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Watches?

Postby dispatch swellin' » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:19 am

what brand watches do u guys wear when surfing to tell the time?

any specifics or like what?
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Postby isaluteyou » Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:05 am

dont want to know the time while im out sorta something i just do. :lol:
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Postby LikeAGromit » Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:35 am

Something made by animal, It's waterproof to 10 bar and made from impact resistant marine grade steel (hard to kill). I've sent a few weaker watches to watery graves but this one seems to do the trick.
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:25 am

Tides comin' in, tide's going out, sun's comin' up, sun's going down...

why do I need to know the time in the water? :?
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Postby FishKid Wales » Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:54 am

I know when its time to get out when im either to tired to popup/duckdive or its too dark to see approaching waves
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Postby essex sucks » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:48 am

yep what do u need the time for
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Postby Sar » Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:02 am

I find a watch helps to make sure im not late for work :idea:
If I start turning up to work really late after a surf my boss will think im taking the pi$$ and wont accomodate me as much as she does.

I have an animal watch which has worked fine for years, only just started using it the water this year though.
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Postby thaya » Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:12 am

i bought a waterproof watch about 5 years ago and it's never let me down - lakes, reservoirs, rivers, swimming pools and of course surfing in the sea. i always wear it in the water (apart from the bath obviously!). unfortunately i've never really looked at the make. i got it for £30 and i think it's something like "kahula". all i know is it begins with k and has an h in somewhere. i never really look at the little label!
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Postby Driftingalong » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:28 pm

Timex - It takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'...
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Postby pat42 » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:17 pm

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Postby Dr Rev » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:33 pm

Nice watch pat ! Might have to get one, :)
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Postby GowerCharger » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:35 pm

any decent waterproof watch will do once you stick a velcro wrist strap on it.
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Postby Driftingalong » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:51 pm

GowerCharger wrote:any decent waterproof watch will do once you stick a velcro wrist strap on it.


I don't know about that...

My first watch I got to wear when surfing had a velcro strap. One day I took a big wipe out and the watch got ripped right off of my wrist.

Now I have one with the standard buckle style; no problems.
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Postby GowerCharger » Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:03 pm

well ive lost about 3 watches as a kid with buckles on, never lost one with a velcro strap, cant imagina how it could get ripped off, my leash is velcro and that stays on even tho theres a board pulling on it, clever stuff velcro. Maybe you had a cheapo strap?
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Postby dispatch swellin' » Sat Oct 21, 2006 4:24 am

for you all that are wonderin what i need the time for, as much as i would love to surf a day, i have to go to school. cuz i surf before school starts, and i've been late a lot recently, so i decided to get a watch
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Postby IdRatherBeSurfing » Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:03 am

get an enormous clock, and set it up at the beach so you can see it from the line up.

problem solved
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Postby gdude335 » Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:54 am

i dont like watches but need one, i wish their was something really small and skinny that i could sow in my wetsuit or on. Then if people look at me they know the time.
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Postby Dec » Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:03 am

IdRatherBeSurfing wrote:get an enormous clock, and set it up at the beach so you can see it from the line up.

problem solved


lmao! ha ha ha! Why not just ask them if you could borrow BigB'.Set that up in the parking lot!
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Postby chembot » Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:28 pm

I got a ripcurl girl watch when I was in australia, water proof to 100 metres. Have had it for 4 years and it's a part of me now. Some day my body will simply absorb it I suppose. However, if you need to repalce batteries on non-digital waterproof watches it can be pricey, cost me 40 euro the one time I had to do it.
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Nixon watch

Postby thebacksideofbeyond » Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:40 am

Ive got a Nixon watch thats been great has a sort of semi rubberised strap that hasn't perished at all!
Its got a twin pin buckle and a lock down thing as well! so it aint never comin off!
Its also got a button that when pressed lights the face up! great for when its getting dark!
great watch i wear mine for everything!
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