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Post by bug on Jun 4, 2022 11:43:04 GMT 10
If I want to know the time without using a phone that the government seems happy to let everyone under the sun use as a tracking device, I use my Adec analogue watch that I was given by my grandparents 29 years ago. Batteries last a year. If we are in a situation so bad that even watch batteries aren't available, knowing exactly what time it is will no longer be important.
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Post by spinifex on Jun 4, 2022 15:54:32 GMT 10
I've got a seiko solar powered thing that has lasted for many years.
But ... the sun works pretty good as a clock too.
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Post by spinifex on Jun 4, 2022 16:00:46 GMT 10
I don't wear a watch and haven't since I was a kid. But I do think a time piece is an important piece of kit for a variety of reasons (some have already been mentioned) - estimate distance travelled or estimate time to a destination (especially useful when expecting someone to arrive)
- calculating tides or best hunting times
- timing for medications etc
- setting alarms eg: cooking or to ensure you don't miss hunting or fishing opportunities or even changing shifts for look outs
- timing how often the 'bad guys' patrol an area or how long the patrol takes
And add to the list: - Meeting up at pre-arranged times with others in your group
- co-ordinating actions in 2 or more locations simultaneously
- Knowing when an action you cant physically see has not gone according to plan.
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Post by spatial on Jun 4, 2022 17:51:42 GMT 10
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Post by tactile on Jun 4, 2022 19:55:23 GMT 10
I have a PRW-3000B & PRW-S3100 ProTreks similar to the PRG-270-1 in your link. They don't have GPS (although they have atomic receive but no use to us here in AU  ) they have just about everything else. The temp sensor is only accurate when not on your arm and the compass, barometer and altimeter are only "accurate" if you take the time to calibrate it.
I've had the 3000 for many years and been beaten hard and it has never let me down. I bought the S3100 really in the event that my 3000 dies. I don't recommend models with the inverse LCD screens...too hard to read the display. The best everyday feature of the watch is the light button on the lower front...super easy to find & use in the dark. Solar power is cool too.
I get mine from www.sakurawatches.com/, look under the casio section for Pro Trek. These triple sensor watches can be had on this site for around the $200~$300 but I'm sure you could find them cheaper due to it being an older module now and I'm not sure how much longer Casio will be making them.
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Post by captain on Jun 4, 2022 20:20:15 GMT 10
I have a PRW-3000B & PRW-S3100 ProTreks similar to the PRG-270-1 in your link. They don't have GPS (although they have atomic receive but no use to us here in AU ) they have just about everything else. The temp sensor is only accurate when not on your arm and the compass, barometer and altimeter are only "accurate" if you take the time to calibrate it.
I've had the 3000 for many years and been beaten hard and it has never let me down. I bought the S3100 really in the event that my 3000 dies. I don't recommend models with the inverse LCD screens...too hard to read the display. The best everyday feature of the watch is the light button on the lower front...super easy to find & use in the dark. Solar power is cool too.
I get mine from www.sakurawatches.com/, look under the casio section for Pro Trek. These triple sensor watches can be had on this site for around the $200~$300 but I'm sure you could find them cheaper due to it being an older module now and I'm not sure how much longer Casio will be making them.
I also have the pro trek (don’t recall the number though). Mine is solar powered and have had it for about 8 years - and still going strong. Has all the features listed above - ie barometer, temp, compass, altimeter, sunrise and sunset times, world clock and off course stop watch and alarm - and as a bonus it even tells the time. it doesn’t have gps and being in AU doesn’t have the atomic cloc sync. I do use the compass portion a fair bit, the barometer works well - but you do have to take it off to get the temp (because if you don’t, then it will be affected by your body temp). The altimeter is very handy too. solid and functional watch. |
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Post by d on Jun 5, 2022 7:08:12 GMT 10
Mmm I might have a spare on of those protreks around…
I occasionally buy bulk lots of watches at auction.
Recently got a few seiko, citizens and a luminox as a lot for $40
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Post by tactile on Nov 2, 2022 12:18:10 GMT 10
Another option out there that people might be interested in - the G-Shock square series. I recently picked up the entry level G-5600UE and I'm told they can be had on Amazon for well under $100AU if you're patient. If you don't need all the bells & whistles of the ProTreck then this might be an option. Lots of different versions if you want to up the game with this model - from metal (Titanium even!) case/band upgrades to Bluetooth, Atomic time, and solar charge as pretty much standard across the range now.
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Post by malewithatail on Nov 2, 2022 17:32:11 GMT 10
After TSHTF, you wont need to know anything other than its daybreak and time to start work, and its nite fall and time to stop. Up with the sun, bed without it, simple.
Cartoon Law 3: Any body passing through solid matter will leave a perforation conforming to its perimeter.
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Post by Morgo on Nov 2, 2022 17:41:17 GMT 10
I mainly use my phone, I'm already carrying it anyway so I don't see the need for another item that gets in the way during my day to day work.
Usually now when I have something on my wrist its the fitbit which may get replaced for a Garmin model and worn a bit more often soon.
I do have some really nice time pieces, namely a Rolex Submariner, Tudor Pelagos, Omega Seamaster to name the key pieces sitting in the safe on auto winders. Worth a bunch and not getting used these days except for special occasions, so maybe a few times a year between them all. I don't even use them diving as the dive computer and backup console keep time.
There's an obvious difference between retirement and SHTF, while one may not need the time for retirement its IMO essential for SHTF situations.
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Post by tactile on Nov 2, 2022 19:39:13 GMT 10
I do have some really nice time pieces, namely a Rolex Submariner, Tudor Pelagos, Omega Seamaster to name the key pieces sitting in the safe on auto winders. Worth a bunch and not getting used these days except for special occasions, so maybe a few times a year between them all. I don't even use them diving as the dive computer and backup console keep time. Some damn fine pieces in that collection... |
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Post by Morgo on Nov 2, 2022 20:05:57 GMT 10
I do have some really nice time pieces, namely a Rolex Submariner, Tudor Pelagos, Omega Seamaster to name the key pieces sitting in the safe on auto winders. Worth a bunch and not getting used these days except for special occasions, so maybe a few times a year between them all. I don't even use them diving as the dive computer and backup console keep time. Some damn fine pieces in that collection... Thanks, I got right into them a few years back and now this thread has me thinking about that Tudor black bay bronze I wanted and the TAG Aquaracer and the Submariner "Hulk" version and the IWC ........... Must resist. Edit - Should have bought that Hulk model, at the time I could get one for 10k with the good AUD, now they look to be 40K AUD lol |
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Post by tactile on Nov 3, 2022 7:14:49 GMT 10
You love your divers! Tried on the TAG Superdiver a month or two ago...that thing is a monster! Cant go past the value of the Tudor range at the moment either. And Rolex is money in the bank.  |
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Post by malewithatail on Nov 3, 2022 7:57:40 GMT 10
I cant wear a watch as they seem to stop working. Haven't had one for over 55 years, and still managed to get to where I need to go on time.
I do agree that the phone clock is great, and it seems to keep working, even though its on my belt.
cartoon law number 5: All principles of gravity are negated by fear.
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Post by Morgo on Nov 3, 2022 16:40:55 GMT 10
You love your divers! Tried on the TAG Superdiver a month or two ago...that thing is a monster! Cant go past the value of the Tudor range at the moment either. And Rolex is money in the bank. Sure do. I grew up with a lot of water sports when I was young my father always had a divers watch, still does, all my watches were "sports" watches with decent depth ratings. I guess they just became the watches that interest me. I'll look at watches that cost similar to mine, or more, if they are not decently waterproof I immediately think they are a waste of money. Spent all last night looking at Tudor's Black Bay range. |
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Post by tactile on Nov 3, 2022 18:04:40 GMT 10
Spent all last night looking at Tudor's Black Bay range. Try before you buy...the originals are thick and the new ones (BB58) wear small...I'd already have one if it wasn't for this... Waiting for the new Titanium Pelagos to hit the dealers here to see how that looks in the flesh. |
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) they have just about everything else. The temp sensor is only accurate when not on your arm and the compass, barometer and altimeter are only "accurate" if you take the time to calibrate it. 
