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#153940 - 11/01/08 08:04 PM Re: Watch recommendations wanted [Re: Andy]
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I own a Seiko 5 and Iīm mostly satisfied with it. Itīs fairly accurate (about 3 min off per week) and pretty robust. It has a self winding movement. It only winds in one direction and has no manual winding. I donīt like that too much but itīs not really bothering me too much.
I prefer stainless steel bands as they are robust, long-lived and easy to clean.
Maybe a pocket watch could be an alternative for you. There are robust ones and they can be kept were they are protected. If you decide to use one, donīt go for a self winding one.
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#153944 - 11/01/08 09:21 PM Re: Watch recommendations wanted [Re: Tom_L]
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I failed to mention this but some Luminox watches have a compass built. The watch face moves aside and underneath is a compass.
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#154336 - 11/05/08 03:23 AM Re: Watch recommendations wanted [Re: Andy]
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I have the BIG Casio, altimeter, solar, atomic, elec compass, barometer,tide and moon, so many buttons I have to carry the manual in a backpack. But I love it when hiking or even driving into the mountains and wondering how high I am (no jokes here).

Seriously, it's huge, but completely self contained and accurate, and if exposed to sun regularly, in theory will never need batteries.

I also have a Citizen eco-drive diver, same solar capacity, not so humongous.

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#154395 - 11/05/08 09:21 PM Re: Watch recommendations wanted [Re: Themalemutekid]
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I second the Casio Pathfinder. Mine has Titanium band and I love it. Works great.
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#154490 - 11/06/08 08:24 PM Re: Watch recommendations wanted [Re: Hghvlocity]
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Once upon a time I spent quite a bit on watches. I don't/can't/won't baby them and I got tired of breaking them. I now own two Casio watches. One is ugly and one is uglier but both have been extremely durable and reliable. They are both a little on the large size but I believe Casio offers some smaller faced alternatives.

Casio MDV102-1AV


The other is from the G-Shock line. I was going to post a picture of it but I got tired trying to sort through all the shock resistant, mud/dust proof, 200M WR blah, blah, blah. They all look somewhat alike anyway. wink
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#154532 - 11/07/08 05:08 AM Re: Watch recommendations wanted [Re: 7point82]
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Watch Porn. Nice.
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