What watch do you wear in a survival setting?

Believe it or not but most people don't know to fly by the map with a watch and the standby compass at 500 ft AGL without calling their mom for help.
 
Right now, all my watches are more dress watches. I've been looking to get a watch for camping/outdoors stuff. I've been looking at some of the Casio G-Shocks, but the ones I want aren't super cheap and the money is needed to pay bills right now.:grumpy:
 
Tag Heuer quartz. Out so long that the battery wears down? Please. I have a carabiner watch with temperature and compass as a back up (doubt I'd need it but it allows me to glance at the time when I am bowhunting without having to push back my sleeve and armguard). You can time compressions/tourniquet etc. How much time until sunset is useful to know-when to start a shelter etc. Harder to gage than you realize in deep cover.
 
motts said:
Right now, all my watches are more dress watches. I've been looking to get a watch for camping/outdoors stuff. I've been looking at some of the Casio G-Shocks, but the ones I want aren't super cheap and the money is needed to pay bills right now.:grumpy:
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Check out the Timex Expedition, I think most are under $50, and they come in a variety of finishes and straps. Here's mine:



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This is the all-plastic body, it is very lightweight, it has the Indiglo feature that allows you to light up the dial at the push of a button; supposed to be water resistant to 100 meters down :rolleyes: and it has more extra features than I can use. I have a 20 year-old Timex Indiglo that is very basic. I like this kind of velcro strap, but I had to buy them separately for both watches.

Edit: There is no doubt that Timex watches are reliable and keep accurate time. "Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'" as they used to say in the old commercials. That's all I've ever wanted. I have other watches that are really jewelry and don't keep accurate time.
 
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yiterp said:
just my old G-Shock--still working great--:D
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It hasn't been used in a "survival situation," but it sees some abuse on a regular basis and holds up just fine. I also got the solar and atomic model, so it has at least a 10 year battery life and is accurate to within a few seconds by months end.
 
I just ordered a Casio Waveceptor Solar Atomic Ana-Digi Sport Watch (WVA470J-1A) that I hope will be a decent everyday, outdoor watch. I like a simple, easy to read watch and this seems to fill the bill while satisfying the gadget freak in me with the solar and atomic features. ;)
 
I don't have to be anywhere on time anymore, so I haven't wore a watch in 25+ years :p.
 
An old G-Shock w/ a small Suunto compass designed to mount on the strap. Tough as heck and holds up to everything including shooting big bore handguns. - - - Interestingly, saw a post on a forum where a hardcore watch-nut asked a (real) Navy specops guy what they used on the teams. Watch-nut expected it would be some fancy high end watch, but turned out to be the G-Shock. Modest cost, but rugged.
 
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I have never had need for a watch in the bush, time is relative and should be expended as the beholder sees fit.

Why do you with experience feel that a timepiece is necessary?
 
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I have a Casio G-Shock AWG101-1A, absolutly love it.

Matt
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what a coincidence i ordered the exact same watch with my local dealer 2 weeks ago and it should arrive in about a day or 2. i can't wait to get my hands on it. glad you like it. i think i will!
 
timex 1440 sport. does not have the compass feature which would be helpful, but does have a stop watch and a timer that counts down. pretty neat function in my opinion.
 
to answer your question bolt action, the only thing I really could need a watch for is you can use a analog watch to find your direction. (point the hour hand at the sun, half way between that at 12 is south if i remember correctly)
 
you can use a analog watch to find your direction. (point the hour hand at the sun, half way between that at 12 is south if i remember correctly)
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I have an incredible internal compass, so I have never really thought about other relative methods, that is a good tool to have.
 
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