Poor man's watch thread

[LIMatt]



Google a company called "Cheap Nato Straps" (I believe it's run by some girl in Norway). They have a really good selection of NATO straps available and ship worldwide. I've also bought from Crown & Buckle, but I think Cheap Nato Straps is usually a slightly better price.

www.cheapestnatostraps.com

The proprietor's name is Sofie, and she's in Sweden. My only complaint was the shipping was a bit slow (almost two weeks to suburban NYC).

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

For those in the NYC area, there will be a watch fair featuring lots of PMWs at Chelsea Market from October 21 through 23. I'm thinking of making the trip up from DC to see it.

 

[am55]

I went for both a tan PU "leather" (I refuse to call it leather) strap from nomadstoresg.com, to try out the light look, and a dark chestnut G10 MkII from David Boettcher, which costs more than the watch did back in the days. "When one loves one does not count" as we say in France and I do love nice leather work. Now for the 4 week wait.

As for Nomad Store, they took a full week to process my order and naturally I will now have to wait 3-4 days since SingPost struggles carrying envelopes across a 25km island in less time than that.

If anybody has photos of their Boettcher strap I'd love to see them.

 

[Farhad19620]

Talking about NATO straps , I have have started to take a real liking to them recently

 

[am55]

Ahoy PMW fans, there's a Beijing Galaxy GMT (http://forums.watchuseek.com/f72/it...-gmt-retrograde-bjwaf-mini-review-993951.html) available on a certain auction site from a UK seller at the moment at a price where I'd love to pull the trigger. Wife having veto'ed the purchase, I might as well give folks here a heads up.

 

[Blake Stitched Blues]

Anyone know of a good source for decent quality canvas / nylon / sail cloth / fabric type straps of the non-NATO variety? Just a regular two-piece buckle strap?

I have my Glycine field watch on a two-piece Hadley-Roma Cordura strap at the moment and find it very comfortable and hard-wearing. I think I picked it up for $20 on eBay.

 

[7_rocket]

Orient. Bought from mass drop

 

[Foxhound]

Guys, got any recommendations for a digital watch I can use for hiking, travelling etc. Something Iconic perhaps, quartz.

Cheers,
Adam

 

[mimo]

I have to recommend a mechanical one as a matter of principle.

But if you do want a quartz/digital watch, I believe Casio rule this segment with the G-Shock.

 

[justridiculous]

I also love Suunto's watches.

 

[am55]

The G-shock is unbeatable (literally) in practical terms and as cheap as ever.

If you want to subtly show off, a dive computer is an option.

You said quartz but you didn't specify the price range, so Seiko Tunas fit. The Darth Tuna is the quintessence of a quartz watch for rough activities. Technically in the same price range as some of the stuff that makes it in this thread...

 

[Foxhound]

Think I'm going to go with a G Shock 5600. Hard to tell the models apart and which one to get.

I used to wear a G-Shock every day for 7 years from my final year of primary school, all through high school. This will be like a blast from the past.

Thanks for the ideas.

 

[mimo]

But an old-generation Seiko Monster or an Orient Mako would be great bulletproof mechanical options at about $200. And eschewing quartz makes you a better person, more attractive to women and immune to bear attacks*.






*For illustrative purposes only. This information is based on my never having been attacked by a bear. A double-blind study conducted in a country where bears are present outside zoos, would be required to support this conclusion. May not be true. Neither I nor Styleforum accept any responsibility from bear-related misfortune as a result of using a mechanical watch for non-warrantied defensive use in a bear altercation scenario. May contain nuts.

 

[The Ernesto]

Great, now foxy is going to chase bears and be all 'hey, check my watch out, bear!'.

 

[Michigan Planner]



Guys, got any recommendations for a digital watch I can use for hiking, travelling etc. Something Iconic perhaps, quartz.

Cheers,
Adam

I'll give a vote for a G-Shock. The Rangemaster is very comfortable and also includes a barometer, thermometer, altimeter, and the sunrise/sunset if that kind of stuff is important to you.

If you like to be able to track your mileage, route, and pace, Suunto has some attractive GPS-enabled options. Among fellow runners, Garmin is usually considered as having superior GPS capabilities, but I think the Suunto watches are about 1000x more attractive looking.

IMO, both the G-Shock Rangemaster and the Suunto Core are icons in their own way and are immediately recognizable to other WUS folks.