watches...

My daily wear watch is a Citizen Eco-Drive 300m Ecozilla...It's a monsterous dive watch in both size & weight, but it suits me just fine.

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my current every day watch is my SS rolex GMT2 w/a black & burgundy bezel, & i like the sinn acrylic chronos a lot and am planning on getting one soon, my favorite mid range is the marathon and my favorite low cost is the seiko orange monster.

i also have a pan GMT and like it too but i took it out last week for the 1st time in almost 3 yrs so i cant say its any big favorite of mine lol, its just kinda big.....
 
Automatic watches don't have to be expensive, although they are expensive when compared to digital watches like the Casio G-Shock. My EDC watch is a Hamilton khaki automatic and I got it a couple of years ago for $250 or so. It's a ridiculous amount of money to spend for a watch if you are not a watch fanatic. On the other hand, I have a $400 Sebenza clipped to my pocket, and I use my watch more, so I guess the amount I paid for my Hamilton is well worth it considering that I use it much more often.

Watches, like knives, have progressed from being mere tools. It's true that the Casio G-Shock tells more accurate time than my Hamilton, but so what? My cell phone is more accurate than the G-Shock. If I just wanted to know the time I would reach in my pocket and take a look at my LG. One of the reasons I wear a watch is because it is the one piece of jewelry (apart from a wedding ring) that a man can wear. I want it to look good. And if it is cool, even better. A mechanical watch is a precision instrument like my Sebenza. It is a marvel of engineering with dozens, if not hundreds of little parts inside, that all work together to make everything go. I don't know how my watch works, but I appreciate fine craftsmanship when I see it.
 
I have as many watches as I do knives. :D

G-Shocks are my long time love. Tough as nails, and great features. Lots of tinkering you can do on them, to make them your own. Nice and cheap too. The steel cased screwbacks are my favorites.

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My latest love is a Seiko Tuna Can. Great history. Flat out amazing accuracy. One of the best quartz movements ever made, with a 5-year battery life.

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coaldigger said:
Got this today !
Whats your thoughts on this ?
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It's hard to beat a DW-6900. A basic, simple, no-frills tough watch. A model favored by the Military and law enforcement. Tougher than most of the newer G-Shock models, due to the module design. It's also one of the few models that you'll never have trouble finding replacement parts for. It will also except strap adapters, so that a one-piece dive strap can be employed, if necessary. Some variations also come with wire crystal protectors.

The module is basic, but very well thought out. Middle light button. 24 hr stopwatch and countdown timer. Multifunction alarm. CDT can be set down to the second. Fast back to timekeeping function.

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Its a bit bulky, but then again I have small dainty wrists...But I wear a Casio Pathfinder as it has the functions I want/need. Mainly and most importantly it tells time, and it has a compass that tells me which way I'm facing. Beyond that it has a bunch of doo-dads and whatchamacolits and thingamijigs that I never use, but its nice to have.

Picked it up for a hair under $100 and its treating me quite well.
 
I have an Oris BC3 that I rarely take off. It has been a great watch so far. A bit bigger than I am used to, so it took a few months to get used to it.
 
I just got a new citizen professional diver, uses solar power. 6 hours of sun and it'll run for 6 months. Band was uncomfortable though, changed it for a maratac. Great watch, I've EDCed all this week.
 
A watch is the only piece of jewelry I wear [besides a wedding ring - sometimes :D]. At the lower-end Seiko and Citizen seem to have a great reputation. At the upper-end, ROLEX and OMEGA are both excellent. After going through Timex and Casio digitals like crazy and one Seiko that was unrepairable, I bought a Rolex ... and yes the price hurt. I've had a Rolex Submariner for 11 years and I beat-the-snot out of it all the time and it is never the worse for wear. I cannot say enough good things about Rolex - bombproof! If there's ONE reliable thing in my life, that's it - nothing else comes close. Yes, they're expensive, but you get what you pay for and the only difference between a $100K Rolex and a $3K Rolex is that one has a platinum case with diamonds and the other uses uber-sweet stainless. Just think, your next two laptops will cost about the same and last a mere fraction of the time. You will hand a Rolex on to your child and he/she to theirs. They maintain their value too. They are timeless and bombproof. They never need batteries and I have never required service [though I need to get it serviced soon for general maintenance]. Everything is robust and manufactured to perfection. The crystal is synthetic sapphire and just as clear and scratch-free as the day I bought it. You have to be really trying to scratch it. If you can justify a one-time purchase watch, Rolex is the company. Tudor is a Rolex subsidiary, I don't know much about them, but I'm sure they're pretty damn sweet - much cheaper too.

I should mention that the only downside to having a chronometer [as opposed to a quartz] is that it requires constant winding [via wrist movements or wound manually]. If you wear the watch daily - no worries. If you take it off for extended periods, it'll stop. Mine will last on 'power reserves' for about 48 hours. This pales in comparison to the quartz that stops when you least expect it ... then you face a $20 battery replacement.
 
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I have a Citizen Eco-Drive Calibre 8700, which is nice looking and has good features. I use it as my "nice" watch, but it seems reasonably rugged. Both my cheap, beater watches got wrecked, so it is my only one at the moment.

I'd like to get a new knock-around watch, and a G-Shock might fit the bill. Seiko has some inexpensive but good automatics too, but I can find one with Roman numerals (which I prefer).
 
Buzzbait, your third watch photo, the round faced G-Shock, do they still make that model? I got one in 1988, after seeing a Royal Marine wearing one at the British Army Jungle school in Brunei. It still runs, the 5 year battery is going on 8 years, but it is pretty banged up. Would not mind getting a new one if they are still available. Thanks. John
 
These are the only watches I own. The Seiko I bought at a PX before I deployed in 03. The Rolex I bought in Dec 08. I wear the Rolex. My "war watch" will go to my future kid.
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