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24 January 2024, 10:46 AM | #1 |
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If you were alone on a deserted island…
Would you still wear a Rolex? Or would you be wearing a G-Shock? Or something different? Suppose you had to live off the land for at least a year or two.
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24 January 2024, 10:49 AM | #2 |
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Why would you even need a watch?
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24 January 2024, 10:51 AM | #3 |
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To play along, assuming there is a beach and sun on this island and no jerks who will try to mug me. Then, I would go with my Sub.
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24 January 2024, 10:58 AM | #4 |
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I guess my question should be more like “if you were living in isolation from the world”. I wanted to see how practical or functional people see their Rolexes or at the end of the day it’s just a fashion/statement piece. We already know there’s no real need for watches in modern life with clocks and phones everywhere, but if nobody was around to go ooh and aah at your watch would you even bother wearing a Rolex?
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24 January 2024, 10:59 AM | #5 |
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GMT… Hopefully have some idea of what time zone I’m in, and where my loved ones are. WR is more than enough, and tracking the date would be unbelievably helpful. Also, I’d be worried about when the battery on my g-shock would run out :)
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24 January 2024, 11:00 AM | #6 | |
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24 January 2024, 11:00 AM | #7 |
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My GMT Meteorite because I would still love it!
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24 January 2024, 11:01 AM | #8 |
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The chocolate dweller
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24 January 2024, 11:06 AM | #9 |
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Any Casio G-Shock with Tough Solar and Multiband 6 features. If the island was covered by one of the six atomic clock radio transmitters, it would survive longer than me and always tell the exact time. Maybe a Rangeman GW9400 as that would also tell me sunrise/sunset times, altitude, temp, coming weather changes and compass direction with no internet required. Plus 200m WR, multiple world time settings, five alarms and can bang it against rocks or whatever with no worries.
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24 January 2024, 11:13 AM | #10 |
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^^^ that
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24 January 2024, 11:17 AM | #11 |
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Yes - Submariner Date.
Mechanical so no worries about battery. Keep track of the date. Waterproof so no worries when swimming to catch my dinner. Bezel function would come in handy a lot as a timer. |
24 January 2024, 11:18 AM | #12 |
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I've got 2 G-Shocks, both recent acquisitions, and my only problem with them is they are super hard to see/read. The light isn't nearly bright enough.
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24 January 2024, 11:28 AM | #13 |
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24 January 2024, 11:33 AM | #14 |
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Any GMT or Sub would be ideal. Timing bezel can be used for so many things beyond its initial design. You could keep track of 24 hour time and date which is useful for calculating tides. Durability wouldn’t be an issue either. In the end, an interesting tool that could help your mental health by keeping you occupied and your spirits up might be the most valuable.
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24 January 2024, 11:37 AM | #15 |
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24 January 2024, 11:46 AM | #16 |
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24 January 2024, 11:46 AM | #17 | |
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Most G-Shocks are solar powered now, so the battery concern is a moot point. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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24 January 2024, 11:51 AM | #18 |
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If you were alone on a deserted island…
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24 January 2024, 12:00 PM | #19 |
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I want the G-Shock but on the other hand I’d like to buy my way out of this island (if stranded)
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24 January 2024, 12:27 PM | #20 | |
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I can appreciate the discussion though. If I had to pick one, I would go with mechanical I guess. |
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24 January 2024, 12:38 PM | #21 |
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Probably a Casio watch or G-Shock.
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24 January 2024, 12:59 PM | #22 |
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If you were alone on a deserted island…
My Submariner would be fine.
And the TRF forum of course. Nobody said the island cannot have internet. Darn it, now I need my phone and some sort of solar charger. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
24 January 2024, 01:04 PM | #23 | |
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Nice one Adam, very cool Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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24 January 2024, 01:11 PM | #24 | |
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I’d want a watch, but then again, you’re talking to someone that can’t travel without staying at a 5 star hotel. I’d want a fresh cup of coffee every morning, a hot shower, and air conditioning, too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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24 January 2024, 01:59 PM | #25 |
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24 January 2024, 02:42 PM | #26 |
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I’d wear an Apple Watch on my right wrist so I can call in for a rescue and a GMT Master ii on my left so I know what time it is at home to plan my rescue celebration
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24 January 2024, 03:57 PM | #27 |
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There is only one choice for me.
My Seiko Astron.
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24 January 2024, 05:49 PM | #28 |
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I'd wear my Bluesy the slightest hint of sunlight reflects off the crystal and drives my Golden Retriever nuts so hopefully would be able to use it to signal passing aircraft or ships etc.
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24 January 2024, 05:54 PM | #29 |
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24 January 2024, 06:48 PM | #30 |
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Something ultra-lightweight, probably a solar gshock or a solar quartz watch in titanium.
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