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On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:41:45 -0400, " *JimH*" wrote:


"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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Pjparty wrote:
Try the Avier Triton diver, mine keeps within a couple of seconds a
day.
The luminescence on the dial markers and hands is superluminova, the
dial has this nice reflective metal finish. It has a date function,
but no chronograph function. Mine takes a lot of abuse, but it uses
ETAs 2824 movement which is very solid. Its only rated to 200
meters,
but it has a really nice display back. It retails at $695, not a big
price when you consider most swiss divers retail over $1000. I also
like the screwed links, I didn't have to go to anyone to get it
sized, I just used my eyeglass screwdriver. Ignoramus31468 Wrote:
My old POS "titanium" (read base metal covered with 0.0001" of
titanium coating) finally died and I am NOT missing it. It was all
pitted from my sweat. Disgusting.

So, what I am looking for now is a:

1) stainless steel watch
2) luminescent dial and hands
3) with calendar, stopwatch etc
4) very water resistant
5) very abuse resistant (I do a lot of mechanical type works etc)
6) accurate
7) not too expensive. I want functionality and not prestige.

Any suggestions? I can go with analog or electronic display, I am
not
too sure what is my preference.

thanks

i

Nothing wrong with titanium..if you buy a good quality solid titanium
block and wrist strap.
My wife paid $695.00 CDN for a Victorianox Swiss Army Titanium watch
6
years ago. I used to pit my watch & my arm from alergies
(nickelitis?)
but since I got this watch...no problem.
Supposed to good for 300 feet and has the rotating bezel to keep
track of
time.

My Skagen solid Titanium was about $100 on sale at Macy's. Is not a
dive
watch, but I wear it snorkeling. And it is a very comfortable watch
to
wear as the solid Titanium watch and band weigh very little.


I have not worn a watch for over 5 years. My cell phone is all I need
if I
need to check the time. Prior to cell phones showing time I only wore
one
while on business, never while on vacation or on the boat. After all
what
kind of *get away* is it if you have to worry about time?


To determine the time of water movement with the tides.

--
John H

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's
just that they know so much that isn't so."

Ronald Reagan

Fair enough. So what does your $200 watch do for you that your cell
phone or boat stereo cannot?


Clarification: Most boat stereo systems shows the time on the faceplate
display.


My stereo radio in the boat loses all it's settings when I shut off the
batteries. As to wearing a watch, only at times. When traveling via
airplanes and trains I want to know the time, and most of the times when I
do that, I am out of the USA and my cell phone is not with me. I use the
GPS on the boat for the time while boating.