What watch ya like for the backcountry & everyday use?

[JDHasty]

people wear watches still ? 

 

Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.

 Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.

 How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?

people wear watches still ? 

 

Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.

 Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.

 How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?

I have worn a stainless Submariner every day for a couple decades and it suits me just fine.

I doubt I would buy one today.  They are expensive and the new Subs are damnably ugly.  That Rolex movement is really a solid performer and their case has always been second to none. 

You guys are high rollers hunting with the Rolexs. 

Rolex was a bit more than most good watches back when I bought mine, but in the same ball park.  You could get an Eterna Kon Tiki or an Omega Seamaster for a bit less, but in the same ball park. 

Today they are stupid expensive. 

I do not wear it in San Francisco or Vancouver or Seattle because I don't want to be robbed, but have never worried about wearing it anywhere else. 

[huntnphool]

people wear watches still ? 

 

Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.

 Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.

 How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?

people wear watches still ? 

 

Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.

 Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.

 How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?

I have worn a stainless Submariner every day for a couple decades and it suits me just fine.

I doubt I would buy one today.  They are expensive and the new Subs are damnably ugly.  That Rolex movement is really a solid performer and their case has always been second to none. 

You guys are high rollers hunting with the Rolexs. 

 Simply a matter of priority and perspective really. Most of the time I hunt in jeans, T-shirt, sweatshirt and old cabelas jacket, with a $800 rifle/scope setup. I see loads of guys decked out in matching $700+ Kuiu, Sitka gear while packing $2500+ rifle/scope combos.

[aaronoto]

Went with the Suunto traverse. It gets better signal & battery life than the Garmin Fenix 3 (or so says the interwebs)
Btw....I use a Dark Energy Poseidon charger. They are awesome.

Good choice.  I think you'll find the battery life (with GPS off) is a lot better then what Suunto has stated.  Syncing with the Movescount website is also soooo much easier then with Garmin's BaseCamp.

[huntnphool]

Sorry T-dozzer, I did not notice you had a price point you wanted to stay within.

[T-Dozzer]

Sorry T-dozzer, I did not notice you had a price point you wanted to stay within.

No worries. ......and I actually have an older Rolex, but its a bit heavy & to nice for a guy like me to beat up..
The Traverse usually goes for close to $500 & I got it for $300 on amazon so it woukd be easier to swallow  breaking it.

[Bofire]

I quit wearing a watch in 2011, when I retired.
Carl

[JDHasty]

Used to be a working man who wanted quality could walk into a store in a Montana town of a couple thousand population and leave with a Rolex or maybe a hatchet or knife made by Rudy Ruana and not think he was purchasing a museum piece.

They cost good money, but not stupid high compared to other quality knives on the market.  A knife cost a day or two pay and a Rolex was probably a week's pay, but you pretty much knew that that was a one time purchase.   

I grew up in Montana and a lot of relatives have Ruana knives in their kitchen and most of my relatives who hunt have a Ruana knife or two and they still use them for daily tasks. 

I have a hatchet and a knife and I use them because they still work as advertised forty years later.  Hell, I never knew they were "collectable" until maybe ten years ago.  I suppose I could sell them to some collector, but I doubt that will ever happen.