Watches - another OCD problem
-
To echo what rocket said: if what you are looking for is toughness and low maintenance, G-Shock
All mechanical watches will fail and/or require maintenance at some point. The G-Shock requires $20 and five minutes to replace the batteries every few years.
I've had good luck with Reactor watches as well. When I'm running drills with my rifle and know I'm going to bang my watch around, I switch from my Omega Seamaster Professional to my Reactor Gryphon.
If durability and low maintenance are king because you know you're going to beat stuff up, quartz and mineral glass are the way to go. I cracked the crystal on my Reactor a couple years ago when I slammed into a car wearing full kit, cost me less than $50 to replace the crystal and they changed out the battery for giggles for free. The crystal on my Omega would have shattered into pieces and I would have had an exposed watch face the way I biffed that time.
I've seen a Rolex, a Panerai and a Breitling go down during shooting classes.
-
I'll disagree (sorta) with Doug on the crystal. You'll need to decide which is more important to you- scratch resistance or shatter resistance. If, like Doug, you're likely to shatter your watch crystal, then mineral glass, or even plastic, are your best choices. If, like me, you never break crystals, but scratch them just by breathing in the wrong direction, then you should get a sapphire crystal.
He's totally right about getting a G-shock, though. Most indestructible watch you can buy.
-
Edited cause apparently I cant read for ****
-
Well I bought a G-Shock Rangeman…pretty sure I'm going to return it fifteen minutes after I receive it from Amazon since it's monstrous and I have 6.5" wrists...
Was telling my coworker how cool it is because it has a compass, for when I get lost...and an altimeter when I REALLY fucking get lost...I'm pretty sure he thinks I'm retarded.
-
Pretty sure that's something of a consensus among those who know you.
-
Well I bought a G-Shock Rangeman…pretty sure I'm going to return it fifteen minutes after I receive it from Amazon since it's monstrous and I have 6.5" wrists...
Was telling my coworker how cool it is because it has a compass, for when I get lost...and an altimeter when I REALLY fucking get lost...I'm pretty sure he thinks I'm retarded.
My wrists arent much bigger and I wear my Gravitymaster comfortably. Give it some time, it will grow on you.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
Wake up and Nomos
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
@Anesthetist I'm going to have to be conventional, and say that I prefer the Nomos to the Casio.
-
@Anesthetist I'm going to have to be conventional, and say that I prefer the Nomos to the Casio.
But as a travel watch, the Casio cant be beat. RC and GPS synching plus more functions than you can shake a stick at. The only downside is the chrono only times up to 24 min which is essentially useless.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
I had a call from the Omega boutique in town, as they'd just got the new Speedmaster Racing range in. They've got a Master Chronometer movement, meaning they're amagnetic, and are slimmer than previous models. However, this is at the cost of reduced water resistance - 50 metres rather than 100.
My favourite was the grey dial with orange hands.
I normally have a profound dislike of two-tone watches, but this Speedmaster Moonphase looked really nice. The bezel is actually a dark green, but looks almost black in this photo.
Lastly, I took a look at a couple of Ploprofs. The grey dial is made of titanium, which is a rarity, but bumps the price up by $1000. I think that these pieces felt more comfortable on the wrist than the Speedmasters, and they're not noticeably heavier, even on the bracelet.
I'd hoped that the Railmaster would have been in, but it hasn't arrived yet. Maybe I'll get to see on when I'm in London.
-
@rocket I saw an article on the Sinn EZM 1.1 a couple of days ago. Looks a cool watch.
You getting one?
