Recommendation for a sports wristwatch
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I have a Casio g-shock watch that means all your must-have's, and since it sets itself via atomic clock signals it never drifts more than a second or so per day. It's UI is no worse than average for a kitchen sink watch; I'd make sure they have an updated version for the new daylight savings rules though. Toggling that manually is a pain.
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
I've read that some watches run away as much as 3-5 seconds a day which is unacceptable
Even the cheap $10 digital watches I've had in the past only drifted by about 1 second/day, so I don't think you'll have to worry about this much unless you go analog (no idea about error rates for these).
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
I've looked into G-Shock and it doesn't cut it. Sure, it's a tough solar powered watch with atomic sync, but it lacks compass or heart rate monitor and it costs too much for what it offers. Ehhh, basically I've got no reason to get it. However, while looking for G-Shock I came across Casio's "ABC" line of watches, PAW-2000 Pathfinder in particular, it has great reviews and seems to fit my needs. So I guess thanks for pointing out Casio. I'd still welcome more recommendations though. Anyone heard or Silva wristwatches? In particular Silva Traileader Jet model? How are they, where they are made?
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Disclaimer: The following post is entirely useless, and brought on by a combination of insomnia and caffeine.
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
-Time and Date
Overrated... If you really wanted to know what time it was, you'd just look at your cell phone like the rest of us.
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
-Alarm
That's important, in case someone tries to steal it.
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
-Waterproof (I want to be able to swim in a pool with it)
There goes your Olympic speed record... Do you have any idea how much drag a wristwatch adds?
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
-Stopwatch
I... really can't think of a joke for this one.
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
-Ability to read the watch when it's dark outside
Bah... REAL men have night vision goggles!
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
-Accurate (I've read that some watches run away as much as 3-5 seconds a day which is unacceptable)
True... You really don't want a watch that runs away... Do they sell wristwatch leashes? Maybe one of those shock collars in case it misbehaves and needs to be reset?
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
-Altimeter
How high do you have to be to want-- Oh, right... Gotcha.
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
-Heart Rate Monitor (not really necessary if it's too expensive)
If it has this, maybe you can get your medical insurance to pay for it! Genius!
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
-Preferably something well made that will last a long time, something that's not made in China, etc
Wait a minute... So you're telling me that underpaid child laborers don't make quality products? Gee, who knew?
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
-Not too big
Hans and Franz[^] would be ashamed of you...
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
-User interface not too complicated
Right... You want all of these useful features... Alarms, stopwatches, altimeters, heart rate monitors
Ian Shlasko wrote:
JazzJackRabbit wrote: -Stopwatch I... really can't think of a joke for this one.
In case the alarm fails to stop the thieves.
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I'm trying to find a good all-purpose sports wristwatch that I could use during my exercise/camping/swimming/whatnot, and I'm having trouble finding one. Does anyone have any recommendations? Must have: -Time and Date (obviously) -Alarm -Waterproof (I want to be able to swim in a pool with it) -Stopwatch -Ability to read the watch when it's dark outside -Accurate (I've read that some watches run away as much as 3-5 seconds a day which is unacceptable) Nice to have but not really necessary in order of importance: -Compass -Altimeter -Heart Rate Monitor (not really necessary if it's too expensive) -Preferably something well made that will last a long time, something that's not made in China, etc -Not too big -User interface not too complicated I looked at Suunto watches since they are the first thing that come up during googe/amazon search, but it seems that they do not make a model that includes heart rate monitor and compass/altimeter, and it appears that they've are having major quality problems ever since they moved their production to China. I found couple of other watches and sent couple of emails to retailers, but as of right now I don't really have anything. Can anyone recommend a good sports wrist watch?
I know people who use Suunto watches as skydiving / BASE altimeters and they swear by them. I just use a normal wristwatch for everyday use and have a Garmin forerunner for exercise / trekking etc which has gps with programmable waypoints and heart rate monitoring. The garmin is water resistant but not designed for swimming.
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I'm trying to find a good all-purpose sports wristwatch that I could use during my exercise/camping/swimming/whatnot, and I'm having trouble finding one. Does anyone have any recommendations? Must have: -Time and Date (obviously) -Alarm -Waterproof (I want to be able to swim in a pool with it) -Stopwatch -Ability to read the watch when it's dark outside -Accurate (I've read that some watches run away as much as 3-5 seconds a day which is unacceptable) Nice to have but not really necessary in order of importance: -Compass -Altimeter -Heart Rate Monitor (not really necessary if it's too expensive) -Preferably something well made that will last a long time, something that's not made in China, etc -Not too big -User interface not too complicated I looked at Suunto watches since they are the first thing that come up during googe/amazon search, but it seems that they do not make a model that includes heart rate monitor and compass/altimeter, and it appears that they've are having major quality problems ever since they moved their production to China. I found couple of other watches and sent couple of emails to retailers, but as of right now I don't really have anything. Can anyone recommend a good sports wrist watch?
You just can't beat a Timex, $15 bucks at Walmart.
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I second that motion. I've had a G-Shock for years (a nice metalic one). I love those watches and I'd start wearing one if I could find a reason. But my cell has everything I need right now. Maybe battery power, but then again, my cell lasts long enough. It's specially build so that in case you stump the watch it's kind of protected. Excellent for outdoors stuff. I don't know if they have heart rate monitor or some of the later stuff, but I know some models have a compass build in.
KenBonny wrote:
It's specially build so that in case you stump the watch it's kind of protected. Excellent for outdoors stuff.
I'm not outdoorsy enough to have much of a chance of actually breaking it; but after 3(4???) years of use the watch face is still unscratched; something I can't say about any of the other watches I've owned.
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
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I'm trying to find a good all-purpose sports wristwatch that I could use during my exercise/camping/swimming/whatnot, and I'm having trouble finding one. Does anyone have any recommendations? Must have: -Time and Date (obviously) -Alarm -Waterproof (I want to be able to swim in a pool with it) -Stopwatch -Ability to read the watch when it's dark outside -Accurate (I've read that some watches run away as much as 3-5 seconds a day which is unacceptable) Nice to have but not really necessary in order of importance: -Compass -Altimeter -Heart Rate Monitor (not really necessary if it's too expensive) -Preferably something well made that will last a long time, something that's not made in China, etc -Not too big -User interface not too complicated I looked at Suunto watches since they are the first thing that come up during googe/amazon search, but it seems that they do not make a model that includes heart rate monitor and compass/altimeter, and it appears that they've are having major quality problems ever since they moved their production to China. I found couple of other watches and sent couple of emails to retailers, but as of right now I don't really have anything. Can anyone recommend a good sports wrist watch?
A friend has a Garmin Forerunner 405 which has the aforementioned heart rate monitor. It doesn't have a compass though :( but it does have GPS :) . Very, very, very expensive though.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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A friend has a Garmin Forerunner 405 which has the aforementioned heart rate monitor. It doesn't have a compass though :( but it does have GPS :) . Very, very, very expensive though.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Yeah, I know of Garmin Forerunners, but that's a very specific watch for a very specific purpose. I'm not that big into running, and the battery life on Forerunners is abysmal, it can hardly even be called a wristwatch because it needs recharging every 10 hours.
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
JazzJackRabbit wrote: -Stopwatch I... really can't think of a joke for this one.
Why buy a watch if you want it to stop all the time? At that point, it's just a heavy thing on the end of your arm that could potentially get caught in a woman's hair at the worst possible time...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
get caught in a woman's hair at the worst possible time
Must. not. reply. with. first. ... arrrghhh!
Software Zen:
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You just can't beat a Timex, $15 bucks at Walmart.
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I've had a couple Timex sports watches. My complaint with them is their bands. With two watches I've been through 5 or 6 bands. They're also really bad about maintaining bands for watches more than a year or two old. The last time the band broke on a watch that was 2 years old, they told me they no longer made bands for the watch :thumbsdown:. I bought a Casio as a replacement.
Software Zen:
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A friend has a Garmin Forerunner 405 which has the aforementioned heart rate monitor. It doesn't have a compass though :( but it does have GPS :) . Very, very, very expensive though.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
the 305 has a mode that displays an on screen compass and also an arrow back to your starting point. Really handy when you go for a run in a city you don't really know.
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
JazzJackRabbit wrote: -Stopwatch I... really can't think of a joke for this one.
Why buy a watch if you want it to stop all the time? At that point, it's just a heavy thing on the end of your arm that could potentially get caught in a woman's hair at the worst possible time...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001It always "comes down" to that in the end, doesn't it?
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I'm trying to find a good all-purpose sports wristwatch that I could use during my exercise/camping/swimming/whatnot, and I'm having trouble finding one. Does anyone have any recommendations? Must have: -Time and Date (obviously) -Alarm -Waterproof (I want to be able to swim in a pool with it) -Stopwatch -Ability to read the watch when it's dark outside -Accurate (I've read that some watches run away as much as 3-5 seconds a day which is unacceptable) Nice to have but not really necessary in order of importance: -Compass -Altimeter -Heart Rate Monitor (not really necessary if it's too expensive) -Preferably something well made that will last a long time, something that's not made in China, etc -Not too big -User interface not too complicated I looked at Suunto watches since they are the first thing that come up during googe/amazon search, but it seems that they do not make a model that includes heart rate monitor and compass/altimeter, and it appears that they've are having major quality problems ever since they moved their production to China. I found couple of other watches and sent couple of emails to retailers, but as of right now I don't really have anything. Can anyone recommend a good sports wrist watch?
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
I looked at Suunto watches since they are the first thing that come up during googe/amazon search, but it seems that they do not make a model that includes heart rate monitor and compass/altimeter
Vector HR[^] or X6HR[^]. X6HR is the only one sufficiently water resistant[^] for swimming.
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I've had a couple Timex sports watches. My complaint with them is their bands. With two watches I've been through 5 or 6 bands. They're also really bad about maintaining bands for watches more than a year or two old. The last time the band broke on a watch that was 2 years old, they told me they no longer made bands for the watch :thumbsdown:. I bought a Casio as a replacement.
Software Zen:
delete this;I've never seen OEM replacement bands for sale anywhere. Which is annoying because I don't like leather/metal bands and while all three OEM Casio bands I've had lasted a few years (my current one is 3 or 4 years old and isn't showing any signs of stress cracks yet) the generic replacement bands I can find are only good for 6-12mo and the scraping from popping the pins in/out scrapes the holes wider. As that happens te pins become more likely to pop free by accident and eventually the plastic around it snaps and the watch is junked.
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
