What Watch do you wear when you hunt?

[AES]

What is.....?...

Just a CEO of a large business dropping such a cliche tag line. It just sounds silly and pompous to me.

 

[spike.t]

Just a CEO of a large business dropping such a cliche tag line. It just sounds silly and pompous to me.

Ah ..ok....thought you were referring to the section of my post you put on.....was wondering.....

 

[Saul]

Mechanical watches will be here to stay as long as the Chinese maintain their appetite for luxury items.

 

[Nyati]

Mechanical watches will be here to stay as long as the Chinese maintain their appetite for luxury items.

The young woman who attends me at Madrid´s Breitling flagship store is Chinese

 

[Mort Hill]

Further proof you are old and use a watch to tell time.

 

[Red Leg]

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Further proof you are old and use a watch to tell time.

Jeeeez. Do be careful with that cigar around all that propane.

 

[Mort Hill]

Jeeeez. Do be careful with that cigar around all that propane.

Leftover empties from the winter porch heater. But certainly appreciate the safety camper in ya! LOL

 

[BeeMaa]

That's it...I'm selling my Omega CK2998.
Time for more rifle stuff anyway.

 

[markm]

A watch is a watch they all tell the same time. I'm with you when I'm in africia who cares what time it is

I received my first watch when I was in the fourth grade, a (original) Mickey Mouse. First day at school with it I rounded a corner and the winding pin popped out.

Had a second watch, a timex, it lasted 2 days. So much for the "it takes a licking...".
It just stopped working. I wasn't playing or "rough housing" when it just quit.

Over the years I purchased inexpensive and expensive, plain and fancy, wrist and pocket watches, some for work, some for dress, none lasted me for more than a month.

One particular moderately expensive wrist watch didn't last an hour after I purchased it. Bought it at the mini PX right before graduation from infantry school. Placed the watch, still in the box, on the shelf of my wall locker. I reached in to get something out of the lower area, (do remember what), and the box with the watch hit the floor, and broke. And yes the watch was setting well back from the edge of the top shelf,...at least I thought so.

Some people are meant to wear watches and others aren't. I'm unfortunately in the latter group.

And now that I am retired I down really care about watching a clock or needing a watch to keep pace with. Especially once I'm on a plane for Africa. Watching time on a long flight just seems the flight takes alot longer.

 

[Divernhunter]

usually no watch for me.

 

[BeeMaa]

A watch is a watch they all tell the same time. I'm with you when I'm in africia who cares what time it is

A watch is a watch they all tell the same time...
Is like saying a rifle is like any other rifle...they all go bang.
If you do truly believe this, you should run for cover.
And are in need of a good education on timepieces AND firearms.

 

[Alistair]

A watch is a watch they all tell the same time...
Is like saying a rifle is like any other rifle...they all go bang.
If you do truly believe this, you should run for cover.
And are in need of a good education on timepieces AND firearms.

I mean, he is right.

You know, I was looking at double guns on H&H's website yesterday. The price they charge for those things! I'm gonna get a Baikal. Basically the same anyway.

Al.

 

[BeeMaa]

I mean, he is right.

You know, I was looking at double guns on H&H's website yesterday. The price they charge for those things! I'm gonna get a Baikal. Basically the same anyway.

Al.

You cheeky bastard.
Love it.

 

[Alistair]

Hehe.

On a related note I quite fancy picking up a Vostok at some point. Surely the Baikal of horology!

Al.

 

[Saul]

Never underestimate a Baikal. If you are hunting ducks they make a good paddle.

 

[Alistair]

Never underestimate a Baikal. If you are hunting ducks they make a good paddle.

Self defense too. I mean, you wouldn't like it it I hit you over the head with any other railway sleeper now would you!

 

[Divernhunter]

BeMaa- you are funny. As long as the rifle is accurate I could care less as to the brand. Except Howa since I want to keep the rest of my fingers. I own expensive rifles and "cheap" ones. All that I own shoot tiny groups or I will not keep them. This does not include some of my mil surplus collection.

As far as a watch. I own Rolex(5 of them) and I have cheap ones($20-30). As long as they all tell time accurately they are good. I have had a Rolex dive watch stolen off my boat but never a cheap one. Never hardly wear any of them anymore. Use my cell phone. When hunting I sometimes have one on my wrist(usually a cheap one since I do not need to impress anyone) or have it in my pocket or a pocket on my backpack.

Either items are good as long as the serve the purpose.---and are accurate.

By the way---Are you a "money made hunter" as my PH would say about some clients?? Do you need the latest and greatest wiz-band cartridge also?

Just "my take" on all this is you seem to thing money makes you better than others? I may be wrong but that is the way your post strikes me. And it seems others also.

There is so much more to hunting than this--expensive watches and rifles or the latest and greatest cartridge.

 

[BeeMaa]

BeMaa- you are funny. As long as the rifle is accurate I could care less as to the brand. Except Howa since I want to keep the rest of my fingers. I own expensive rifles and "cheap" ones. All that I own shoot tiny groups or I will not keep them. This does not include some of my mil surplus collection.

As far as a watch. I own Rolex(5 of them) and I have cheap ones($20-30). As long as they all tell time accurately they are good. I have had a Rolex dive watch stolen off my boat but never a cheap one. Never hardly wear any of them anymore. Use my cell phone. When hunting I sometimes have one on my wrist(usually a cheap one since I do not need to impress anyone) or have it in my pocket or a pocket on my backpack.

Either items are good as long as the serve the purpose.---and are accurate.

By the way---Are you a "money made hunter" as my PH would say about some clients?? Do you need the latest and greatest wiz-band cartridge also?

Just "my take" on all this is you seem to thing money makes you better than others? I may be wrong but that is the way your post strikes me. And it seems others also.

There is so much more to hunting than this--expensive watches and rifles or the latest and greatest cartridge.

Not sure if I'd be classified as a "money made hunter" or not...I'll let you be the judge.
I have Blaser R8's in 416RM, 375H&H and 300WM all with Swaro Z8 scopes.
Also have 3 Omegas (wife has 3 of her own) and a Casio G-Shock.
There is something to be said about a quality watch or rifle.

I've never owned a custom fit Bespoke rifle or shotgun , but if I did it would shoot and hunt.
It is my belief that they are tools to be used, regardless of price.
If I can afford to buy them, I can afford to hunt with them.
Same goes for the watches I own.

Side note in case you didn't read the entire thread and in the interest of full disclosure...
I wear my G-Shock hunting because the Omegas I have are just too damn heavy.
Wife is rolling her eyes right now because I'm selling the Omega I never wear to get one light enough for hunting.

 

[One Day...]

1980's Rolex GMT Master 1675 I have been wearing everyday for everything for decades.

It has seen it all, parachuting, diving, climbing, etc. and has never been sent for cleaning, but I will do so soon as its crown starts to skip when adjusting time traveling across time zone. I suspect the waterproof O rings are finally loosing their elasticity...

I was advised by a South African friend that this is getting risky to wear something like that in townships, or even airports etc.

Beside, it is not luminescent anymore which is inconvenient for late hunting.

I recently bought a Marathon Navigator. It is a quartz watch with tritium dial & hands and sapphire crystal made in Switzerland according with MIL-PRF-46374G Type III, Class 1, and issued by the US Government to armed forces. It is water resistant to 6 atmospheres, and a perfect blend of function, reliability and low-key.

 

[Tanks]

... When hunting I sometimes have one on my wrist(usually a cheap one since I do not need to impress anyone)...

I think most wear expensive watches because they enjoy them Also, unless one is in the know and real close to you they are not going to tell the difference between an expensive watch and a cheaper one anyway. For example both of these look kinda the same from a distance.