Best outdoor watch under $100?

[RAV]

http://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Army-Re...52027?ie=UTF8&s=watches&qid=1217694193&sr=1-2

 

[TurdFerguson]

Luminox 3001 (for my small wrist). Im kickin my own ass now for having lost it while picking up the latest Rover.

 

[NVRover]

Timex Expedition...just a basic watch that tells time. No need to get big and/or fancy.

http://www.timex.com/gp/node/n/238505011/102-9508498-9416158?ie=UTF8&timexBrand=core

 

[trailhogg]

I am happy with the Highgear Aerial Altimeter watch. I have a few friends that do a ton of outdoor activities in Alaska that use it.
You can get an excellent deal on it here right now. **Insert super salesman voice here.** "Only $79.99, 44% off.!!!!!!!!"

No really, it is a good deal and a good watch.

no the best looking watch, but i do like the functions very much. It may be the one. I also like the g-shocks, a bit gaudy looking but again seem quite functional.

thanks

 

[GregH]

Here's a cheap $94(w/free shipping) Wenger Swiss Army watch that's water-resistant to 100m:

http://www.tactical-store.com/ts-wv-wt-clscfld.html#

 

[nosivad_bor]

I refuse to pay more than $50 for a watch right now. I haven't had one for the past year and only bought one now because i am deploying.

I beat the shit out of them, G-shock's last about 4 months before i kill them.

Have you ever considered that the reason you are going through watches so fast is because you keep buying cheap $50 watches?

 

[gmookher]

Have you ever considered that the reason you are going through watches so fast is because you keep buying cheap $50 watches?

I only own 3 watches, all 3 are Ti
-Tissot for dress
-Suunto for daily wear,mtn biking etc
-Citizen for dives

total cost about a grand for all 3, each has been with me for 3 years+

 

[garrett]

Which one do you use for eXtreme bungie cord applications?

 

[Agent]

I'm wearing an old G.I. issue Timex Indiglo that I got at the US Cavalry store at Ft. Knox back in the early '90. This watch has been true to its motto, "takes a lickin and keeps on tickin".

I've also got a Swiss Army watch an aunt of mine got me for Christmas 10 or 12 years ago. Its been an awesome watch as well.

 

[gmookher]

Which one do you use for eXtreme bungie cord applications?

Garrett,
the Suunto is HD, mang!

...it is my watch of choice for Xtreme Bungee cord recon missions, its got a dual layer sapphire crystal, so if you break the outer lens, it doesn't damage the lcd, they sell the battery and gasket kit for it which I have a spare siting at home..the Titanium shell is hammer-able, I mean really tough, I dont remove it when working on the truck, and seems to survive some mtb crashes that leave me staggering, it takes a lickin and keeps on tickin'...it does baro readings, compass, dual time zones,the altimeter works flawlessly..tells me how um, high I am...

 

[benlittle]

whatcha got?..........

and where?

Define what you consider "outdoor watch". Altimeter/ barometer/ heart monitor etc

I've worn this backpacking/ camping for years and I love it. Lately I've been wearing a cheapo coleman strap on watch that my wife won in a raffle :smilelol: Thing works like a champ... I give it 3 months.

 

[garrett]

"coleman strap on" ??

 

[gmookher]

hehe, thats funny, I was thinking SAME thing...beat me to it

 

[antichrist]

Have you ever considered that the reason you are going through watches so fast is because you keep buying cheap $50 watches?

Nonsense. See my post. I'd been wearing that watch doing contruction and banged it around quite a bit. In the dirt, banged against rocks, steel, worn while using 1000ft lb impact wrenches. The reason I put it in my toolbox was because the lens was getting weld spatter on it. I didn't replace the watch until about 12 years later when the "crystal" cracked while replacing the battery. I still have the watch and it still works though. Not bad for a $12 watch.

 

[benlittle]

"coleman strap on" ??

LOL, I was giggling while I was typing that.

 

[nosivad_bor]

Nonsense. See my post. I'd been wearing that watch doing contruction and banged it around quite a bit. In the dirt, banged against rocks, steel, worn while using 1000ft lb impact wrenches. The reason I put it in my toolbox was because the lens was getting weld spatter on it. I didn't replace the watch until about 12 years later when the "crystal" cracked while replacing the battery. I still have the watch and it still works though. Not bad for a $12 watch.

I meant the military guy that goes thru them every 3 months

 

[trailhogg]

Define what you consider "outdoor watch". Altimeter/ barometer/ heart monitor etc

I've worn this backpacking/ camping for years and I love it. Lately I've been wearing a cheapo coleman strap on watch that my wife won in a raffle :smilelol: Thing works like a champ... I give it 3 months.

what i meant by outdoor was basically a non-dress watch, something i can wear camping, fishing, hunting, etc., and not have to worry about getting wet or scratching

 

[flyfisher11]

what i meant by outdoor was basically a non-dress watch, something i can wear camping, fishing, hunting, etc., and not have to worry about getting wet or scratching

Find any of the many Casio G shocks out there that you like and you will be fine. I am a reformed watch geek. Trust me you can't beat 'em. I have wasted enough money on high end watches to have bought a defender and finally rehabbed I'm completely happy with my Casio G shocks and Pathfinder. Suunto's eat batteries!

Cheers,

Mike

 

[antichrist]

I meant the military guy that goes thru them every 3 months

Yeah, I know...I meant that price has little bearing on longevity, as I described. A $12 watch can last as long as a $1000 watch.

 

[climbskiroverguy]

Titanium Observer from Suunto, but it ain't $100...I like that ti strap with the positive display...

I love my suunto, works great! bands are a little shotty on the rubber ones, but a watch does say alot about you. Currently I'm on the market for an Omega Seamaster, it has the potential of being the last watch i'll ever need