Watches

[msnow]

Just shattered my fossil wrist watch wrenching on some stuff at work. Anyone have any recommendations of a watch that can survive the daily grind? I had already melted part of the face doing some grinding. I do not want a digital watch.

 

[DrkMtnDew]

Rolex of course... no actually i have a cheap Timex that is almost 10 years old. it is on its 2 battery and 3 band, but it keeps running.

 

[mrholeshot]

Casio

 

[reptilezs]

seiko 007 or seiko monster if you like big watches

 

[bsaint]

Don't get an automatic. They die too fast.

 

[american lockpicker]

Luminox its Swiss and the navy seals use it(although why they didn't go with Omega or Rolex like the Brits do is a mystery...)

 

[Stephenw]

I use my iPhone for keeping time. I've broken countless watches and stopped wearing them years ago.

 

[Mavawreck]

Timex Ironman for the daily grind.

I used to wear to wear this, but I felt guilty about how big it is.

So I bought an even bigger one. It weighs close to a pound. I like to imagine what the equivalent brick of stainless must look like.

And then I came back to the real world.

 

[JMLoughrey]

I use my iPhone for keeping time. I've broken countless watches and stopped wearing them years ago.

This, i destroyed a nice nixon watch at work, scratched it up pretty good.

I always also got it caught when running wires a few time and couldn't get my hand out.

 

[bart1]

Casio G-Shock for ultimate toughness, but I like diving watches. Take em off if the going gets too rough. Seiko 007 is a good one.

My pride and joy (bought several years ago before the price explosion):

 

[crewchief888]

i dont have time to look at a watch.
when i'm too tired to pull another wrench it's time to go home..

i havent worn a watch since 1976

 

[SpiderGearsMan]

wall clock

 

[Old Donn]

seiko 007 or seiko monster if you like big watches

Monster's my every day watch, but when things get rough and/or dirty, a Casio G-Shock. It'll take whatever you can throw at it.

 

[MoToys]

Tag Heuer Formula one. Takes a beating and looks sweet.
Thats what I wear to work everyday.

 

[5lima30]

Casio G-Shock.

 

[canuckian]

toughest watch I've ever had is a Seiko Kinetic Diver's watch I got on Ebay. I think it was actually my first Ebay purchase ever. The crystal is a little scratched up on it but it keeps perfect time and the kinetic automatic winding works perfectly. It's seen some rough days but it still looks good. One of my favorite features is that the glow in the dark markers and hands glow really bright at night.

my favorite watch when I was younger was the older Timex Indiglo's. Bright enough you could use them for a flashlight and surprizingly easy on batteries!

 

[Rickster]

I have stopped wearing a watch. Just using my cell phone for the time and date. Been watchless for over two years now!

 

[not-required]

G-shock

 

[SARG]

Timex for the durability. Skagen for the looks.

 

[Solid Lifters]

Breitling.

Oh, and my latest which looks just like a Breitling Aerospace but at one third to one fourth the cost!

 

[Beaumont67]

Breitling.

Oh, and my latest which looks just like a Breitling Aerospace but at one third to one fourth the cost!

Thanks for the look see...that is one of the nicest watches, I've seen.
- Victorinox/Swiss Army Chrono Classic XLS MT (Poor Mans Breitling Aerospace)
(would go good with my gray hair...no gold watches, at my age...LOL)

This is the one I bought at Costco Canada (~$159), last year (a poorer mans Swiss Army):
Timex Expedition E-Compass Silicone Strap Men's watch #T49817 - Titanium case.
- now I am real really for the "man-tracker" TV show w/compass

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[Elroy]

Elroy has a simple observation:

Anyone who claims to successfully wrench with a wrist watch on their arm is a lying *************

I understand That Elroy has tried it and reports it doesn't work

 

[supertooljunkie]

I have a Timex Expedition for work and automotive stuff. It's just a $25 beater I've been wearing for three years. I have a Seiko chronograph for dress and leisurewear.

 

[williaty]

Elroy has a simple observation:

Anyone who claims to successfully wrench with a wrist watch on their arm is a lying *************

I understand That Elroy has tried it and reports it doesn't work

Seriously, I like my big Paneri homage, but there's no way in hell I could work on a car without either being unable to reach into the engine bay or becoming permanently attached to the car if I got my hand in there to begin with.

I looked up that Victoronix because you guys were making it sound cheap. ****** $800 for the "cheap" version of that style!

 

[nissan_crawler]

No watch while wrenching. It catches on stuff all the time, and it's a major safety hazard, IMHO. I like not peeling the skin off my hands like a glove, or frying it to a crisp when I find a battery terminal, etc.

 

[Lomotil]

 

[j.c.whitney]

I'm intrigued with the Casio Wave Ceptor line. Advanced features, low price. http://www.casio.com/products/Timepiece/Waveceptor/

 

[Wrenches of Death]

Just shattered my fossil wrist watch wrenching on some stuff at work. Anyone have any recommendations of a watch that can survive the daily grind? I had already melted part of the face doing some grinding. I do not want a digital watch.

I haven't worn a watch in so long that I don't know if I even still have a working one. That's another disappearing gadget. Hard to believe, huh?

I never did like wearing anything metal while working. No watches, no rings, no belt buckles, and damn sure, no neck chains. All of them can get hung up on something or even worse, across the battery, or some diesel fuel under them.

You might want to consider going "non conductive" on your new watch.

WoD

 

[TejasBimmer]

This is what I wear.
Traser Commander Ti Watch P6506
I love how it at night.... all night.

 

[justafurnaceman]

I've noticed that Timex Ironman watches are pretty popular. I've gone through two of them in 5 years.

 

[rodm1]

I've had good luck with this one. I get about 4 years with name brand batteries.

http://www.tackletour.com/reviewtimexexpedition40091.html

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00020J0ZE/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[countryroad82]

Timex Ironman, I know its digital but that is what I have wore since I was 12. Most of them wound up getting lost due to the band breaking, I have managed to flat out destroy a couple (ran over one, luckily not while wearing it and caught on fire once.... don't ask) but mostly I wear the buttons out setting the alarm clock on and off for the weekend. For dress I have another Timex (don't know what type, dial face if that helps) or I use one of my Walthom pocket watches.

 

[Strouty]

I have had this watch for almost a year now. I had two other styles before this, they all held up fairly well (scratched and wore the bezel down). This one is titanium and has a sapphire crystal. Rolex uses the sapphire crystal too. It DOES NOT SCRATCH. The case is cut nice for your wrist. I bought mine on sale for $330. They were a $1000. I love it so I will take it off if I am painting or doing something ridiculous, but I do wear it most all of the time. Every time I hear the front scratch against something, I always freak out but when I look it stays scratch free. The reason I wanted this one was the last one the case wore out so the adjustment screw was not water proof anymore. I figured that was important, so I researched and found this one. You can't beat carbon fiber and titanium! I could not use the band it came with, I always use the velcro ones that have the watch on a stretch mount, so if you catch it on something it does not rip out the pins.

 

[bamackc]

My sunnto core regularly sees class V whitewater and holds up to my part time wrench turning.

http://www.suunto.com/interactive/core/

 

[e3pres]

Check out Marathon. They are cheap, automatic, and have a sapphire crystal. They also happen to be excellent watches.

 

[GTO]

Elroy has a simple observation:

Anyone who claims to successfully wrench with a wrist watch on their arm is a lying *************

I understand That Elroy has tried it and reports it doesn't work

I call BS

 

[mrholeshot]

Ive been wrenching all my life. Ive always worn a watch For the past 20 years I've worn Casio divers. The first thing I do is swap the band for a Velcro. Ive never had one fail but replaced them about every 2-3 years because the face was so scratched up it was hard to see the hands. Very tough watch and cost 50-75 dollars.

 

[MoToys]

I agree with gto.
I am not a mechanic but I am a locksmith. I wear my watch to work every day. Yes I have to remove from time to time for clearance on something I am working on or from dirt getting under it but I wear it everyday.
My tag isn't the smallerst watch but some of you guys have suggested monsters or $5000 watches for work.

And anyone who has stated a scratched crystal should buy a little better watch with a sapphire crystal that will not scratch.

 

[jkherd]

Casio G-Shock, worn one for years, I have several and have only switched when face is so scratched it was hard to read but have never broken one. Used one for a dive watch for years in Okinawa and never had a problem water intrusion either.

 

[Kevin54]

Seiko or Elgin, or Timex. Heck, I buy most of my watches at WallyWorld for around $20-$50, they keep excellent time, last for a few years, take a beating, and when the battery dies I buy another. I just make sure the ones I get are water resistant and have a glass lens vs. a plastic lens. I have never broke a glass lens but busted a few plastic ones.