What do you use for a watch/timepiece while on duty?

I have a watch called freestyle. It's my diving watch and good up to 660 feet. It's been battered for about 6+ years and still going strong. Would reccomend it to anyone. It also lights up! Sorry for the huge picture.
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G-Shock all day! Durable. Sleek but subdued. Easy to clean.
 
pos timex with a plastic band.....cleans easy and its got a second hand.......one of the small yearly investments I make....keeps me from getting my Fossel all jacked up
 
Been a while since iv seen the company fossil around here. Are they still in business? I know they made nice watches
 
Highlander said:
Been a while since iv seen the company fossil around here. Are they still in business? I know they made nice watches
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I don't know if it a regional deal but they are in just about every mall around here. I like the watches due to you get a really nice quality watch without the mark up. The wife tends to get me a nice watch, wallet, and pocket knife for my birthday each year; they have always been a fossil wallet and watch.
 
Highlander said:
Been a while since iv seen the company fossil around here. Are they still in business? I know they made nice watches
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I still see them all over. And you can get them for cheap on amazon


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I have only used amazon once but I think it's the area I'm in.
 
I have it strapped to my vest and then I wear a nurses silicone band watch on my arm. Both water resistant. The one on my vest is a back up in case I forget to wear mine or am called out of the shower
 

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I use a g-shock watch with a time memo function. It also has auto illumination if I want to see the time I just have to tilt my wrist.

The best feature is the time memo, when I get toned I press the button and it makes a time and date stamp, on scene, press it again, do a procedure, press it again, anytime you want to make a time notation, you press the button, when you get done, you can review them and add them to your report. Very slick feature, very handy and quick, you don't need to stop what your doing to write it down.
 
I use "The Unit" by Nixon. It has a nice big display with everything you need and it's super easy to decon.

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I use "The Unit" by Nixon. It has a nice big display with everything you need and it's super easy to decon.

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I just saw this on GovX and am really tempted on trying it out
 
TransportJockey said:
I just saw this on GovX and am really tempted on trying it out
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I love it, so if you can get a deal I would say pull the trigger. I have a buddy who works for Nixon so I got a pretty sweet deal myself.
 
That Nixon looks nice, but I won't get a watch that isn't some form of automatic drive. I have a Seiko which is wound via body movement, and a Citizen which is charged via solar power. Both have a day and date feature, though the Seiko has a sweeping seconds hand which is really nice to see in action.

I got the Citizen to replace the Seiko because the winding for that particular model only lasts 36 hours off your wrist, whereas the Citizen is good for 3 months in darkness when fully charged (battery, rated to keep 80% max charge for 20 years). Seiko does make some motion wound watches with batteries good for a few months on the shelf but they are much more expensive than the Citizen solar models. The Citizen is truly a never worry about it watch, no winding, no batteries to change, waterproof... it's a nice watch. Link to the Citizen here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EQS1JW

Pics of the Seiko:
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I've used a Timex Ironman Triatholon. Had mine for the last 8+ years and seems to work reasonably well/hold up to just about anything.
 
I actually just bought a new work watch, and love it. The Casio "tough solar illuminator" is inexpensive, light, rugged and easy to clean. No batteries, simple and did I mention easy to clean?
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My old EMT instructor would beat my rear if I didn't have a watch on a call. I've used a Timex very similar to this for the past 5 years, with no issue.

What you need in a watch -
1) seconds count (hand or digital)
2) rubber strap (for ease of cleaning and to prevent gunk from accumulating between links or in fibers)
3) some amount of water/immersion resistance

Those are really the only 3 hard and fast requirements. Everything else that is nice-to-have. solar is cool but if you work a lot of nights that isn't so handy. illumination is nice but certainly optional. same with perpetual calendar type stuff.
 
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