Suggestions for a tough little wristwatch that can take a beating

[pengd0t]

My last Timex watch just dropped off yesterday when the plastic band broke, and it's the sort that's molded into the general shape of the face-section, so it can't be easily replaced with another band.

Anyway, I'm in the market for a new watch. Something tough enough to take the everyday beatings mine end up going through, and something that won't dissolve from me having it underwater every single day.

Do any of you guys have a watch that you've had good experiences, anything you'd suggest? I don't have a particular feature set in mind, as long as the actual usefulness correlates with the price better than the ones I saw while out looking around today.

[ArmsMerchant]

Casio G-shock springs to mind, but they are a little spendy.

At least by my modest standards.

[Kow]

I remember getting a watch from a military supplier once that lasted me ages. I finally lost it before anything was wrong with it. Was waterproof up to like 50 feet or some ridiculous amount.

[jimany]

I used to go through watches all the time until I got a nixon professional http://www.skateparkoftampa.com/spot/productimages/460.jpg for around $100 `7 years ago. It's still going strong, and I got a rover ss http://www.surfdome.com/imagessurfdomecom/large/7126_large.jpg from my grandma for getting my ged:P that I am satisfied with so far.

They're both plenty waterproof, and while some people don't like metal straps for active stuff, I wear them doing everything. I wore the professional snowboarding for several seasons, and caught it on branches, but it hasn't broken yet. I've seen some 'waterproof' watches defeated by hot tubs too, but these get no condensation at all. And the straps don't wear out either. Leather doesn't like water, and webbing will fray.

@50 for the rover is probably way too much for you, but at 100 for the professional ,or whatever the equivalent is now, it's not bad for a watch you may never need to replace.

[KeepOnTruckin]

how bout a digital model?

[kelsokid18]

My last Timex watch just dropped off yesterday when the plastic band broke, and it's the sort that's molded into the general shape of the face-section, so it can't be easily replaced with another band.

Anyway, I'm in the market for a new watch. Something tough enough to take the everyday beatings mine end up going through, and something that won't dissolve from me having it underwater every single day.

Do any of you guys have a watch that you've had good experiences, anything you'd suggest? I don't have a particular feature set in mind, as long as the actual usefulness correlates with the price better than the ones I saw while out looking around today.


I've seen some divers watches, the thing had a pressurized chamber that kept water out.

[Mutant Funk Drink]

Casio G-shock springs to mind, but they are a little spendy.

At least by my modest standards.

G-shock watches are pretty awesome. I still have mine and it is still running on the same battery that it has had for years.

[pengd0t]

Thanks for the replies. I had written off G-Shocks because they seemed a little larger than my taste and I wasn't really aware of their legitimate toughness or legacy. I think I might try one of those.

There's an all black one that seems to be a little smaller, charges itself with solar, and syncs the time automatically that's running for about $55-60 on ebay. I may go with that.

[bornkiller]

G-shock watches are pretty awesome. I still have mine and it is still running on the same battery that it has had for years.
Mines still going, not the tidiest G-Shock anymore, but it still goes.:thumbsup:

[negz]

If you're in the US, take a look here: http://countycomm.com/Watches.htm

A lot of them are pricey but I've heard good things.