Anyone wear a watch?

[Spot In The Sky]

From all the reading Ive been doing on hear I havent heard anyone mention wearing a watch, what type, what kind not to get or anything like that. Does everyone just use their phone? Id imagine some are more durable and comfortable than others to wear in such conditions.

[Lone Wolf]

i carry a cheap timex. i look at it when i wake up during the night

[Mountain Wildman]

I was thinking about buying a Casio Pathfinder.
http://www.amazon.com/Casio-Pathfind.../dp/B002OSY3WM

They have different models for less money, I like this one because it is Solar and I don't have to change batteries.

[Kerosene]

I carry an old Timex. I do tend to use it throughout the day to assess my progress, but mostly toward evening.

[Wrangler88]

I use a cheap one from walmart that I hang from my shoulder strap. Nothing fancy.

[bigcranky]

Cheap Timex with a tiny compass added to the band.

[Deadeye]

I wear a $20 timex. Nice to know what day it is, and how much daylight is left.

[johnnybgood]

i carry a cheap timex. i look at it when i wake up during the night

Ditto . duct tape holding mine together.

[JustaTouron]

what do you need one for:

if you wake up and it is dark out, roll over and go back to sleep
if you wake up and it is light out, get up.
when you walked as much as you wanted to walk or it is starting to get dark, stop and make camp.
when it is dark and you are tired, go to bed
when you are hungry, eat.

i carry a phone for safety reasons and it does have a clock feature but I purposefully leave the phone off and never check the time when hiking or camping, ruins the trip IMHO if you run on a schedule

[Dogwood]

AT - cheap Indiglo Timex bought at Wally World for $20 5 yrs ago. Repaced band once, barttery once. Just bought the same thing again 2 wks a go because the Imdiglo stopped working lighting up. LOL. I also look at it when I wake up in the night!

[Roughin' It]

I was thinking about buying a Casio Pathfinder.
http://www.amazon.com/Casio-Pathfind.../dp/B002OSY3WM

They have different models for less money, I like this one because it is Solar and I don't have to change batteries.

are you kidding me? $237 so you can know what time of day it is?

[JAK]

I have my grandfather's old Mido wrist watch.
It's one of those automatic winders that came out just before quartz.
It keeps fairly good time. Nice old leather strap.
No batteries.

[Feral Bill]

I wear a nice Citizen Ecodrive (solar recharge) watch. It is water resistant (I sail) and tells time. I find knowing the time help keep me motivated and I'm able to avoid putting myself on a rigid schedule. Colin Fletcher discusses the issue in his Complete Walker books.

[Jim Adams]

Every day...I may not know exactly where I'm at but I always know how much daylight is left between me and water.

geek

[Red Beard]

I wear a cheap analog timex. If the sun is out, it functions as a backup compass in a pinch.

[Spot In The Sky]

I figured it would be important for keeping a pace if/when you need to- as well as making it into town while shops or post office is going to open or close?

[Mountain Wildman]

are you kidding me? $237 so you can know what time of day it is?

Dude,
It's also an altimeter, barometer, compass, Thermometer, alarm clock etc...
If you like cheap timex's, that's cool, I have owned a dozen or more in my life. The better quality watches I've bought. I still have those. The dozen timex's. In the Garbage. Timex makes a good watch, but once they stop working it's not worth repairing a 30 dollar watch.

[Lone Wolf]

what do you need one for:

if you wake up and it is dark out, roll over and go back to sleep
if you wake up and it is light out, get up.
when you walked as much as you wanted to walk or it is starting to get dark, stop and make camp.
when it is dark and you are tired, go to bed
when you are hungry, eat.

i carry a phone for safety reasons and it does have a clock feature but I purposefully leave the phone off and never check the time when hiking or camping, ruins the trip IMHO if you run on a schedule

hypocrite.....

[Tabasco]

are you kidding me? $237 so you can know what time of day it is?

Omega Seamaster. $ 2500 so I can tell what time it is.

[Bags4266]

I own A Pathfinder, Reason: Barometer, I like to know when bad weather is on the way. So far it works great.