What watch for today’s adventurer?

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I know the Rolex submariner was the standard for past explorers and adventures. It’s a great watch but I can’t see somebody living on a shoestring budget or a research grant spending the money for one. So what would they use? Has to be affordable reliable water proof rugged and run forever.

The best I can come up with is Citizens eco drive pro master dive watch. Any better options? My second choice would be a solar Gshock mudman. Second only because I like analog watches.

Thanks Ed
 
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The Rolex GMT Master was also used by some explorers.

These days I think the GShock is a good choice. However my choice is a Luminox. For my normal weekly routine I don't need a watch at night but for non-routine times such as traveling or whatever having a watch that I can read a night is helpful and the Luminox is good for this.
 
I prefer a mechanical watch lots of good dive watches from boutique companies with good movements and sapphire crystals also a must for me. So one with good lume and decent time keeping and your good to go.
 
I don’t own the AlpinerX from Alpina, but it’s on my Christmas list.
Pretty awesome watch and capabilities.
It’s new so it’s kind of hard to find. Hopefully, Santa’s had better luck than me.
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Seiko with 7s26 or 7s36 movement. For a question such as the OP's, choose the movement first, then the case type.
 
explorer 1, explorer 2. or maybe a casio g shock solar with the trimmings/bells and whistles.

some say its the dog of the line, but i say its damn near indestructible. all steel, with 24 hour gmt function. Its design was for cave explorer or spelunking. The explorer 2 is a very hardy watch. 100M water resistance in an oyster case, with seals checked and current makes it hard to beat.

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My requirements are titanium for lightweight and durability, sapphire crystal for the same, and tritium because I don't want to have to worry about whether or not it's been charged.

And accuracy, which ultimately means quartz. I like my watch to be within a few seconds of actual time, and I'm not resetting an auto every couple days.

I've been beating the crap out of this Luminox for at least 12 years:) 24/7 wear for most of that, 7 years as a wind turbine technician/mechanic.

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Just got the tritium replaced a bit ago, good for at least another 12;)

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~Chip
 
I've worn a GMT Master everyday for over thirty years. Running impact drivers, hammering nails, all sorts of stuff some folks would cringe over. I've enjoyed it as much as anything I've owned.
 
I had a couple Rolex (Sub and 2 Datejust), a Breitling Super Ocean, Omega SMP Auto, Oris TTi and A Tag Heuer. The Tag is my favorite by far, I also have a Seiko Orange Monster and a Luminox Field Automatic Black Out. The Tag I wear all the time, I'm a contractor and have jackhammered with it, paint, concrete, etc. I have yet to scratch the crystal in 5 years of constant use. I did polish it and it makes getting paint off easier. I like the Tag since I know what it is and no one else really does, The Rolex attracted all kinds of attention (good and bad) I ended up selling them for that reason. People will ask "is that a Submariner?", I reply "no" and never get a second look.

It's a Calibre 5 Aquaracer 500M I also have the factory rubber strap for it.
 

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I enjoy these watch threads. Watches for me are pretty much utilitarian (but dependable) and as a result, my choices have leaned toward Casio watches for the last 15 years. I keep looking at "better" watches and not responding to that urge simply because I have been so pleased with the three Casio watches that I own.
 
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