"tactical" watches - Page 3

igor · December 28, 2009, 07:41 AM

I got Omega X-33 for all of my tactical needs...

excellent readability, serious backlight when needed, UTC time with separate alarms, rotating bezel and strong Luminovas. And the alarms are LOUD.

Also have a 5.11 HRT watch but nowadays can only use the Horus Vision ballistic calculator on it. The Chinese crap-ching movement said up its contract right at warranty end. The calculator is brilliant but everything about the hardware is utter tinsel, for which, shame on 5.11.

Double Naught Spy · December 28, 2009, 08:09 AM

I like the Timex Ironman series of watches. The last two I have purchased were under $40. I simply run them tell the 5 year battery runs out and replace the whole watch.

johnwilliamson062 · December 28, 2009, 09:24 AM

IDK about tactical, but if you want a good ooking watch with quality internal works(Read will keep good time) for a VERY reasonable price then try here:
http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Wat...48/subcat.html
Yes, I buy my watches and sheets from overstock.com.

Rolex's actually have terrible internal works, some of the worst around. By non-aesthetic standards they are some of the worst watches available. Thing is most women don't care at all about function, at least those you might try to impress with a watch, so they still have a wondrous effect.

wally626 · December 28, 2009, 06:11 PM

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I have the Casio G Shock Atomic / Solar and was quite pleased with it for about the first year. After that, it will not hold a charge for anything. I can spend the entire day out in the sun and the first time I hit the indiglo on it, it is already running out of juice.

Yours might be defective, mine has had no issues for years and years, the only time it even gets to medium power is in the winter if I am wearing long sleeve shirts in the office. Make sure the auto-light-on is off (that is where if you turn you arm the light comes on) and make sure it can see light a little. If you normally wear long sleeve shirts and jackets so that the watch seldom sees the light, it is not the watch for you. The only problem I have now is that in my new house my watch does not sync in the place I normally keep it. at night. So once a week or so I put it in an W. facing window overnight.

Bill DeShivs · December 28, 2009, 08:36 PM

"Rolex's actually have terrible internal works, some of the worst around. By non-aesthetic standards they are some of the worst watches available."

That's funny! Rolex automatic movements are probably the finest movements made. Now if you don't know the difference between a quartz and automatic, I can understand the statement.
Quartz watches keep better time than any mechanical watch. Of the mechanicals, the Rolex is near (or at) the top. And your Rolex's batteries won't run down.

Shadi Khalil · December 28, 2009, 09:08 PM

I rock a swatch watch.

w_houle · December 28, 2009, 09:45 PM

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And your Rolex's batteries won't run down.

Neither did my Timex Automatic, too bad it's dead

bangbang777 · January 4, 2010, 10:15 PM

I wear a Tag Heuer Classic 2000. It's incredibly accurate, waterproof, rugged and looks great

Ranger325 · January 5, 2010, 11:46 AM

I've worn my Rol' Sub for over 25 years............. and yes I have a demo knife and a blue sapphire ring too!

Regards,

macsr01 · January 11, 2010, 08:03 PM

I wear my watch to tell what time it its..... not a whole lot more. Date and a few extras are nice but seriously, 5K + for a watch ? No thanks. I'll stick with my $60 G Shock and spend the rest on some decent guns or gear.

EnoughGUN · January 11, 2010, 10:24 PM

Don't know if anyone remembers a show back in the 80s that tested products but they did a show on the G-shock watch. Dropped it out of a helicopter, played hocky with it etc and it came through no problem. They then bought a $12 Timex and did all the same tests with it and it did not malfunction either.

BRUNO1911 · January 11, 2010, 10:30 PM

Life has been good to me.Still here after 45 years

Two Kimbers (the all black one and SEIKO are my daily tools) the (two/tone and OMEGA SEAMASTER see day light now and then) The OMEGA was a gift from girlfriend when I turned 40

Be Safe,
BRUNO1911

December 28, 2009, 07:41 AM	#51
igor Senior Member Join Date: August 27, 2002 Location: Kalifornistan Posts: 155	I got Omega X-33 for all of my tactical needs... excellent readability, serious backlight when needed, UTC time with separate alarms, rotating bezel and strong Luminovas. And the alarms are LOUD. Also have a 5.11 HRT watch but nowadays can only use the Horus Vision ballistic calculator on it. The Chinese crap-ching movement said up its contract right at warranty end. The calculator is brilliant but everything about the hardware is utter tinsel, for which, shame on 5.11. __________________ Good karateka I have known were intelligent, original, capable, unpredictable, aggressive, brave, and dangerous. Most had a dark side. Daily practice for decades at hurting other people does not make liberals. John Farnam quoting a friend, Feb. 2004

December 28, 2009, 08:09 AM	#52
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	I like the Timex Ironman series of watches. The last two I have purchased were under $40. I simply run them tell the 5 year battery runs out and replace the whole watch. __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011 My Hunting Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

December 28, 2009, 09:24 AM	#53
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	IDK about tactical, but if you want a good ooking watch with quality internal works(Read will keep good time) for a VERY reasonable price then try here: http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Wat...48/subcat.html Yes, I buy my watches and sheets from overstock.com. Rolex's actually have terrible internal works, some of the worst around. By non-aesthetic standards they are some of the worst watches available. Thing is most women don't care at all about function, at least those you might try to impress with a watch, so they still have a wondrous effect. Last edited by johnwilliamson062; December 28, 2009 at 09:34 AM.

December 28, 2009, 08:36 PM	#55
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,981	"Rolex's actually have terrible internal works, some of the worst around. By non-aesthetic standards they are some of the worst watches available." That's funny! Rolex automatic movements are probably the finest movements made. Now if you don't know the difference between a quartz and automatic, I can understand the statement. Quartz watches keep better time than any mechanical watch. Of the mechanicals, the Rolex is near (or at) the top. And your Rolex's batteries won't run down. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

January 5, 2010, 11:46 AM	#59
Ranger325 Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2005 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 428	I've worn my Rol' Sub for over 25 years............. and yes I have a demo knife and a blue sapphire ring too! Regards, __________________ Ranger325 "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. " George Orwell

December 28, 2009, 09:08 PM	#56
Shadi Khalil Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2006 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 5,210	I rock a swatch watch.

January 4, 2010, 10:15 PM	#58
bangbang777 Member Join Date: December 15, 2009 Posts: 26	I wear a Tag Heuer Classic 2000. It's incredibly accurate, waterproof, rugged and looks great

January 11, 2010, 08:03 PM	#60
macsr01 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2006 Posts: 100	I wear my watch to tell what time it its..... not a whole lot more. Date and a few extras are nice but seriously, 5K + for a watch ? No thanks. I'll stick with my $60 G Shock and spend the rest on some decent guns or gear. __________________ May Fortune find you worthy of it’s company, and Death unable to find you at all....

January 11, 2010, 10:24 PM	#61
EnoughGUN Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2009 Posts: 538	Don't know if anyone remembers a show back in the 80s that tested products but they did a show on the G-shock watch. Dropped it out of a helicopter, played hocky with it etc and it came through no problem. They then bought a $12 Timex and did all the same tests with it and it did not malfunction either. __________________ GLOCK Austrian for Lemming

January 11, 2010, 10:30 PM	#62
BRUNO1911 Junior Member Join Date: October 7, 2005 Location: LEFTCOAST KALIFORNIA Posts: 4	Life has been good to me.Still here after 45 years Two Kimbers (the all black one and SEIKO are my daily tools) the (two/tone and OMEGA SEAMASTER see day light now and then) The OMEGA was a gift from girlfriend when I turned 40 Be Safe, BRUNO1911