What Watch do you wear when you hunt?

Ray B said:
When overseas I bought an Omega Seamaster. It had a musical tick to it that almost chimed. For a few months it kept really good time, but it started losing time so in fear that the environment was getting past the seals, I placed it in the empty 105mm box next to my cot. Subsequently I was injured and went to the hospital for a few weeks. Upon return to my unit the watch was gone and no one knew anything about it. After my discharge from military I bought another Omega Seamaster but alas, this one was also stolen. I wouldn't recommend either for the environment potential of a hunting trip even if there are no thieves around. Another watch that sits in the safe is a 14K Movado automatic. It kept great time up until one hunting trip that I had it on my wrist while gutting an elk. Seems some of the blood made its way into the mechanism. Despite several trips to some high end jewelers, it still doesn't keep time at all- so it stays in the safe.

I got a few Wenger Swiss Army watches and they worked well but for some reason the usual sources for batteries do not carry their size. I can mail order them from somewhere, but I get 10 of them and they degrade so I really only want one. So they go into the drawer when they go dead.

About a year ago Costco had some watches that I was unfamiliar with: Glycine model Combat. It is a rotating weight automatic and I find that in my advanced age I don't move my left hand enough to keep it well-wound, so once a day I give it a few winds on the stem. It keeps time almost at the precision of the atomic clocks, uses no batteries and appears to be impervious to the elements. In addition it has a nylon band that has the good qualities of material and none of the bad qualities of a metal band. and I could by about 50 of these for the price of 1 Rolex Presidente.
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My dad left me a Rolex. I almost never wear it but I found an automatic watch winder box on Amazon. I think it was,around a hundred bucks. Leave the watch in the box over night while you sleep and the watch will run for a couple of days even if you don't move at all. I think my next watch is going to be a Glycine diver. I would hate to lose Dad's Rolex, so I have been wearing a Casio It keeps good time, but the bezel jammed up right away and doesn't turn. That's a feature I use a lot. I'm glad you said the Glycine keeps time well.
 
Altitude sickness said:
I wore my grandfather’s 1912 Hamilton pocket watch to last week’s Kentucky Derby party.
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I forgot to post this picture after I saw yours, this was my great grandfather’s watch, it still works and keeps time. I have the double loop chain for it as well , but one catch has lost its spring
Gumpy
 
Luminox sea turtle. Water proof, tough and pretty inexpensive.
 
I’m thinking about a luminox with tritium , so I can see the time in the dark better, but I’m really enjoying my citizen Solar & atomic eco drive for accuracy and reliability of solar power, & waterproof, but I’m always open to suggestions for a better option if it’s something in my budget, something atomic or gps , solar powered, and something with top level luminosity, ( my eco drive has short luminous time , but fits well in my other requirements , silly as they are)
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@pilar - Have you considered a Casio G-Shock? They have models with 6-band atomic timekeeping, solar power and a button for lume when needed. I wore one for the majority of my time in the Navy.

They are extremely tough and will never need a battery. Of course the downside is the thickness and the rubber strap can be a PITA for some. I ended putting two of mine on NATO straps and that made them much more comfortable to wear.
 
In the early days of the public internet (i.e. less than 30 years ago in 1997), a now-defunct eBay-style website called uBid.com popped up liquidating consumer goods at cheap prices. So I dialed into my local internet provider using my trusty 9,600-baud US Robotics modem & bid $83 on a $395 Swiss Army watch. Stainless steel with gold accents & a dark bluish-gray face, I thought it looked nice. With two small kids at home & a new mortgage, it was the best I could afford.

Twenty-nine years later, this thing just keeps ticking...

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BeeMaa said:
@pilar - Have you considered a Casio G-Shock? They have models with 6-band atomic timekeeping, solar power and a button for lume when needed. I wore one for the majority of my time in the Navy.

They are extremely tough and will never need a battery. Of course the downside is the thickness and the rubber strap can be a PITA for some. I ended putting two of mine on NATO straps and that made them much more comfortable to wear.
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Contrary to popular opinion. The Navy guys did not wear Rolex at work.

Most of us wore G-Shocks and Luminox. Some Citizen and Seiko but the majority were G-Shocks and Luminox.
I was issued a Tudor once but it was the Government’s not mine.
 
odonata said:
In the early days of the public internet (i.e. less than 30 years ago in 1997), a now-defunct eBay-style website called uBid.com popped up liquidating consumer goods at cheap prices. So I dialed into my local internet provider using my trusty 9,600-baud US Robotics modem & bid $83 on a $395 Swiss Army watch. Stainless steel with gold accents & a dark bluish-gray face, I thought it looked nice. With two small kids at home & a new mortgage, it was the best I could afford.

Twenty-nine years later, this thing just keeps ticking...

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Odonata, where in world did you find that nice “Bug”?
 
Altitude sickness said:
Contrary to popular opinion. The Navy guys did not wear Rolex at work.

Most of us wore G-Shocks and Luminox. Some Citizen and Seiko but the majority were G-Shocks and Luminox.
I was issued a Tudor once but it was the Government’s not mine.
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I should have said the majority did not wear Rolex, there of course was the Occasional overseas fake Rolex and the occasional base commissary purchased Rolex.

But they were very rare sightings.

Things of course changed after my era and more guys lately wear higher end watches at work.
 
Altitude sickness said:
Odonata, where in world did you find that nice “Bug”?
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I had a fellow soccer dad from my daughter's team who restored a 36' Hallberg-Rassy Rasmus sailboat in his barn in Arkansas. Later I helped him sail it down the Mississippi River to New Orleans before he started a 3-year meander across the Atlantic & back. I used to fly to various ports & spend several weeks sailing whenever he needed a hand.

On this particular trip, I flew into USVI, sailed around Puerto Rico, up to the Turks & then into Cockburn Harbor, South Caicos where that picture was taken as fishermen were bringing in their catch. We arrived after three days of sailing through a storm so we went walking down a dusty street when we met a guy coming the other way & asked him if there was any place to eat in the area. So he walked us into a nearby neighborhood, knocked on some lady's back door & asked if she could cook us a meal. She handed us a couple of beers & told us to go sit under a tree. A little while later, a couple of plates of chicken with peas & rice appeared. One of the best meals ever!

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It was a rustic port to be at. But the anchorage had beautiful crystal-clear water that was great for snorkeling:

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