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Looking for a new watch for every day and biking duties. Thinking of either something like a casio pro trek but then can't help thnking I should just get a £15 casio!
What watch options are out there and what would you get? (max budget £130 as it's a treat)
Go to G-Shock. Pick one you like. Job done.
+1 for g shock or just a cheapo casio.
I bought one of these after my thread last week regarding Breo watches.
http://www.watchshop.com/casio-classic-chronograph-watch-f-108wh-4aef-p99939454.html
It arrived today and is ace!!
Just got a Casio Protrek prg 240T on Ti bracelet. Second hand, perfect ABC watch.
I had a breo, it didn't keep time. I now use a cheap cheap casio, keeps time & is cheap enough I don't care if it breaks. If you gotta lotta cash to splurge then I'd get G-Shock
One of [url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/apr/28/casio-f-91w-watch-design-hipsters-al-qaida ]these[/url] (Osama's watch of choice) or forget the watch and get one of [url= http://www.alpinebikes.com/shop/trek-accessories/time-watch/?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=organic ]these[/url] - trek time handlebar watch
I've got one of these strapped to my handlebars
http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/product/113/hm21507/sigma-pc15-heart-rate-monitor.html
Man I like those 15 quid retro casios
+1 for any G shock you like the look of.
Casios do the job. I tried a Timex for a bit and the buttons soon got stuck with the grit and mud from winter riding.
Trek Time is where it's at!
[url= http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=trek+time ]http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=trek+time[/url]
What about one of these, really fancy one
[url] http://www.stemcaptain.com/category/stem-cap-clock/ [/url]
my wife got me a G-shock for B'day last year.. good girl 🙂
What do you want it to do? Just tell the time = Gshock.
HRM duties = Polar.
G-Shock.
Ooooohhh...
I like the green one.
Not bad for a fiver, ordered myself the dark blue one, but could quite easily get two or three colours!
Bargain, already got a black one but definitely ordering a coloured one. Blue or red?
Red!
A red and a blue, and a stem captain compass methinks
Tokyoflash!
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Although Amazon are doing some awesome deals on Breil watches at the moment, I love mine.
[url] http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=briel&x=0&y=0#/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Abreil&keywords=breil&ie=UTF8&qid=1311195800 [/url]
That tokyoflash looks awesome!
I'd not heard of Origo, but bought a granite a few months ago and have been pleased
http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Origo_Granite_Peak_C01_Watch/
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Believe it or not, many of the cheap Casio F-91 watches on ebay are fake. You're still only looking at about £15 for a real one, though.
I ride with either my Polar for HRM duties or my G-Shock Mudman. The latter can certainly take a knock and a load of mud.
but are those ones fake on the link? the sellers feedback is tip top.
just friggin ordered a pair anyway. guttted if they're snide.
for a watch that only cost 10 or 15 notes full tilt, id hate to be sporting a frickin fake! the black'un is £8 on Amazon - that cant be a jekyll!?
I picked up one of the old Casio jobbies on eBay for £4.50 a few months ago. If it's fake I can't tell the difference and it works just fine. Gets strapped to the Camelbak when out riding and at that price it doesn't really matter if it gets wrecked in a crash.
Swatch skins are good for mtbing as the offer no obstruction to your glove and have no weight so don't bounce around on your wrist on the rough stuff:
http://www.watchshop.com/Skins-Watches.html&prodsperpage=200
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How about a Marathon Navigator? It's real military watch. Tells the time (quartz, so accurate timekeeper). Robust & minimalist (there is a date version). Very light, so won't bounce around on your wrist. Properly luminous. Within your budget, too.
http://www.countycomm.com/navnodate.html
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£1.99.
Attach it to your camelbak shoulder/chest strap where you can see it when you want to.
No more bouncing watch on your wrist distracting you on the doonhalls.
Get a nice looking watch for everyday use.
Another vote for a G Shock, had mine for years, used to strap it to my rucksack d rings, it's taken a lot of hammer at work as well as play and I just throw it in the washing machine with my overalls.
Personally I like an analogue display so bought this one:
No more bouncing watch on your wrist distracting you on the doonhalls.
yep, now it is bouncing around right beside your face instead 🙂
Quartz, simple, metal, thin and light, fairly cheap, replaceable strap, for folks who prefer dials.
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Timex Ironman Triathlon.
Waterproof, light, stopwatch and timer and best of all 16 quid from Amazon.
Failing that, I'd go for one of the outdoors-type Suuntos so I could be prewarned of the coming apocalypse.
Hah that MWC is a G10 special. How I miss mine.
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Love my G-Shock take a right beating but just keeps on working +solar powered so no need to worry on batteries for long time and sets its self with the atomic clock so always right! Whats not to like ?
Them ebay ones are definitely fake, i bought a pair of them and also one from Amazon - there are loads of threads around discussing real/fake F-91's that confirm it, but the difference is quality is plain for anyone to see.
just strikes me as odd why there is a market for these replicas of such a cheap watch!?