What are your watch requrements?

[Charlie Mike]

Mine must be:

Self winding mechanical
Screw down crown
Water resistant at least 200 meters

 

[JTR357]

1.Water Resistant

2.Analog,(NO Digital:barf

3.Must be able to read at night

4.No metal band

5.Date window

 

[orrey45]

1. Water Resistant
2. Read at night
3. Metal case
4. Not black

Not sure whether I like digital or analog better but if analog it needs winding crown.

 

[YayILikePie]

-Either self winding mechanical or automatic
-Analog
-Simple design
-Decent movement that can keep time

 

[Harayasu]

- Analog
- Only displaying time and eventually date
- Easy to read, day and night
- Water resistant
- No metal band

 

[stripymccatpuss]

Waterproof 300m
Analogue
Date
Selfwinding
Rotatable bezel for Multi time zones/Decompression/Compass bearings
Screwdown crown
Stainless saftey divers strap, so band can be enlarged to wear over clothes/wetsuit
luminous dial
Must be a chronometer
Swiss made

 

[Charlie Mike]

Waterproof 300m
Analogue
Date
Selfwinding
Rotatable bezel for Multi time zones/Decompression/Compass bearings
Screwdown crown
Stainless saftey divers strap, so band can be enlarged to wear over clothes/wetsuit
luminous dial
Must be a chronometer
Swiss made

We think alike

 

[Toucan Oasis]

Waterproof enough for river crossings or a snorkeling excursion.
Barometer
Altimeter
Temp
Compass
Oh. The time would be OK too.

 

[Wildewinds]

I don't have a digital watch, but I'm planning on buying one. My requirements on that one are: barometer, altimeter, temp, compass, waterproof, and not ugly.

For analog watches, Swiss made, waterproof, good looks, and most importantly, a sapphire crystal. That stuff DOES NOT scratch. I have a Movado that I wear all the time with a very exposed sapphire crystal (it extends all the way to the edge of the face, no bezel around it or anything). I've worn it for five years and it has NO scratches on it whatsoever. I'm amazed by it.

 

[Bushman5]

- waterproof
- simple design
- NON digital
- trit markers on numbers/hands
- self winding
- date/month
- rubber or webbing strap/

 

[A.L.]

Shows time

 

[mnyshrpknvs]

We think alike

Gotta Daytona from Rolex myself. Surely can't go wrong with a Rolex.

 

[Josh K]

WR100M (I will make an exception for some 50M models I like)
Analog
Either luminous or self lit
3 hands
Mineral Crystal face

 

[Gollnick]

Life is in the movement. So, I prefer an El Primero movement.

 

[So-Lo]

I tried to be watch snob, but my two Citizen Eco-Drives do everything I have ever needed a watch for, and if I slam it into a brick wall and break it... I'm out $150


Weird because I like fine knives, but like cheaper watches


Maybe one day Ill get a omega or something?

 

[Gollnick]

Mine must be:
...
Water resistant at least 200 meters

Waterproof 300m...

Question: When was the last time you were at 200... much less 300... meters depth?

The official world-record for a scuba dive using "conventional" equipment is 330 meters. Even though the term "conventional" equipment is used, this sort of dive is still quite exotic and quite dangerous; special gas mixures are required, special breathing equipment, carefully-calculated decent and ascent plans. Using simple air, the generally-considered-safe limit is about 50meters and care must be taken to assure proper decompression when diving to depths much more than about 30 meters.

The number of men verified to have gone below 250 meters using "conventional" scuba equipment is less than the fingers on your hands. And the list of those who have gone below 300 meters? You won't even need all of the fingers on one of your hands.

Waterproof enough for river crossings or a snorkeling excursion.
...

This seems to me to be a much more reasonable approach.

 

[Charlie Mike]

For some reason, I equate deeper ratings with better quality.

 

[Josh K]

Question: When was the last time you were at 200... much less 300... meters depth?

The official world-record for a scuba dive using "conventional" equipment is 330 meters. Even though the term "conventional" equipment is used, this sort of dive is still quite exotic and quite dangerous; special gas mixures are required, special breathing equipment, carefully-calculated decent and ascent plans. Using simple air, the generally-considered-safe limit is about 50meters and care must be taken to assure proper decompression when diving to depths much more than about 30 meters.

The number of men verified to have gone below 250 meters using "conventional" scuba equipment is less than the fingers on your hands. And the list of those who have gone below 300 meters? You won't even need all of the fingers on one of your hands.

It's not just the ability, it's proof of construction and durability. Considering what I put my Timex Dive watch through, I think it's worth it.

Now a Rolex Sea-Dweller at 1000+ meters, that's just silly.

 

[Josh K]

For some reason, I equate deeper ratings with better quality.

You beat me to it.

 

[Bumppo]

Water resistant,
Shock resistant,
Dust proof
Tells time, no other information.