looking for a good watch
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Definitely don't get him a Tag. Invicta and Citizen have some good pieces for cheap. Everybody thinks luminox is overpriced crap. My buddy had a $500 luminox, I had a $80 invicta. Guess what broke first? The expensive luminox. G shock > Luminox everyday.
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My wife got my Luminox for me maybe 10 years ago. It was less than $300. I've never had a problem with it except changing the strap every few years ($20 on Amazon) and I'm very active outside and hard on things. It's the best watch I've ever owned. Not to start an argument here but to say "it's overpriced junk" would not be accurate from my experience. Folks should buy what they like within their budget.
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The Casio gets my 'Chief Mate seal of approval'.. They're pretty durable and have a 10 year battery life. I changed out the resin band for a velcro band to make it easier to put on and take off.. The price is right too..
You think you get value because it has a luminox logo on it? That's called marketing my man. It's overpriced, and they've spent good money on sales & marketing to get it to that price point. I've had a $30 casio G Shock for the last 5 years, it's been beaten to hell on 5 vessels and the academy. Luminox is nothing but utilizing marketing and brand value to convince a consumer to buy an overpriced product.
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I just texted my son who's currently sailing Chief Mate and asked him what kind of work watch he was wearing and how it was holding up..
here's his response..
"Casio model W-217H. Like a $15 watch that works great. That's Industry standard right there. They’re the best.
Start getting the fancier ones and they’re too bulky or have too many buttons. You want the cheapest Casio basically.
That’s water resistant of course. I might get one of the silver metal ones again. I had one for a while and gave it away
to a shipmate that needed a watch when I was getting off the ship. They still had it when I got back onboard and
hopefully still have it to this day.. lol
Bet you didn’t expect such a thorough answer huh?"
here's his response..
"Casio model W-217H. Like a $15 watch that works great. That's Industry standard right there. They’re the best.
Start getting the fancier ones and they’re too bulky or have too many buttons. You want the cheapest Casio basically.
That’s water resistant of course. I might get one of the silver metal ones again. I had one for a while and gave it away
to a shipmate that needed a watch when I was getting off the ship. They still had it when I got back onboard and
hopefully still have it to this day.. lol
Bet you didn’t expect such a thorough answer huh?"
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I was planning on buying DS a nice watch for graduation and went with this:
luminox.com
Luminox Watches
Discover high-performance and durable Luminox watches. Shop iconic timepieces like the Luminox Navy Seal and Bear Grylls watches. Find your perfect match for your active lifestyle.
luminox.com
Getting my DS this watch - Casio GW2310
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beyond
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In line with @deepdraft1 I’m sailing CM as well. I was a timex guy for a long time, but bumped up to a Garmin Instinct a year ago and could never go back. If your kid is in to sports the activity tracking is the bomb and it has a lot of other useful features. Reasonably priced, and I’ve tried hard to break it, but it just keeps going.
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@beyond that looks pretty nice.. [bonus points for having it on the 24 hour time setting
] I might put that on a gift list for my son.. When you say 'reasonably priced' what are we talking? ballpark..
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As a new cadet, bottom line go with a $15-30 watch. My current daily is a Citizen eco-drive BM8180-03E. It's a good watch, but as a bridge officer a watch that you can read in the dark fast is the way to go.
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If you notice I’ve actually got local time and UTC on the home page, plus barometer.@beyond that looks pretty nice.. [bonus points for having it on the 24 hour time setting
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There are 2 watches DH trusts. The 1st is the Casio G-Shock. His is 30+yrs old. Its tough and lasted through TBS@ Quantico, and multiple deployments. He replaced the watchband a couple of times and batteries as needed.
It's a special watch that has since been given to our DS. He is taking very good care of it.
The 2nd active style watch is the Suunto Core. It has proven to be a comparable substitute to the G-Shock.
Best tactical watch for all-round use | Suunto Core All Black
A watch with altimeter, barometer and weather information. A compass watch for the mountains and for everyday use.
www.suunto.com
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beyond
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There are 2 watches DH trusts. The 1st is the Casio G-Shock. His is 30+yrs old. Its tough and lasted through TBS@ Quantico, and multiple deployments. He replaced the watchband a couple of times and batteries as needed.
It's a special watch that has since been given to our DS. He is taking very good care of it.
The 2nd active style watch is the Suunto Core. It has proven to be a comparable substitute to the G-Shock.
Best tactical watch for all-round use | Suunto Core All Black
A watch with altimeter, barometer and weather information. A compass watch for the mountains and for everyday use.
Sample size of one, but I’ve broken two Suunto Cores on ships. It’s what I used before the instinct. They are also really chunky and lacks features for the price.
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My son wears a Garmin of some sort. It does GPS and range finding and other things I can't remember. Before the Marines surrendered to the virus and suspended training, he was an exercise control and observation officer at 29 Palms. I can see where the watch for the most part helps him stay at minimum safe distance along with actually knowing where he is on the range.
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There are 2 watches DH trusts. The 1st is the Casio G-Shock. His is 30+yrs old. Its tough and lasted through TBS@ Quantico, and multiple deployments. He replaced the watchband a couple of times and batteries as needed.
It's a special watch that has since been given to our DS. He is taking very good care of it.
The 2nd active style watch is the Suunto Core. It has proven to be a comparable substitute to the G-Shock.
Best tactical watch for all-round use | Suunto Core All Black
A watch with altimeter, barometer and weather information. A compass watch for the mountains and for everyday use.
We got our son the Suunto Core as well for his watch going into USMMA. He liked it but did have some issues with it mechanically and functionally and went back to his old G-Shock that I think we got him in middle school! I believe the Suunto is a well made watch and looks better by far and he wears it for more 'nice' events or time but the G-Shock is just a tried and true all around bang for the buck.
Can't go wrong with any of the suggestions you all have made for sure. Just make sure you don't get your Appointee an Apple Watch or some such smart watch as unless things have changed, they are verboten for plebes. Let us know what you choose.
