What watch do you wear in the field?

$40 Timex Ironman with $5 nylon band. Been with me from the bottom of Monterey Bay, to the top of Mt. Whitney and 4 other 14000 ft peaks, with many lakes, rivers, coasts and peaks in between.

Don't know how far down it is waterproof to because all of them markings on the case have rubbed off.
 
Zodiac Super Seawolf, everywhere, hunting SWAT, swimming, dress, hiking shorts... One tough although expen$ive watch.

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Welcome to the forums Selwyn. The Submariner is definitely a solid choice. Mine's only stopped once in almost 20 years when a tiny internal screw worked its way loose. I think I payed $600 new in '83.

I do have to admit, however, that the folks who are recommending the Luminox seal watch have identified a real winner in the $150 price range. This is a tough, lightweight watch and you can darn near read by the light that those tritium vials put out.

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-Bill
 
Save yourself a bunch of money and get a Casio G-Shock! for $100 or less you get a watch that can take more punishment then the person wearing it.
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My next one will be the Casio Seamen or Frogman, check them out at their web site!

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Keith D.Armacost
If The Women Don't Find You Handsome,
At Least Let Them Find You Handy. R.G.
 
Well this area happens to be my specialty. If there's one thing i know more or love than knives it is watches. In the feild i would recommend wearing a Poljot, cheap and damn near unbreakable. But if you adventurist who doesn't wander far from base camp than any watch is fine. For through the woods break neck 7 days hike, i would trust my life on a mechanical watch, but i will always keep a digital quarzt on the side, each one has it's flaws but both makes a perfect combination. I believe Tag Heuer offered something like that. A main mechanical (automatic) chronometer and a smaller quarzt in the band. Now that is a great survival watch.

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Peter Bui
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Casio Triple Sensor. Can't beat it. It is expensive, but you get a lot for the money. I don't really use the Altimeter, but the barometer is very useful where I live because of volatile weather. The digital compass gives degrees, it is much more accurate in my experience than a analog compass. Mine also has the light feature - twist your wrist and the light comes on without using your other hand. If your outdoors a lot, you should give this a look.

Randy
 
Lots of good suggestions here, but what brand you choose, make it analog because in a pinch, you can use it to tell direction (point hour hand at sun, south will be midway between hourhand and 12:00 on a common 12 hr watch, or midway between hour hand and 1:00 if daylight savings time). I also like a real crystal. Though more expensive they are more resistant to scratching, and finally, I prefer good glass vial illumination cause I can read it all through the night. I hate to have to push a button to see my watch.

To read more about telling time with a compas or direction with a watch try http://www.sonic.net/~quine/timeplace.html


have fun...

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G-shock..........tough as nails.

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Re: the Altimeter mentioned above. In the book by Theodore Roosevelt, Through the Brazilian Wilderness (©1914) , he indicated another use for an altimeter. By knowing the relative elevation, it gave him an idea as to when his party might be getting out of the rapids. If I recall correctly he was actually using an aneroid (barometer) for this purpose.
 
LUMINOX Navy Seal with the yellow face and black case. These babys are so bright at night you can darn near use it to read by
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Ron,
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Most of the time a Timex Ironman Indiglo. But I keep hoping for a G-Shok for Xmas.

I have a Seiko Kinetic as a dress up watch.

PS..
I had a Luminox but the minute hand broke off the center stud when i accidentaly dropped it from waist level onto a linolium floor. It was great while it lasted but its not a durable watch.
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Although they don't make them like they use to(I had one for six years and never had to replace a thing, including the battery)I would say a timex ironman. This watch is very inexpensive, and it doesn't hurt to much to break it, like I did mine on a rock island in Canada. It also comes with a neato indiglo light!
 
Right now I wear an Omega Seamaster.(Yeah I had mine b/4 James Bond had his!)
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I had a Casio G-shock till my wife destroyed it. She is the only person I know who has been able to do so!

As a spare I have a Timex Expedition, also a great watch.

Vince

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I wear a Timex Humvee in the field. It's a big watch...has a good light and the multiple lap timers are easy to use. It has dual time, a backwards timer and alarm. Withstands a lot of abuse.

I think my next watch will be the Navy Seal Luminox.

Greg
 

Two thing's. First i wear a Submariner They arent REALLY unbreakable but they are the closest thing to it. I just wish they would come up with a more secure clasp I have caught it on things in the past.
Second If Casio still uses band called the shark leash and you've got one get rid of it. There is a Quarry near my home that I dive in the spring time for lost goodies. I must have found half a dozen watches with those bands at the bottom of this cliff that people jump off of In 30-50Ft of water the watches were all fine they just fall of on impact with the water.
John
 
I use a Armitron dive watch. It's a good tuff watch!!

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