-- Military Watches --

[englandmj7]

I have a friend in the USMC going to Iraq next month and I want to buy him a nice "military" watch; maybe something like a Pilots or Divers watch...... preferably around the range of $150. Does anyone know if there is a brand associated with the USMC, or any branch of the military that is extremely dependable and will last in 100 degree + weather?

[evisu 2000]

mtm make some, and i believe kobold do also. i'm not too sure about the pricing/range though.

[englandmj7]

^^ Thanks, I checked them out. I have seen the MTM ones but they are around $600. Kobold is waaaayyy out of range though: $4000 +. Although, their "Phantom" watch is effin' beautiful. I am looking at a couple of St. Moritz's. Anyone had one before? I need this thing to be tough as shit. Only other one I seem to keep finding is the Luminox "Navy Seal Diver's" watch, but I don't want to buy a Marine a watch specifically designed for the Navy........they are weird about that kind of shit.....heh heh

[calatrava]

hmm, a really tough watch would be a casio g shock, which would be in the price range. but i am not sure how a digital watch would fare under such heat conditions. a brand named marathon make watches for the canadian sar teams, but that would be in the 500-700 range. Luminox also makes other variants on the "navy seal divers" watch. my friend has one of those, and the tritium vial markers and hands are really something to behold. i would recommend on getting something with a tritium vials, such as luminox and traser. it would also be a good idea to get a nylon strap, instead of leather or a metal bracelet. heat is bad. about the st mortiz, havent had any experience with them, but the prices seem to be fairly decent.

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[Olli Twist]

Well, the budget is a bit tight, it seems. But do have a look at the KHS watches here: [url=" http://www.watchuseek.com/h3page.htm"] <a href="http://www.watchuseek.com/h3page.htm" target="_blank">http://www.watchuseek.com/h3page.htm</a>. There are a few less expensive ones, too.

Too many people talk too much about too many things they know too little about.

[Cue]

George W not spring for a watch for his troops?

[englandmj7]

^^ guess not.........wiseass

[zimzima911]

fuck george bush

[englandmj7]

^^ Fuck your mother

[dnnsmanace]

Putting Bush next to your mother is pretty fucked up.

Anyway..... Watches are good things to have.

[starvinglawstudent]

Citizen Nighthawk is an awesome watch for the price. Readily available on ebay for about 200.

Hamilton Khaikis are good too. Hamilton use to make watches for the US army.

-pete

[psyiko]

bell & ross watches are pretty straight military. modelled after old school pilot displays. i dont know how much they cost, i just saw it at tourneau. which i guess means it may be real expensive

[englandmj7]

Bell + Ross is very nice, but definitely expensive........

I really like the Citizen Nighthawk and am thinking about buying it, thanks alot for the advice guys, I appreciate it.

[starvinglawstudent]

Bell & Ross and Sinn are pretty much the same and you can't touch those for unless you got at least a grand. Sinn also uses some of the most advanced alloy.

-pete

[M4TM]

^^ agreed - sinn does a good watch :

but unfortunately a bit out of your price range.

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[calatrava]

you might also consider victorinox

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[starvinglawstudent]

damn that sinn is dope, is that the one with "Teginment Technology", regardless big ups on hte UTC.

-pete

[johnmc]

special ops watches:

http://www.specialopswatches.co.uk

http://djnk.blogspot.com

[haresh]

some of the best priced and quality milirary inspired watches are from Seiko - PM me for a list of places where to buy them from

[Artielives5]

i almost bought a military watch a while ago, they are very unique, and fun in their own way. At first I thought i wanted a british WWII watch (both IWC and Omega were contracted to make these, very primo) however they're very expensive.

Considering your situation, I'd recomend the Hamilton Khaki. There are a few different models, and are based directly off the watches hamilton used to made for the united states military. They're around $150 last i checked, and you can even get a mechanical movement as opposed to a quartz one which you'll probably find in any other 150 dollar watch. although, they offer a quartz version too, so check. The other option is to buy an actual, viet nam era military watch. You can usually find surplus watches like these on ebay, but they're usually gone at surplus stores, call around. Those babies were designed to withstand radiation! not the sort of engineering you find on a seiko, no offence.

Good luck.

[dunkin deeznuts]

what s a show off........

i like some hamiltons

www.wellbred.org

[lyingonyourdriveway]

that sinn is on point!

for similar, but not as expensive, try poljot, im not sure how you would feel about a russian manufacturer but they are really nice watches as well

poljot aviator with the black band and case, very nice, about 300 bucks, yeah kind of unrealistic but authentic military