club_biscuit

I'm looking to buy a new running watch and can't decide which one to get. Does anyone have one they really like? A few bells and whistles would be nice, but I don't need top of the line really.

Cheers!

Griff_500

Whats a running watch? What is the point of a watch if it doesnt run. Well, it will be correct twice a day I suppose.

I have a Breitling at the moment. Nice to look at but crap accuracy. Tag much better.

Also, what is the point in a watch been water proof to a depth greater than a human can dive??

Andy

iaink

Dont confuse "Static Pressure" ratings with the actual depth you can dive to and still have a working bit of arm jewelry. A 500M watch wont be any good at 500M simply due to additional dynamic pressure exerted by a diver moving their arms around. Might be good for 50, but with a $1000+ watch i wouldnt want to find out.

Dont all expensive jewel movement mechanical watches keep worse time than a $5 digital watch from Walmart. Thats hardly the point of them is it

As for the rest? Who knows Heart monitor built in or something perhaps?

Griff_500

Mark Ellyatt (UK) currently holds the (unconfirmed) world record for the deepest dive using SCUBA. The dive of 313m beat the previous record set by the late John Bennet of 308m (confirmed).

The above records were set using 'recreational' SCUBA. Commercial dives to depths greather than 500m have been made using specialised commercial and military diving equipment and support systems.

So in order to go retrieve my watch I need a fair few grands worth of kit, many many years of experience and to set a world record at the same time.

Hmmmm, I think its lost.

I think you could well be right about the cheapo watches. However, as I mentioned, Tag would loose about 5 seconds a year.

I did put my Breitling in a pint of beer for an hour and it was fine. That is the longest pint I have ever had.

Andy

Piff Poff

Eddie Bauer do some very nice watches - including ones for hikers and mountain climber types - so I should think soemthing like that may work for you?

iaink

Or a long rope, a magnet and a LOT of luck


I do think it would be a lot more helpful if they just said "This ones good for swiming at 10M" rather than all the technobabble

Anyway.
My (skinny) brother is a semi serious runner, and after trying a few other brands he has something like this now when hes training. Too ugly for everyday use though if you ask me.

windward

You could run in one of these I suppose - http://www.tokyoflash.com/en/

If not I'd go for that plastic strap casio digital thing they've been knocking out since the eighties. Cheap as chips and will do all you're after I'd imagine.

mandymoochops

They look like the sort of thing that came from the set of Blade runner - yuk

MikeUK

http://www.suunto.com/suunto/main/index.jsp

hot wasabi peas

I have one of these. Practical yet subtle and stylish and comes with coordinating earrings.

windward

.lol. I like some of them, own one of them. It's 2008, get with it!

They do say though that men who wear digital watches get on better with machines than people, and for analogue, vice-versa. In my experience it's more like men who wear analogue get on better with their bank managers.

That thing, however, is hideous. Thankfully we've already moved on with wearable mobile phones.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/01..._mobile_phone/

hot wasabi peas

I've never heard that and now thinking about men I know...

What do they say about women who don't even own a watch?

iaink

like this one?



What was that anyway!?

iaink

They say that they have cell phones

I gave up wearing a watch for the longest time, but came back from my holiday with a tastefull black titanium number. Hardly know Im wearing it. Wouldnt want to get it sweaty though...

hot wasabi peas