What watch is on your wrist / What timepiece do you use?

[MagiKelly]

I really like these GSARs, i am in the process of selling some knives and stuff to buy one. How do you get on with it?

I am really pleased with it. I had a traser that really sold me on the tritium vials so I sold it and got the GSAR. I have a good Rado watch as well but it is hardly getting worn ans I like the GSAR so much. Makes a great bedside clock too as you can read it at any time.

I quite like the rubber strap that comes with it as well.

Not quite as rugged looking but very comfortable.

All in all I am very pleased with the GSAR.

 

[Silverback]

Got a LumiNox Navy seal currently away at the UK Service Centre for repair (second hand fell off so ok for tactical military ops but the rigors of the office are just too much ) - a word of warning folks, nice watches but the customer service is shockingly bloody dreadful

 

[maddave]

It's a staggeringly huge flaw of mine - I'm afraid I tend to go all-out for quality and then spend years recovering from the shock . One day, I hope I'll learn...

Can't fault you for that !! Both great watches but if I ever bought one the wife would beat me like a red headed stepchild !!

 

[Rebel]

I like the look of that Casio, Rebel more importantly so does SHMBO. One thing though, the auto Led light feature, how does that work exactly? I have visions of it coming on whenever you move your hand and blinding me and everyone near me in the dark.

Ta muchly

Hi, the auto LED can be switched on or off. I rarely use it but it is useful when driving a vehicle in the dark that doesn't have a clock and you need to keep checking the time. Useful also if you are somewhere dark and you want to check the time and you are carrying stuff in your other hand so can't press the illuminate button.

The hands and number markers glow in the dark so if it's very dark and you only want to check the time you can see the time anyway.

For me this feature is neither here nor there, it's a bit of a gimmick I guess but it does work quite well.

 

[peds8045]

I have the bogs dollox Tissot 'Touch' watch. It has all the functionality of the casio ProTrek watches but without the bulk. It includes, Digital compass, altimeter, meteo (air pressure and trend), Temp, Alarm and stopwatch. It has a clear sapphire lens which is scratch proof.

If i had to pick a fault with it, it would be that although luminous, it is not as good as the illuminating type watches.

 

[steven andrews]

Hi, the auto LED can be switched on or off. ...

And on the solar powered models if it is turned on it will only come on when it is dark -which I think is quite clever!

 

[pipedreamer]

The thing that is on my wrist at the moment is an Omega Planet Ocean though I sometimes strap on my No.2 watch, a Kobold SMG-1. Both clear, both accurate, both pretty bombproof and - surprise, surprise - both automatic. I am both happy and punctual!

An SMG-1? Only around 100 of them on the planet and 2 of them are here..

Here is mine -

Cheers,

Peter.

 

[phaserrifle]

i use a citizen eco drive with a green canvas strap for day to day life, a cheap digital watch for times when im worried it might get broken/lost, and an old seiko self winder with a stainless strap which used to be my grandfathers,when i want to be posh, but can't wear it every day, becuase it doesn't keep good time after a few hours.

 

[william#]

suunto altimax for me
its black looks good hard wearing also suunto reminds me of my diving days
also its the watch sg1 uses
what more could you want

 

[sandbender]

suunto altimax for me
its black looks good hard wearing also suunto reminds me of my diving days
also its the watch sg1 uses
what more could you want

The SG1 reference is probably lost on many people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG-1#Main_characters

 

[rapidboy]

Today it's this one

 

[sandbender]

Today it's this one

I thought all Submariners had a 'bubble' over the date? is that a new thing?

 

[rapidboy]

I thought all Submariners had a 'bubble' over the date? is that a new thing?

No, the 14060M is the non date version.
Im not a big fan of the Rolex cyclops so i went for the non date sub .

 

[sandbender]

No, the 14060M is the non date version.
Im not a big fan of the Rolex cyclops so i went for the non date sub .

I didn't realize that they produced a submariner without the date.

I didn't like the 'cyclops' thing either and on the day I almost purchased a Submariner the shop made me an offer on a Sea Dweller instead.

Twenty four years later its still happily ticking away and perhaps ironically has never been deeper than two meters.

 

[rapidboy]

my own don't see a lot of diving either.

The SD has a deeper case and the face is a little smaller.

To be honest i don't wear my SD and was thinking about selling it but i believe it's about to be discountinued so i might hold onto it.
Not that i don't like the SD, just that the sub has drilled lugs and it makes strap changes much handier and i like to wear it on a nato most of the time.

 

[sandbender]

To be honest i don't wear my SD and was thinking about selling it but i believe it's about to be discountinued so i might hold onto it.

I believe there is a newer model that can be used at even greater and impossible to dive to depths

Mine doesn't see much use these days and I did consider selling it last year, however the resale value, especially for one thats been bashed about a bit isn't so great, the eBay option looked particularly ropey with any potential auction being drowned out by hundreds of others from Russia and the Far East.

My Great Grandfather won a gold Huntsman watch in a baking competition and he left it to the next 'Andrew' in the family line (me), maybe I'll do the same with the SD.

 

[rapidboy]

I believe there is a newer model that can be used at even greater and impossible to dive to depths

Mine doesn't see much use these days and I did consider selling it last year, however the resale value, especially for one thats been bashed about a bit isn't so great, the eBay option looked particularly ropey with any potential auction being drowned out by hundreds of others from Russia and the Far East.

My Great Grandfather won a gold Huntsman watch in a baking competition and he left it to the next 'Andrew' in the family line (me), maybe I'll do the same with the SD.

Aye the new one has a seriously increased price tag to go along with the increased dive depth .

I would have thought the resale value would be greatly increased after a trip back to Rolex for an overhaul and service, older watches can fetch very impressive money especially with a bit of authentication and a spruce up from Rolex.

 

[Scally]

I used to go through watches like no tommrow, So i invested in a gshock g-511 three years ago in sunny new zealand still on original battery and apart from a little wear spot on!!! cant fault.. and its been used for diveing as back up on many occasions down to 30 mtr max

 

[NatG]

At the moment there's one of these on my wrist: http://apple.clickandbuild.com/cnb/...catalogue-product_info-null&prodCategoryID=32

but i also have one of these: http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images...JGX0HNXNG2._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1087609699_.jpg

and i'm soon to get a G10, if i were to reccommend a watch i'd say go for small but robust, the kronos and seiko are great, but they have a tendency to get caught on stuff and i do get a bit worried sometimes when they get knocked and bashed about.

my reccommendation would be for one of these: http://apple.clickandbuild.com/cnb/...catalogue-product_info-null&prodCategoryID=26

i had one and really regret selling it, it's cheap which is a plus, but it's also automatic which gives it a bit more soul than the Gshocks

 

[MagiKelly]

My Great Grandfather won a gold Huntsman watch in a baking competition and he left it to the next 'Andrew' in the family line (me), maybe I'll do the same with the SD.

I don't know. Sandbender is an unusual name and it might be quite a while before anyone is desperate enough for the watch to punish their child that way