio (F-91W) in our unit, cheap as anything, works and doesn't mind getting knocked around during fish and chips training.

 

[GuestD]

We universally had the combat casio (F-91W) in our unit, cheap as anything, works and doesn't mind getting knocked around during fish and chips training.

I have been an avid watch collector for years, and you cannot really beat a Casio in the value for money stakes. You can get a decent G Shock sub £50 if you shop around.

 

[Forest fella]

Yeah, I have a G-SHOCK, but I was looking for something more like the one's above but abit better quality / robust.
cheers

 

[Onelifeoverland]

The 'proper' UK Mil watches are those where the illumination is by GTLS - Gaseous Tritium Light Source and is the same material used to light up the sighting arrow in a SUSAT sight mounted atop an SA80 (and other weapons).

Search The Military Watch Company. They aren't cheap though.

www.onelifeoverland.com

 

[Tengu]

I have had one Casio F-91W or the other for many years now.

Didnt know the Millitary used them.

 

[GuestD]

I have a few friends that have done tours of Iraq and Afghanistan. They're choice of watch has been exclusively Casio.