Hello all,
In the past few years I've destroyed numerous cheap watches from Argos and the likes. Vibration, shock, moisture ingress, dirt, grime and some have just plain broken or fallen to bits by themselves.
I do alot of urban/military site exploration, walking, camping, hunting and I occaisionally free dive. Im also off to North Africa in a few weeks. So Im coming into contact with dust, grime, mud, deep water, salt water, chlorine water and humidity and I need somthing that will withstand shocks and heavy impacts. So in other words 'bomb proof'! Preferably somthing also that will give many years good service.
I've been looking through good quality watches, but Im stuck as which to get. I would really appreciate a reccommendation from a watch expert.
My budget is £150.
So far I've looked at G-shocks, but there made in Thailand and I've heard bad things about the solar powered ones which all puts me off.
I've also looked at Luminox, which look really nice, but the faces don't look all that damage proof and Im unsure as to how well mechanical watches take shock/impact.
Thanks for looking.
In the past few years I've destroyed numerous cheap watches from Argos and the likes. Vibration, shock, moisture ingress, dirt, grime and some have just plain broken or fallen to bits by themselves.
I do alot of urban/military site exploration, walking, camping, hunting and I occaisionally free dive. Im also off to North Africa in a few weeks. So Im coming into contact with dust, grime, mud, deep water, salt water, chlorine water and humidity and I need somthing that will withstand shocks and heavy impacts. So in other words 'bomb proof'! Preferably somthing also that will give many years good service.
I've been looking through good quality watches, but Im stuck as which to get. I would really appreciate a reccommendation from a watch expert.
My budget is £150.
So far I've looked at G-shocks, but there made in Thailand and I've heard bad things about the solar powered ones which all puts me off.
I've also looked at Luminox, which look really nice, but the faces don't look all that damage proof and Im unsure as to how well mechanical watches take shock/impact.
Thanks for looking.