Which watch ?

[3bears]

a vote for the Casio PAW 1500-T here!

solar powered, atomic timekeeping, build in compass ( even used this when diving lol) barometer ( displays a graph so you can ID pressure trends and get a rough local weather forecast) and altimeter ( never really used this one though) has a gazillion alarms, moon phase, tide graph ( great for those like me who live by the sea...)

the only down side is if you have small wrists it can look a bit silly on you, as it's a very big watch....

just my tuppence gents- I know a massive digital watch isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I've found this a very useful life tool over the past year

 

[ged]

Only just seen all this. Curses forum software again.

...I can put up with the loss/gain provided I do a regular check every other day or so with one of the worldwide government run time servers (I tend to use the US Navy and cross reference it with one of the online atomic clock sites). I set up a lot of corporate computer networks and some of them are very sensitive and self-contained, ie, no direct links to the outside world. Whether this is physical or through a hived off VLAN is academic - it basically means I have to correctly set the nominated time server within the quarantined network to have all linked servers and workstations correctly synchronised and every rotten time I do this I have to go through all sorts of jiggery pokery to make sure things are as tight as they should be, instead of just being able to glance at my wrist and know that I am within a couple of seconds of true. I use two mobile phones and a netbook linked to online time servers via USB WiFi broadband. Hammer - nut.

Jeepers. You might want to take a look at Linux GPS time or maybe FreeBSD or the Linux PPS patch. With very little effort you can literally make your own time server, locked to atomic time, for about a tenner. No Internet connection required. And you don't need to rely on the government for time servers, there are thousands of them, all over the planet, just pick half a dozen of them and sync your own. Here's a couple of years' hardware clock drift record for one of mine: http://www.jubileegroup.co.uk/JOS/misc/drift.jpg. Note the improvement in (kernel) clock stability after an upgrade to the ntpd software; note also three occasions when the air conditioning at the CoLo failed... . Although this machine runs a time service, its main job is serving mail. It's a Linux box and I don't even bother with the PPS patch, a correctable drift in the region of 30 milliseconds per hour is neither here nor there as far as a mail server is concerned.

 

[Chrisj]

Anyone with the Timex Expedition....does your tick very loudly?

Yes and no. Generally I don't notice it, daily life drowns out the sound. Even away from civilisation I find wind noise, birds etc drown it out. But, now and again I do notice it. Normally when I've left it on for bed and my hand is near my head. Once I have noticed it though I just can't stop hearing it even from across the room. I think that is because once you have heard it you are subconsciously listening for it though. We have ticking clocks in some rooms of the house and I find that after a little while your mind tunes it out and you stop hearing it. I've never found my timex annoying though, so it certainly wouldn't put me off going straight out to get another one if it ever broke.

 

[susi]

Yes and no. Generally I don't notice it, daily life drowns out the sound. Even away from civilisation I find wind noise, birds etc drown it out. But, now and again I do notice it. Normally when I've left it on for bed and my hand is near my head. Once I have noticed it though I just can't stop hearing it even from across the room. I think that is because once you have heard it you are subconsciously listening for it though. We have ticking clocks in some rooms of the house and I find that after a little while your mind tunes it out and you stop hearing it. I've never found my timex annoying though, so it certainly wouldn't put me off going straight out to get another one if it ever broke.

Thanks Chris, appreciate the comments I'm still torn for a cheapish outdoor watch that isn't the size of a dinner plate, but not so cheap as to risk buying a failing example. Am swaying towards the Timex now.

 

[oldtimer]

Casio divers watch from Amazon £35 accurate to 10 seconds a month. Dive, travel, do everything with it. I long ago gave up on expensive watches. My Tissot divers watch lost 2 minutes a day and after sevicing leaked when snokelling It also stopped and restarted itself often and thus ended up an hour or so slow. My Citizen Eco drive just stopped just after guaruntee ran out and Citizen had no answer. Since then I've had a market stall £5 watch i still use as a reserve and a military watch which cast its winder. Both were accurate to within 1 sec a month. I shall replace my Casio with another when necessary.
I might, however go for a sundial because, like me, it's an oldtimer.

 

[3bears]

Casio divers watch from Amazon £35 accurate to 10 seconds a month. Dive, travel, do everything with it. I long ago gave up on expensive watches. My Tissot divers watch lost 2 minutes a day and after sevicing leaked when snokelling It also stopped and restarted itself often and thus ended up an hour or so slow. My Citizen Eco drive just stopped just after guaruntee ran out and Citizen had no answer. Since then I've had a market stall £5 watch i still use as a reserve and a military watch which cast its winder. Both were accurate to within 1 sec a month. I shall replace my Casio with another when necessary.
I might, however go for a sundial because, like me, it's an oldtimer.

I had a citizen Skyhawk that did the same, it's just in my drawer now... never missed a beat with my Casio Pathfinder

 

[OutdoorDad]

You seem to like the same things in a watch that I do. I looked around for a while and settled on a Nite Watch MX30 divers watch and swapped out the blue rubber strap for a genuine NATO G10. The watch loses about 1-2 seconds per month which I am very happy with and has a 10 year battery. I also love the tritium based illumination which I use every night (can't see the clock across the bedroom but watch on wrist is perfect) and I have used it surfing, kayaking, snorkeling and of course when out camping. Here is the blurb from the Nite site:

"All Nite watches feature a rare illumination technology called GTLS (Gaseous Tritium Light Source). This highly specialised technology is also used in advanced military hardware and pioneering safety equipment where a guaranteed light source is needed for safe operations in all hazardous environments and conditions.
Electrons emitted from the tritium gas excite the phosphorous coated lining of the GTLS to produce a continuous cold light source that will typically last between 10 and 20 years."
All of our watches contain unique GTLS elements allowing you to see the time no matter the situation."


http://www.nitewatches.co.uk/
http://www.thestrapshop.co.uk/pages/lwb/NatoG10.htm

I love this watch and would recommend it to anyone, unfortunately it is now not available on the Nite website, I am sure they have better ones now! Hope you find something you like Xunil.

 

[Chrisj]

I doubt you'll be disappointed by the Timex Susi. I've had mine for years and much as I've had to replace the strap, the watch itself is still going strong. I've put it through it's paces as well. I wear it for work as a landscaper so it gets wet and knocked about then. It has also stood unto being bashed and scrapped on rocks when climbing. I wear it for swimming and white water kayaking and it still keeps plenty good enough time for me (the only time I have to adjust it is when the clocks change). The indiglo face is really easy to see as well.

 

[shaggystu]

CWC Brit Issue watch.

You can pick up a very good mint unissued one for about £70 on ebay.

mine (the middle one) was £50 from anchor supplies in ripley. i'm not sure whether or not it had been previously issued but it was in absolutely mint condition and came with a guarentee, so i'd guess not.

stuart

 

[Xunil]

Thanks for all of your comments folks.

I recently got my eye on some watches by MWC and despite the fact that they seem to be marketing in the shadow of CWC to a large extent, I rather like a couple of their watches.

MWC Black PVD Stainless Steel G10 100m Military Watch

MWC G10 Stainless Steel Military Watch

MWC G10SL MKV Self Luminous Military Watch

I've no idea whether they are good, bad, or indifferent, and they are over the budget I originally specified, but I rather like the look of them.

 

[Wilderbeast]

May I suggest this Xunil:

http://www.heinnie.com/Watches/Luminox-Watches/Luminox-Watches-Sentry-200/p-98-242-5772/

Over budget I know but worth thinking about....

 

[Xunil]

May I suggest this Xunil:

http://www.heinnie.com/Watches/Luminox-Watches/Luminox-Watches-Sentry-200/p-98-242-5772/

Over budget I know but worth thinking about....

Now I really like that !

Hmmmmmm........

 

[Wilderbeast]

isn't it nice?! Go on give in......

 

[Xunil]

isn't it nice?! Go on give in......

Can't - the black is out of stock

 

[HAMMER]

Any Sunnato or Luminox will do you a treat for the outdoors

try www.nightgear.co.uk ( no affiliation) they have a good selection

 

[gordonmac]

I bought an MTM Blackhawk a few years ago after seeing Jack Bauer wearing one on 24

http://www.extremewatches.co.uk/MTM+Special+Ops+|+MTM+Hawk+Black+Special+Ops+Watch+-+Metal+Strap.htm

A wee bit over the budget given, but a great watch.

 

[widu13]

You must have linked in to the wrong one there matey- that's £400!

 

[bilmo-p5]

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...417316|Men's+chronograph+watches|14417321.htm

 

[gordonmac]

You must have linked in to the wrong one there matey- that's £400!

Nah, embarrassingly enough I did pay that for it http://gordonmac.com/13012011067.jpg

 

[rik_uk3]

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...chtext>TIMEX+EXPEDITION.htm#pdpProductReviews

read the reviews.