http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/list.php?94Sat, 25 May 2013 22:28:43 -0400 Phorum 5.2.11 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,461149,461149#msg-461149 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,461149,461149#msg-461149 Timeguy Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeTue, 21 May 2013 12:19:21 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,379409,379409#msg-379409 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,379409,379409#msg-379409 Anonymous User Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeThu, 10 May 2012 01:00:51 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,374648,374648#msg-374648 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,374648,374648#msg-374648



For wearing around on weekends and outdoor activities, that I am not going to worry about beating up a bit, this Timex Expedition "Rugged Field Watch" Supposed to be shock absorbent/resistant, water resistant to 100m, so no worries about splashing about with it, either.



Currently have it on a Maratac Zulu band....... subjectsmiley09!

]]> Magnum Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeTue, 22 Nov 2011 08:11:37 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,366537,366537#msg-366537 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,366537,366537#msg-366537

It's just a very affordable Casio Quartz (ca. USD 40) but it can take a beating. And took one when I banged it into a street light pole (avoiding some stray dogs).



The Tudor Hydronaut is a very tough diver's



This is a tough stainless steel chrono and the screw-down push buttons make it tougher then a regular chrono



The Baume & Mercier chrono has a very hefty build and the large rectangular push buttons are a plus and the high domed crystal protects the crystal. Also the bracelet is very thick and it can take some twisting.



This is a Certina Quartz "Doppelte Sicherheit" (DS) built to be tough

Of course there is also my range of G-Shocks, but as with all my watches, I really do not like to abuse any of my watches...

The one at the very top at the "beater list" is this Casio DW-5600E G-Shock. Because it is very affordable and because it has some marks already

]]> Reto Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeWed, 26 Oct 2011 05:24:38 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,347276,347276#msg-347276 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,347276,347276#msg-347276
]]> Ed Brandwein Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeWed, 26 Oct 2011 02:37:26 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,346371,346371#msg-346371 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,346371,346371#msg-346371Unfortunately I have only these two bad pictures.
The watch was given to me by a friend who had found it out in the country side, thrown somewhere in the dirt!subjectsmiley11!
I had to take it to watch-repairs specialist where stem and crown were found for it ( it had not ! ), cleaned , strapped, serviced and made to work again and a tiny mod was to paint the seconds hand red!
A watch that really returned from ... the very end! It is an original one!subjectsmiley01!]]> IF Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeWed, 26 Oct 2011 02:38:09 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,343953,343953#msg-343953 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,343953,343953#msg-343953 IF Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeThu, 04 Aug 2011 10:34:24 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,342714,342714#msg-342714 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,342714,342714#msg-342714 IF Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeTue, 21 May 2013 10:59:42 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,341321,341321#msg-341321 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,341321,341321#msg-341321 IF Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeMon, 31 Oct 2011 23:48:02 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,337850,337850#msg-337850 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,337850,337850#msg-337850 IF Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeWed, 26 Oct 2011 03:34:18 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,333134,333134#msg-333134 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,333134,333134#msg-333134iwc gst = unbreakable it seems!]]> Reto Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeFri, 24 Jun 2011 23:05:26 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,332184,332184#msg-332184 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,332184,332184#msg-332184 IF Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeSat, 17 Dec 2011 17:46:32 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,331553,331553#msg-331553 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,331553,331553#msg-331553 IF Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeMon, 05 Dec 2011 11:29:30 -0500 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,330914,330914#msg-330914 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,330914,330914#msg-330914I got it for free and it was non-working with broken crystal ! Was really surprised to discover that it was using a very thick crystal and when repaired I had it inside the sea many times, swimming and spear-fishing e.t.c.....
Never had a problem for more than five years, always keeping time, always ready to go,................An almost unknown Rexstar chrono and ONLY 100m rated !subjectsmiley02!]]> IF Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeFri, 17 Jun 2011 16:52:17 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,330690,330690#msg-330690 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,330690,330690#msg-330690Montres Incassable

It’s generally considered true that the first “work” wristwatches, were in fact pocket watches pressed into service by military personnel first in the Anglo-Boer War (although is has been also said that Girard-Perregaux was asked to equip members of the German Imperial Naval with similar pieces as early as the 1880s). By the time The Great War started in 1914 there were a variety of wristwatches available for soldiers to use, or at least if they were Allied troops as German troops were largely issued pocket watches.

Prior to this time, wristwatches (actually called wristlets) were reserved for women and considered a short-lived fancy. Men had considered them too feminine to wear, but with so many returning soldiers bringing their trench watches home, that perception changed.

Hans Wilsdorf, the founder and director of Rolex was an early, and vocal, champion of the wristwatch. His company not only received the very first wristwatch Chronometer awards from the School of Horology in Bienne in 1910, they also received the first Class “A” Certificate of Precision from the Kew Observatory in England in 1914. By 1926 they were producing the world’s first waterproof watch (The Oyster).

Less than 10 years later 65% of the watches produced in Switzerland were wristwatches.

Rolex was the first watch company to focus their attentions on specific segments of civilian watch users, first with the Submariner for divers, than the Explorer, the GMT pilots watch and finally the MilGauss for scientists and others who worked around strong magnetic fields.

The way was now paved for other watch manufacturers to start producing tool watches in earnest. So they did and still do. It can be wonderful to spend time just looking at case backs of watches made in the 1960's and 70's and look at the various claims of durability engraved there...









(pics randomly snatched from the aether)

There are many professions outside of the military that also required timepieces that are rugged and accurate.

Geologists, engineers, police, pilots, outdoor guides, firefighters, paramedics and EMTs, doctors and nurses, oil refinery workers, commercial divers, combat photographers, and many more not listed have specific needs in a wristwatch and quite a few companies (Think Sinn, Luminox, Rolex, Seiko, Casio, etc.) now produce watches that meet those needs.

Many people, like myself, look first to a diving watch as they are designed to be rugged and water resistant. Because of my active life, both at work and at play, my daily wearer is a Seiko SKX173, rated for 200 meters with the automatic 7S26 movement. I simply don't have to worry about it while I work.



I bought it used for less than $100 and have never regretted it. It's consistently accurate, keeps a good power reserve, and most importantly has proven itself to be one tough watch. Is it the perfect work watch? Hardly, but for it's price it's been an excellent bargain and can be considered a great PMWF choice.

What's your favorite work watch, the one you reach for when things look dicey?

(note Reto: I found that this great post deserves to be a sticky at the top of the list)]]> BobbyMike Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeWed, 26 Oct 2011 02:57:05 -0400 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,329857,329857#msg-329857 http://www.pmwf.com/Phorum/read.php?94,329857,329857#msg-329857Welcome to "Watches Unbreakable", or in it's original French, "Montres Incassables*"!

This forum is dedicated to watches that are meant for the men and women who are under daily risk while they work. Watches that are rugged, dependable and functional.

Imagine it's 4 AM, a duty police officer is responding to an alarm at a local business, what watch is he wearing? Across town a nurse is starting her day, drinking her morning coffee, on her way to her shift as a MRI technician. What watch is she wearing?

Soldiers, linemen, contruction workers, firefighters and many others daily encounter situations that can render an ordinary watches inoperative rather quickly. What watches can they wear that will get the job done, without emptying their bank accounts?

Greetings, I'm BobbyMike and I've been asked to be your host here. I'm a USMC Veteran, I currently working the construction field, and I'm a Volunteer Firefighter - so these questions and discussions aren't academic to me!

Please share your watches that meet these criteria. If you have stories that that feature a watch going "above and beyond", tell us! If you have questions about watches that would be suitable for certain tasks, ask them! Vintage or cutting edge, we are interested in them all!


Picture of a mainspring from Wikipedia.org

*I am aware that "incassable" (unbreakable) is normally used for watch crystals and mainsprings. But "unbreakable" has such an attractive ring to it that was chosen to describe this forum's focus

BobbyMike (Michael)]]> Reto Watches Unbreakable by BobbyMikeFri, 26 Aug 2011 23:03:53 -0400