Posted: 6/14/2011 4:04:49 AM EDT
| I just picked up a Seiko SKX173 dive watch. It is an automatic so no batteries, heavy stainless case and glow in the dark indicators on face and hands. I dive so I wanted a decent scuba watch that was easy to read too. I have gone diving with my Casio but found myself needing to write down my start time on my chart and looking at my watch to check time. With a dive watch I can adjust the bezel to my start time and see the elapsed time and actual time. Anyway, I feel it’s a good SHTF watch because no batteries, rugged, and very basic. I have heard there can be issues with the accuracy of automatics, what say you? Also, it was a little pricey for a basic watch...$250 |
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Quoted: I just picked up a Seiko SKX173 dive watch. It is an automatic so no batteries, heavy stainless case and glow in the dark indicators on face and hands. I dive so I wanted a decent scuba watch that was easy to read too. I have gone diving with my Casio but found myself needing to write down my start time on my chart and looking at my watch to check time. With a dive watch I can adjust the bezel to my start time and see the elapsed time and actual time. Anyway, I feel it’s a good SHTF watch because no batteries, rugged, and very basic. I have heard there can be issues with the accuracy of automatics, what say you? Also, it was a little pricey for a basic watch...$250 Congrats on your purchase. I'm sure the watch will serve you well  I have to ask why you feel $250 is a bit pricey for a dive watch though?  High end dive watches cost MUCH, much more Speed |
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Quoted: Here's my SHTF watch. Marathon G-SAR http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e314/bhart8911/MarathonGSAR.jpg You could eat dinner off that thing. |
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Wtf do you need a watch for if SHTF? This, I will no longer be enslaved by minute management. OP said SHTF, not TEOTWAWKI. One still needs to know time in this situation, I think. My contribution. Citizen EcoDive. Never needs a battery, just light. 
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| I saw the "monster" watch with the orange face and almost bought it, but I am military and that would be a fashion faux pas. I think knowing time would be handy; example could be what time to report to the re-education camp or the soup line starts at x:xx...see. Seriously though.....the Eco Drive looks like a great watch too, I don't think $250 is too much to spend on a watch, just a bit high for a very basic utility watch, most of the watches I was looking at ran from $250-$1500. |
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Wtf do you need a watch for if SHTF? This, I will no longer be enslaved by minute management. OP said SHTF, not TEOTWAWKI. One still needs to know time in this situation, I think. My contribution. Citizen EcoDive. Never needs a battery, just light. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af207/dirtyone04/photo-49.jpg WAY too busy for me. I shall have one of these someday: 
http://countycomm.com/maratacpilotauto.htm ETA: Fuck, it's back in stock and I don't have a spare $200. FUUUuuuuuuu!!!! 
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I just picked up a Seiko SKX173 dive watch. It is an automatic so no batteries, heavy stainless case and glow in the dark indicators on face and hands. I dive so I wanted a decent scuba watch that was easy to read too. I have gone diving with my Casio but found myself needing to write down my start time on my chart and looking at my watch to check time. With a dive watch I can adjust the bezel to my start time and see the elapsed time and actual time. Anyway, I feel it’s a good SHTF watch because no batteries, rugged, and very basic. I have heard there can be issues with the accuracy of automatics, what say you? Also, it was a little pricey for a basic watch...$250 The SKX007 is the gray market internation version of that watch and can be bought all day long at $150. I added an eBay Super Oyster bracelet to mine and spent a total of about $230. I like mine. I'm currently in the market to get a Seiko military automatic as the SKX007 is a little big to be wearing under french cuff dress shirts. But that aint' exactly the SHTF use you're talking about. 
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Wtf do you need a watch for if SHTF? This, I will no longer be enslaved by minute management. OP said SHTF, not TEOTWAWKI. One still needs to know time in this situation, I think. My contribution. Citizen EcoDive. Never needs a battery, just light. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af207/dirtyone04/photo-49.jpg I have an eco-drive and like them but what are we going to do if it is dark for several years?
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Wtf do you need a watch for if SHTF? This, I will no longer be enslaved by minute management. OP said SHTF, not TEOTWAWKI. One still needs to know time in this situation, I think. My contribution. Citizen EcoDive. Never needs a battery, just light. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af207/dirtyone04/photo-49.jpg I have an eco-drive and like them but what are we going to do if it is dark for several years? Die? |
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Wtf do you need a watch for if SHTF? This, I will no longer be enslaved by minute management. OP said SHTF, not TEOTWAWKI. One still needs to know time in this situation, I think. My contribution. Citizen EcoDive. Never needs a battery, just light. http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af207/dirtyone04/photo-49.jpg Seiko solor doesn't either. |
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Here's my SHTF watch. Marathon G-SAR http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e314/bhart8911/MarathonGSAR.jpg You GO TO HELL! YOU GO TO HELL AND DIE! |
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FUCK YOU! SERIOUSLY FUCK YOU! RAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEE and HATTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEE! Even with that faggoty band! I feel like KHANNNNNNNNNNNNNN! You're going to get this thread locked. That watch has titties. |
ETA: ^ Holy shit! 
I see you redid the strap to more closely align with societal norms.
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I see you redid the strap to more closely align with societal norms. I'll kick him in the shins, you take his watch. We'll wear it even/odd days. |
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I see you redid the strap to more closely align with societal norms. I'll kick him in the shins, you take his watch. We'll wear it even/odd days. You two can trade watches different days! |
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I see you redid the strap to more closely align with societal norms. I'll kick him in the shins, you take his watch. We'll wear it even/odd days. You two can trade watches different days! Yeah, we're already coming up with a plan. Now hold still.... |
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Wtf do you need a watch for if SHTF? Curious about this as well. Do you have inside information on the time of this shtf you speak of? Makes it a lot easier to meet someone at a specific time. Just a thought. More specifically it makes it easier to get there before them 
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