Wrist watches?

[BroodBuster]

I use a simple waterproof Victronix with a nylon strap. I like a buckled wrist strap as my wrists will sometime swell when hiking hard.

 

[Parko]

My G-Shock died after 10+ years. I wore it everyday, to work, training, hunting, fishing, everything, in the end the light and alarm didn't work. I replaced it with another G-Shock, the mudman. This one should see me well past retirement!

 

[boom]

past three days..i performed engineering stuff with high strength, early set concrete. all three days, i buried my wristwatch during sampling.

the stuff cured VERY fast..and i could barely get to water. all three times, copious flushing and scrubbing with finger saved my watch. the PathFinder is a tank. it looks a bit dusty..like dust i can never get off..but it works still. i bet my higher $$ watches would have failed.

 

[Shraggs]

I use a citizen Eco-drive, which is powered with solar. Love that it never needs batteries or winding. Don't know exact model, but looks like basic military dail with glow numbers and date, very thin with canvas strap and very light weight. Has gone on every hunting or fishing outing over past 8 years. Love it

John

 

[JimCraig]

Suunto here. Been running strong since '07.

 

[MTbowhunter36]

Victorinox that has been through everything the past14 years. However, I was impressed with all of the features of the Suunto so purchased it recently.

 

[Colo4x4XJ]

Suunto Core for me. It works well and I figure if its strong enough for use by the Navy SEALs then its overkill for me

 

[camelcluch]

I'm giving a High Gear a shot this year. So far no real major complaints and seems to run through the functions well.

 

[GibsonKuenzi]

Anybody else wear a luminox?

Im having trouble with mine..it slows down randomly and the second hand seems off

 

[Hunt'nFish]

Casio Forester here. Don't need anything fancy, it's low profile & lightweight.
All I require is an alarm and a lighted face, so I can tell time at night.
Otherwise I wake up every hour, afraid my sub-conscious will oversleep.

Other nice watch features are the stop watch timers for keeping track of route times.
Don't need altitude, temp, baro for LR hunting as I have other tools for that,
but I suppose redundancy wouldn't be a bad thing.
Hunt'nFish

 

[IrishnId]

Hate watches with a passion. Required by rule to wear one at work. Its the first thing taken off after work and the last thing to go on in the morning. I've used my GPS for time and alarms when packed in.

 

[KMD]

Casio PRW 5100-g, love it!
Put an aftermarket rubberized band on it, the neoprene band it came with sat the bezel too high off the wrist.
Has 'Tough Solar' atomic timing, analog hand movement, barometer, altimeter, compass...cool little watch

 

[mtswampfox]

Hate watches with a passion. Required by rule to wear one at work. Its the first thing taken off after work and the last thing to go on in the morning. I've used my GPS for time and alarms when packed in.

Railroad? Was in the same boat. They required an approved watch, most of which were the most unreliable pieces of junk, but rules are rules

 

[Steeliedrew]

Thank you for all the replies guys. You've given me quite a bit to research. Fathers day approaches so maybe I can get the wife on board to get a new watch for daddy!

 

[IrishnId]

Yep railroad.

 

[colonel00]

Casio PRW 5100-g, love it!
Put an aftermarket rubberized band on it, the neoprene band it came with sat the bezel too high off the wrist.
Has 'Tough Solar' atomic timing, analog hand movement, barometer, altimeter, compass...cool little watch

PRW-5000y here. I wear it daily with a titanium bracelet and then switch out to a longer Nato strap for hunting. This allows me to wear it over sleeves if necessary.

 

[dotman]

Beat up and still works like new, cheap battery change about once a year.

 

[KMD]

PRW-5000y here. I wear it daily with a titanium bracelet and then switch out to a longer Nato strap for hunting. This allows me to wear it over sleeves if necessary.

Very sharp looking piece, colonel!

This is the one I have (not my pic)

Have a few different bands for it, the factory Casio 5100 series rubberized band is most comfy for me.

 

[boom]

So beat up. But awesome. Solar charging has been trouble free.

 

[Colo4x4XJ]

Most of the scratches on my Suunto core came from picking the kids up at soccer practice or fueling the Lexus with 91 octane on the way to the mall. It's a good thing I have all y'all hardcore hunters to make me look good. Everyone flocks when they see my rokslide bumper sticker in the Cabelas parking lot.