What watch for wilderness ?and what are you wearing?

I'm not really a fan of watches with all the bells and whistles.

I EDC a Tissot Seastar 1000, and I tend to wear that when I'm in the woods just because I don't want to have to re-set it when I come back to civilization. (It's an auto)

If I'm going to be doing something extreme and I worry about my watch getting damaged (white water rafting for example) I will usually just wear a G-shock that I've had for year (doesn't have any of the bells and whistles of the new ones).

The Suunto Core has caught my eye, but I really only like the one with the steel bracelet and won't be picking one up anytime soon unless I catch one at a steep discount. I also like the Nixon 5130, but alas would feel like a bit of a poser as I have no need for a tide indicator on my watch while living in the upper midwest.
 
For the last few years, I have been using a Traser 6502. It is slim, lightweight and I love the Tritium illumination.
 
I have a couple Casio G-Shock watches that I really like. For a while, I was into the old style analog watches (Vic brand), but have come back to G-Shock which are quite sturdy. I always know the date and the time. Mine has the atomic time thingy on it which actually works. At the present time, I would not hesitate to choose a G-Shock for outdoor wear.
 
Solar, Atomic --

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I currently have this one. I keep it strapped to my pack so the temp will be correct:

http://www.amazon.com/Casio-Digital...r_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=watches&qid=1263677258&sr=8-2

It's cheap enough that if anything happens to it it's not that big of a deal. I had one of the ones with the barometer that cost over $200 at the time. It was pretty cool to play with the barometer in the back country, but really I was just confirming what I could already tell about the weather changing. It failed on me after a few years and I decided on this one for 1/4th the price.
 
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I have 3 watches- a nice analog maratac that's actually my 'dress watch'. It's fine, and the compass is cute and handy, but just like I change out of my shop boots and into 'clean' hiking boots to dress up and go out, it's my version of a dress watch.

I have a casio sea pathfinder solar, which is a fantastic watch for boating and navigation, but --- not what I wear out hiking these days.

My EDC, regular, always there watch is the minimum Casio G-shock that does what I need it to do. Waveceptor (auto time setting from broadcast signal), solar charging, has 5 alarms, a stopwatch, and a countdown timer. Those are the functions I use, so that's what I got. $65, so I'm not really all that worried if I manage somehow to destroy a g-shock and survive the experience.
 
watersculptor said:
The best watch is no watch. Tune into nature and the cycles and forget about looking at your wrist.
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Well, it's nice in theory- but tracking progress can be useful, as can timing a baking project or a tempering cycle on a blade.

Don't confuse using a watch- making use of time- with being enslaved to it.
 
Casio dual analogue/digital, water resistant to 100m

If I can tell the position of the sun, it doubles as a backup compass :thumbup:



Kind regards
Mick
 
A watch can be important. I use them to help me make decisions when backpacking.

How has our speed been?

Are we slowing down?

How long will it take us to reach our destination?

How long have I been sitting here on my butt drinking tea? :D
 
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