sako kinetic

 

Thanks Uncle Bob. I just checked those out and they are really nice!

 

My dad was a watch repair man for over 70 years. He worked on 1000's of high dollar wrist and pocket watches. I learned how to change the balance staff in my 1902 17 jewel Elgin 12 size pocket watch that is in a gold hunter's case. It had the fanciest dial of all, better than any in his personal collection of more than 500 pocket watches.

If you get a self winder wrist watch take it off if you do anything like heavy work. Running a sledge hammer or a splitting maul will kill the watch's self winding mechanism. I did in a Seiko that way.

Sundial and an hour glass, perhaps a water clock or a wind up timer.

 

Sounds like a wind up pocket watch might be better if doing heavy work.

 

A 6 position regulated 23 jewel Hamilton keeps good time. Drop it once (from any significant height on a hard surface) and the balance staff is broken. Most don't do well if exposed to a strong magnetic field either.

 

I think look for an analog watch that has a 3volt button cell instead of a 1.5volt button cell in it. reason? analog watches dont have microchips and lcd screens in them it has gears instead. A 3volt watch will be more derated at a higher value which means it can take an higher voltage induced from an emp attack.

I dont know of any that dont run on battery.

 

If there's a massive EMP, are you going to need to know what time it is?

Sundial maybe?

 

Sure. Knowing the time has always been beneficial in history. Look at the Incas or Egyptians, the seafarers, etc. Having a watch sure beats reading the sun and the stars like they did. Hell, you might even be able to tell what day of the week it is, or the season. Or you could sinc you comms with your HAM radio buddy in another state, or know it's shift change for the watch. Yes, knowing the time can be useful.

 

Nicely worded Budlite12; Welcome to the 'boards!

 

Seiko Black Monster or Orange Monster. I've got both and its not becuase of any EMP fears. :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq5XSFb_jlI

FerFAL

 

Great. This one also works for global warming and sea level rise.

 

Check out the Maratac automatics. I've been wearing mine for two years now. Excellent watch for a good price. Mine keeps excellent time and they seem pretty durable. I ordered mine through County Comm.

 

Seiko Men's SNKL79 Automatic Stainless Steel Watch
Usually sells in the $55-$70 range. I'm wearing one right now. Very dependable.
Be aware of the warranty when you buy. They can vary, even for the same watch.
This one Amazon sells with a Seiko Three-Year-Warranty.

 

Any automatic watch would work. I like Hamilton watches even though I can't afford them. They also have some hand wind watches that will also be EMP proof.

 

Any of the WW2-Korea-Viet Nam military watches will work. All of these are mechanical and are accurate enough to coordinate activities. Probably not good enough for navigation. Should cost between $75 to $150

 

Anything made before 1960.

William Warren

 

Thanks for all the replys. I'll certainly be looking into what's been recommended so far. And, It's good to be a part of this board. I've learned a lot so far!

 

Not very economical, but my Rolex submariner is 15 years old and runs like a champ.
If you don't take it off it never needs to even be wound up.

 

Omega Seamaster

 

You can buy a used Rolex for a fair price nowadays. I personally wouldn't trade my all stainless Rolex datejust for anything. Solid as can be, all stainless, sapphire crystal and no batteries needed. What else could you want from a SHTF watch.

You also mentioned nice. To me nice = something you can dress up with but my practical part says it needs a practical purpose besides looking nice.

 

Check out this place, I've had a really good experience dealing with them.
http://www.westcoastime.com/milandmilsty.html

My watch of choice, 3 years and not a single problem.
It's an Automatic (self-winding) and can also be wound manually, cost is less than $400.

 

If there is an EMP blast

Who cares about a watch when there is no power anywhere? What would time matter for, what would you be late for? Any halfway outdoorsman can tell rough time by position of sun and stars/moon position.
But in answer to the true question, I have a Timex wind-up watch that I wear, it belonged to my grandfather, father now me. It still keeps perfect time after 50 plus years. No magnets, no batteries just springs and gears. I am sure it isn't worth a whole lot money wise, but to me it's like gold.
As a back up a nice wind up pocket watch.

 

Who cares about a watch when there is no power anywhere? What would time matter for, what would you be late for?

This question gets asked periodically. The ability to tell time might be more critical than you have imagined.

We'll meet tomorrow.
What time?
During "light".

When will they be here with the supplies?
During "dark".

Wait three hours before you approach the house.
Uh oh.

How long are our patrols?
Two hours, but we have no way of determining time because someone figured there'd be no need.

 

If it says "Quartz" its electronic. Best EMP proof would be an old stem wind pocket watch.
Try ebay.

 

Though not the most accurate I've owned,I wear a 40+yo self winding Tag Heuer that was my dad's.
I should really get it tuned up.
Sometimes it's fast.Sometimes it's slow.
The mineral lense is scratched to heck,and the radium paint needs redone.
I also inherited his 45yo gold Omega selfwinder,with the floating hands.
It could stand a tuneup as well.
Their both antimagnetic,antishock,and water resistant to 300m.

 

 

Why not just go down to the local flea market/junktique store and buy one.
You can get an old windup for less than $10.00 that will do just fine.
Probably be cheap enough to justify taking it to a watch repair shop for a good cleaning and a new band.

Old school is ALWAYS the best.

 

It's on the high end, but my daily wear watch is a Breitling Superocean Steelfish, a self-winding dive watch with a sapphire crystal face that is difficult to scratch. The case is hardened steel and very durable.

 

The seiko number 5 is would by a pendulum weight that swings in circles inside. It has a clutch to prevent overwinding. They are typically under 100 bucks.
The only weakness this watch has is the standard band pins. When one breaks the watch falls off usually unnoticed by the owner. There are aftermarket bands that fix this.
Seiko number 5.

 

I like the old old watches - the kind you have to wind up by hand. My mom has a J.W. Benson hunter of some sort (its not one of the 5 main types) from her ggrandfather. It is 115 - 120 years old, and still runs when wound, though it has not seen regular use in 80 odd years.
It is worth far too much, though, and is a pocket watch, not a wristwatch. Would work great with a suit, if I had one.

I want to get one of their wristwatches, should be 200 - 500, and is a collectible/investment.