I've always been a fan of the "Lip" watches, and am the proud owner of a vintage Mach2000. As soon as I can find someone who won't charge me more than the watch is worth to clean/adjust it, I plan on putting it back in service.
The battery on my timex died and it would cost more to replace the battery than what I paid for the watch, so naturally this thread caught my eye to see what’s out there.
I have a Casio Databank watch on the way (gotta represent my geekyness! also surprised they still make them, i remember wanting one as a kid and they were expensive back then) Amazon.com
After reading this thread, I was natually led to watchuseek where I noticed people recommending Seiko 5 series watches as the best value for what you get. I then saw this and now I’m in love My beautiful new Seiko.... The Seiko 5 SNKE51K1....!!! | WatchUSeek Watch Forums. Still deciding between this or the SNK793, and possibly the SNK807 although that is more of a casual watch and I’m a sucker for blue dials. Also like the relative simplicity of these models, I don’t need extraneous dials and features that would go underutilized with me (this coming from a guy who just bought a calculator watch!)
Just caught this thread…nice watches. I’ll take some pics of mine and put them on. I don’t have nothing too fancy, but I look out for watches at junk shops, do minor repairs/battery replacements and will start to sell them on ebay.
That’s not me lol but I edc a suunto vector. If it’s good enough for MacGyver it’s good enough for me.
Seriously though I use the barometer and compass a lot and I can wear it on the outside of my jacket while hunting and the temperature will be accurate.