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UNCjigga

Lifer
Dec 12, 2000
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Not sure of your style—what do you think of the Tissot T-Race chronograph series?? You can find them between $300-$500 on sale at Jomashop.

An actual Tag Formula 1 will set you back at least a grand.



 

UNCjigga

Lifer
Dec 12, 2000
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Mine charges in less than 2 hours and lasts 2 days on a full charge. Do you wear your watches to sleep? If so, that seems kind of odd. If not, you put it on the wireless charger before bed instead of in your watch display case or whatever and it's charged when you get up. Characterizing that as a pain in the ass seems silly.

They are also infinitely more useful than anything other than a high end diving watch, maybe, if you dive a lot or something.

I've had one for maybe 2 years now and I can't count the number of times it's been way more convenient than digging my phone out of my pocket when busy with something else. Notifications right on my wrist? Yes please. Workout tracking? Yes please. Phone calls like James Fucking Bond? Yes please.

Not gonna lie—I was one of those idiot early adopters who had to have the original Motorola 360 when it first dropped. It was ok for notifications but useless for much else, especially when I switched to iPhone a year later.

I swore off smartwatches until the pandemic. Bought an Apple Watch SE just for the phone/laptop unlocking feature but have found some helpful uses for it. Great for finding my phone, walkie talkie mode with wifey and for remote camera operation. I also like the universal Spotify controls (I can play music on Google Home/Alexa and use playback controls on the watch. Battery life is great.
 
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JulesMaximus

No Lifer
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My workout is farm chores. bang that sucker against the loader bucket on the front of the tractor and we will see... I cant think of a single thing I need to know about instantly that comes up on my phone, maybe if the chickens could tell them they want extra snacks. phone calls? I take calls when I'm at my desk, otherwise people can go fuck themselves. leave a message, ill call you back when I am at my desk. you cant even take a dip without being connected to the world around you? damn. if i was worried about my watch buzzing i may run over a chicken, or the livestock guardian dog, or a squash or something.


I build my life so that its easily managed with a full time job and a farm. if you have built your life so that you need to be reachable and notifiable at a moments notice, that is your problem, and it does sound like a problem to me.

if I did not wear a watch, I would never eat lunch, for example. or I would not have any idea how long I had been fishing. or I may miss a meeting, but that buzzes the phone in my pocket and I know what it's for, and I don't need my watch to tell me. my citizen ecodrive has survived many years working on offshore oil rigs and rigs in the Simpson desert of Australia. I would say that's a good test of durability. The crystal is all scratched to hell and the band has been changed a few times. love a simple nato strap.

@JulesMaximus I was responding to the person saying that everyone who buys an automatic is a smug idiot. also, if i come to socal, will you come offshore fishing with us? i Love it, and we go every time we are on the coast.

I know, I was agreeing with you.

What boats do you go out on? My friends and I go out on a few of the long range boats out of San Diego. I've been on the Royal Polaris a few times, the Red Rooster III, the Shogun and a couple other boats. My friend's dad has a 26' fishing boat that we will be on next weekend and I am booked on a 4 day fishing trip next summer on the Shogun. Fishing has been epic here the last 4-5 years.

By the way, I ended up ordering a Casio Edifice watch.
 
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Er, I could swear the OP has made threads (trying to brag) about Rolexes that he supposedly owns...

Mine charges in less than 2 hours and lasts 2 days on a full charge. Do you wear your watches to sleep? If so, that seems kind of odd. If not, you put it on the wireless charger before bed instead of in your watch display case or whatever and it's charged when you get up. Characterizing that as a pain in the ass seems silly.

They are also infinitely more useful than anything other than a high end diving watch, maybe, if you dive a lot or something.

I've had one for maybe 2 years now and I can't count the number of times it's been way more convenient than digging my phone out of my pocket when busy with something else. Notifications right on my wrist? Yes please. Workout tracking? Yes please. Phone calls like James Fucking Bond? Yes please.

Isn't sleep tracking actually one of the selling points of smart watches/fitness bands?
 

MrSquished

Lifer
Jan 14, 2013
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The Movado Series 800 with the leather band is a nice clean sporty chronograph with the nice stitching and holes on the band. I think they stopped making them so they got pricey. I got mine for like $800 on Jomashop years ago. The band is pretty but not the best longevity wise. I ended up buying a very simliar looking silicone band, with exposed gray stitching and the holes in it and sport it with that now.


but you can find one lightly used on eBay for like $600


 

JulesMaximus

No Lifer
Jul 3, 2003
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The Movado Series 800 with the leather band is a nice clean sporty chronograph with the nice stitching and holes on the band. I think they stopped making them so they got pricey. I got mine for like $800 on Jomashop years ago. The band is pretty but not the best longevity wise. I ended up buying a very simliar looking silicone band, with exposed gray stitching and the holes in it and sport it with that now.


but you can find one lightly used on eBay for like $600


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That’s a nice looking watch but a little more than I want to spend.
 

Pohemi

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Oct 2, 2004
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I have two Citizen Eco-drive models, msrp on each was 4-500 but I paid less than half that for each directly from Amazon. I love mine and would recommend the brand to anyone looking in that price range.

Citizen has a 'Drive' series that are somewhat motorsports or automotive themed or styled, and tend to be on their lower end for msrp, typically $2-300, something in that line might catch your eye but I don't know if any are chrono style like you mentioned.

I also like the styles on some of the Casio Edifice watches, though I've owned none of them. I've had a beautiful Casio Oceanus saved in a cart for months now, but I can't bring myself to pull the $500+ trigger on it.
 

iCyborg

Golden Member
Aug 8, 2008
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I have one too, quite similar to the one Jules was looking at (Skyhawk). I've had it for >12 years, no hassle with batteries and I've never seen it more than a fraction of a second off even though I'm at the edge of range from the Ft. Collins, Co. station so most of US would get a better signal.
I love eco-drive+atomic, if it craps out, I will go for a another one like that as my everyday watch (I also got no use/interest for a smartwatch whatsoever). I dont know why solar isn't used more instead of batteries in watches (mechanical is a different ball game...). I have a Tissot watch whose battery lasts <2 years, I only wear it 5-10 times a year, it feels too much hassle for the use. It's actually been dead for >1yr because I used to replace battery in a mall and it's been closed since Covid...
 

herm0016

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Feb 26, 2005
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I know, I was agreeing with you.

What boats do you go out on? My friends and I go out on a few of the long range boats out of San Diego. I've been on the Royal Polaris a few times, the Red Rooster III, the Shogun and a couple other boats. My friend's dad has a 26' fishing boat that we will be on next weekend and I am booked on a 4 day fishing trip next summer on the Shogun. Fishing has been epic here the last 4-5 years.

By the way, I ended up ordering a Casio Edifice watch.
The crew we like out of Venice FL has a 40 ft Dorado. Very nice boat. They call themselves the tarpon tamers. Otherwise we don't go to the same places and pick one with good reviews. Or we go to brace lake lodge in Northern Ontario. No cell service or internet up there!
The muilti day ones look fun.
 
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JulesMaximus

No Lifer
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The crew we like out of Venice FL has a 40 ft Dorado. Very nice boat. They call themselves the tarpon tamers. Otherwise we don't go to the same places and pick one with good reviews. Or we go to brace lake lodge in Northern Ontario. No cell service or internet up there!
The muilti day ones look fun.

Yeah, the boats we go out on are 113’ and have cabins for up to 30 anglers. My friend Tom has done a couple 7 day trips that go out to Alijo Rocks about 100 miles off the coast of Baja California. I have done at least 3 multi-day trips on the Royal Polaris. You are offshore for days with no sight of land and no cell service. It’s a fun time, great fishing and they feed you well on these trips.
 
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FelixDeCat

Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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I've worn SEIKO exclusively for almost 40 years. I've bought a silver /w blue face and gold w/gold face Seiko 5 kinetic within the last year. About $150 each.
 

DigDog

Lifer
Jun 3, 2011
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oof, this thread is becoming way too long.

$100 = Casio Edifice or Seiko 5
$500 = any radio control, solar watch (Citizen, Casio Oceanus, etc)
$999 = anything that works for looks only

anything above this and you are disqualified from asking for reasonable advice for watches.

Most humans don't have a use for smartwatches. If you do, then again you pick a smartwatch, not a watch.
 

JulesMaximus

No Lifer
Jul 3, 2003
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oof, this thread is becoming way too long.

$100 = Casio Edifice or Seiko 5
$500 = any radio control, solar watch (Citizen, Casio Oceanus, etc)
$999 = anything that works for looks only

anything above this and you are disqualified from asking for reasonable advice for watches.

Most humans don't have a use for smartwatches. If you do, then again you pick a smartwatch, not a watch.

Ironic because I have a couple watches that cost well above that and they were great purchases. I could easily sell them for what I paid for them and one of them I could sell for a few thousand more than I paid for it.

Anyway, I picked this up for $150 delivered.

 

Rubeth1

Junior Member
Nov 25, 2024
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I know this is an old post, but if you're still looking for a sporty and robust watch, brands like Seiko and Citizen have some solid options with a motorsport theme. I’ve had a Seiko with a racing design before, and it was both durable and stylish, plus it didn’t break the bank!
 
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