Watches
Watches for me are a necessity and not a luxury, well apart from my EDC watch, the Seiko Titanium Kinetic, but even that's not a vastly expensive watch in the grand scheme of watch collecting. I like my watches to be functional, without being overbearing in the designs of the displays, and I like reliable well known brands rather than anything that may be considered a fashion brand. Although I do have a couple of digital watches in my drawer, they were purchased for their functions rather than the aesthetics per se, in that the G-shock has a vibrating alarm which I find very useful being hard of hearing and the Adanac Navigator 2 is a lovely looking watch, but its the compass and timer facilities that appealed to me the most. A simple analogue display is what I like, and of course is the easier of the two formats to use when employing navigation techniques, using a watch face and the sun at a given time of day in a given hemisphere to determines cardinal direction to a relative degree of accuracy. Lets have a look at what I have and use...
Seiko Titanium Kinetic
This baby is my most used watch out of all that I own. I wont tell you how I came about owning it, as its a long story. Suffice to say that I probably would never have bought it myself if I had the option though. Its a simple analogue design, very simple, but for me also very appealing as it goes with pretty much anything and everything. A single colored titanium strap and bezel, with a titanium coloured face and simple glow in the dark markers for the hours, means that I can wear this with jeans and a t-shirt, casual wear and a suit and tie if I want to. Its not loaded with bells and whistles, but there are a couple of features in addition to simply giving me the time and date on the 'face of it' that make it a valuable watch for me. Kinetic movement
G-Shock G-7510-1V
This watch is absolutely bomb proof! It sits proudly upon my wrist, and defiantly puffs out its chest to say "bring it on sunshine, show me what you got". But as well as brawn it has brains too. A databank/telememo facility that stores 30 different names and numbers, along with a vibrating alarm and different options for World times, its a very feature rich watch indeed. Costing me £35...yes that's right £35 it didn't break the bank either!
Count down timer, 4 daily alarms, 5 year battery life, electro-luminescent backlight, hour chime, auto calendar, 12/24 hour display, vibrating alarm are all reasonable specs for a watch of this price.
Count down timer, 4 daily alarms, 5 year battery life, electro-luminescent backlight, hour chime, auto calendar, 12/24 hour display, vibrating alarm are all reasonable specs for a watch of this price.
Marathon Adanac Navigator II
This was an online auction site steal! £32 including delivery for a watch that usually costs approx. £85! Here is a really good review of the watch for all the specs etc. It is a big watch, like the G-Shock
Timex Expedition
This watch was a gift from my wife for my birthday about 4 years ago and is the watch I tend to wear most when I go out to the woods. Its muted greens and browns, along with the camo coloured, concealment pattern replacement strap blend perfectly with the environment.
Cheapo Casion
I bought this watch as a holiday item, with personal security in mind when walking in strange places. It cost me about £12. If it gets lost, stolen, dropped in sand, covered in sun cream, bashed against a chavs head, I don't care, its extremely replaceable for that money, and it saves all my slightly nicer, slightly more expensive watches from the same fate.