I swim with my 100m water resistant Timex Expedition Crono. Never had a problem with moisture entering the watch. That said, I’d never let my new 50m water resistant Hamilton anywhere near water.
I wear my sub in fresh and salt water all the time. I keep it serviced and wear it without worry. I have been collecting watches for some 30 plus years and know how to care for them. I’ve been wearing this beater on a regular basis since I bought it new in 1980. Great watch.
My first negative display g-shock, it’s even worse than what i though regarding readability, it’s terrible.
I bought it with the intent to mod it to positive display because the equivalent positive display model (GW-M5610 wich i had a few monthes ago) has a dial surrounding the display a tad too colorful for my tastes.
I found a picture of someone who did what i want to do but he changed the whole module instead of just the polarizing film, the one on the left is a GW-M5610-1B the same i have (see how the dial around the display is much more subdued on the 1B) and comes with a negative display, the one on the right is the GW-M5610-1 and comes with the positive display, what he did is just put a positive display module in the 1B.
There is also another route to have a square G-shock with the 3159 module a positive display and not to colorful dial, it’s the GW-5000 as seen below on the left, but it’s heavier (full stainless casing) much more expensive (north of 300:money_mouth_face: and i like the dial less than the GW-M5610-1B
I have been digging the watch micro brands lately. Just received the Spinnaker Fleuss. Really like it so far and receiving some wrist time in the EDC rotation.
SKX013 on Hadley Roma with quick deployment clasp.
Tend to get a cheapy, change straps to suit, wear it 24/7 for 12 months then onto the next, Seiko Autos have always served me well and handled the abuse.
No manual wind for the 7S26 but is never of the wrist long enough to matter.
Things i require in a watch.
Water resistant and rugged above all else, usually a diver
Plenty of lume
not hard rule but usually under 40mm
quick the remove/ put on.
mostly Autos, but love a quartz too.