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General Banter => The Circular File => Topic started by: OldiesButGoodies on February 19, 2015, 08:42:18 PM

Title: My next watch...
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on February 19, 2015, 08:42:18 PM

Looking for simple,  durable, able to wear with long sleeves, able to take on trips to the evil corners of the world.  This is it. 

http://www.walmart.com/ip/20670078?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227014968713&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40877186312&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=78795690512&veh=sem (http://www.walmart.com/ip/20670078?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227014968713&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40877186312&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=78795690512&veh=sem)

(http://i5.walmartimages.com/dfw/dce07b8c-31da/k2-_25ff34e4-a183-41bc-accc-059552668385.v1.jpg)

Or I can splurge and get this:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Casio-Casual-Sports/894816?action=product_interest&action_type=title&placement_id=irs-2-m1&strategy=PWVUB&visitor_id=Be8qJHRT1QA0EOEnjlNMGM&category=&client_guid=88f9180e-51fb-427f-8545-66a6cbe505d2&customer_id_enc=&config_id=2&parent_item_id=15075150&parent_anchor_item_id=15075150&guid=b113c58c-222b-4bac-808f-0fcf3b7c49aa&bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&beacon_version=1.0.1&findingMethod=p13n (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Casio-Casual-Sports/894816?action=product_interest&action_type=title&placement_id=irs-2-m1&strategy=PWVUB&visitor_id=Be8qJHRT1QA0EOEnjlNMGM&category=&client_guid=88f9180e-51fb-427f-8545-66a6cbe505d2&customer_id_enc=&config_id=2&parent_item_id=15075150&parent_anchor_item_id=15075150&guid=b113c58c-222b-4bac-808f-0fcf3b7c49aa&bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&beacon_version=1.0.1&findingMethod=p13n)

(http://i5.walmartimages.com/dfw/dce07b8c-76a9/k2-_1fbe4ea4-ef28-4a7d-b56c-ea097a6da25f.v1.jpg)


Am I spending too much?

 >:D

Title: Re: My next watch...
Post by: SunnyDaze on February 20, 2015, 03:13:12 AM

(http://www.casio.com/resource/images/large/mrw200h-1bv_large.jpg)

http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/Classic/MRW200H-1BV/ (http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/Classic/MRW200H-1BV/)

I have one of these as a beater and I love it. $15 online.

Title: Re: My next watch...
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on February 20, 2015, 08:53:16 AM

will check it out as well.  i travel a lot and really appreciate having a digital chronograph to track time to destination (though these days  many of the planes I use have a monitor with a gps map and all the info you could ask for).  being able to change time zones quickly is cool too.

Title: Re: My next watch...
Post by: Jim Pittsburgh on February 20, 2015, 09:03:06 AM

I was always partial to Citizen Eco Drives... no battery. You can find them pretty darn cheap on ebay. They look a little nicer than a piece of plastic on your wrist and have more comfortable bands. Did have a G Shock for a while, but it was too thick/ big for my wrist.  Had a cheap watch from Eddie Bower (spelling) with a leather band that I wore for years... nice analog dial with the electronic features and it didn't draw attention to itself... very comfortable.

Title: Re: My next watch...
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on February 20, 2015, 09:16:39 AM

I have a G shock, use it for diving and a s a beater.  But like you state it is too thick - tough to wear with long-sleeve shirts.

Title: Re: My next watch...
Post by: SunnyDaze on February 20, 2015, 01:10:46 PM

If you want to stay with a G-Shock, check out the G-300ML. It's got a strap long enough to go over a wet suit (it fits my 9 inch wrist and then some), plus all the digital features you're after, and it's not large or bulky by any means. It wears the same as a Seiko 007.

(http://www.casio.com/resource/images/large/g300ml-1a_large.jpg)

http://www.casio.com/products/archive/Watches/G-Shock/G300ML-1A/ (http://www.casio.com/products/archive/Watches/G-Shock/G300ML-1A/)

Title: Re: My next watch...
Post by: schwarcw on February 20, 2015, 08:22:09 PM

I am with Jim, I love the Eco-Drives.  Thin, comfortable easy to wear.  It's not a hockey puck with a band