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UncleBennie · 25 September 2009, 12:15 PM

Hey all, I'm looking for a great outdoors/sports/military watch, but I'm not very knowledgable about watches, so could you please give me some recommendations that I could look at.

The watch I'm looking need to be rugged, have an alarm function, chronograph functions (it could both time duration of events, or set to a certain time), month/week calendar, and could adjust automatically to different timezones; a compass or gps is prefered, but not necessary. I'm looking to spend around 1 grand on it.

Thanks

KevinisGQ · 25 September 2009, 12:21 PM

Welcome aboard Bennie. Guys, Bennie is my friend who is new to the watch scene. If anyone can help him out, more than appreciated. Thanks

Flaxmoore · 25 September 2009, 01:04 PM

A Casio G-Shock would give everything but the compass/GPS. Hmm.

Mike B · 25 September 2009, 01:17 PM

I will also highly recommend a G-Shock as well. I just got a Mudman G-Shock, and it's the most durable watch I have ever owned. If you do a quick search on you-tube, you will see some of the tests that the G-Shocks can endure.

Ultraman · 25 September 2009, 03:05 PM

Yup! G-Shock will the job.

Except the GPS/compass functions.

asadtiger · 25 September 2009, 03:48 PM

my thought was also a G-shock (and there are those triple sensor versions with compasses) but you should also look at some Suunto models...though may be not as tough as the king of sports/outdoor (G-shock), they are different and I guess have all these features as well..

happy hunting and welcome to the forum

UncleBennie · 25 September 2009, 11:43 PM

Thank you all very much for the help! So, I guess G Shock is the way to go, but I also have found some other cool watches online.

I did look at the Suuntos watches, but the reviews are generally medicore due to their lack of ruggedness (a lot of people say their dial covers fall off).

Another watch I saw was the Citizen's Skyhawk in their eco-drive line of watches. It looks really nice, but does it have any real problems or issues?

Flaxmoore · 26 September 2009, 06:08 AM

Depends who you ask. The early reviews for the Ecodrive were mixed at best- Citizen hadn't worked the kinks out of the mechanism yet. They've greatly improved, though.

cody p · 26 September 2009, 11:41 AM

g-shock.

25 September 2009, 12:15 PM	#1
UncleBennie Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United States Posts: 23	sports/outdoors/military watch Hey all, I'm looking for a great outdoors/sports/military watch, but I'm not very knowledgable about watches, so could you please give me some recommendations that I could look at. The watch I'm looking need to be rugged, have an alarm function, chronograph functions (it could both time duration of events, or set to a certain time), month/week calendar, and could adjust automatically to different timezones; a compass or gps is prefered, but not necessary. I'm looking to spend around 1 grand on it. Thanks

25 September 2009, 12:21 PM	#2
KevinisGQ Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 22	Welcome aboard Bennie. Guys, Bennie is my friend who is new to the watch scene. If anyone can help him out, more than appreciated. Thanks

25 September 2009, 01:04 PM	#3
Flaxmoore Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Casey Location: Toledo, Ohio Watch: Alpha Milsub Posts: 704	A Casio G-Shock would give everything but the compass/GPS. Hmm.

25 September 2009, 01:17 PM	#4
Mike B "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: Mike Location: Gilbert, AZ Watch: DSSD, Omega SMP Posts: 3,055	I will also highly recommend a G-Shock as well. I just got a Mudman G-Shock, and it's the most durable watch I have ever owned. If you do a quick search on you-tube, you will see some of the tests that the G-Shocks can endure.

25 September 2009, 03:05 PM	#5
Ultraman "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 2,175	Yup! G-Shock will the job. Except the GPS/compass functions.

25 September 2009, 03:48 PM	#6
asadtiger "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Asad A. Awan Location: kabul, Afghanista Watch: Tissot PRX Posts: 2,698	my thought was also a G-shock (and there are those triple sensor versions with compasses) but you should also look at some Suunto models...though may be not as tough as the king of sports/outdoor (G-shock), they are different and I guess have all these features as well.. happy hunting and welcome to the forum

25 September 2009, 11:43 PM	#7
UncleBennie Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United States Posts: 23	Thank you all very much for the help! So, I guess G Shock is the way to go, but I also have found some other cool watches online. I did look at the Suuntos watches, but the reviews are generally medicore due to their lack of ruggedness (a lot of people say their dial covers fall off). Another watch I saw was the Citizen's Skyhawk in their eco-drive line of watches. It looks really nice, but does it have any real problems or issues?

26 September 2009, 06:08 AM	#8
Flaxmoore Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Casey Location: Toledo, Ohio Watch: Alpha Milsub Posts: 704	Depends who you ask. The early reviews for the Ecodrive were mixed at best- Citizen hadn't worked the kinks out of the mechanism yet. They've greatly improved, though.

26 September 2009, 11:41 AM	#9
cody p "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canada Watch: Air-King 114200 Posts: 2,878	g-shock.

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