Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets - The ultimate outdoor wrist clock

Its a mystery why its not exist a simple watch for outdoors without a lot extra of crap that you do not need.

In my opinion this is what the marked needs:

-Lightweight product with rubber strap.
-No battery, it should be loaded by movement or solar energy or both.
-Not big, not small.
-The compass should be the normal type that you do not have to calibrate for every step you take.
-It has the most ordinary functions every kind of watch has, barometer, temperature and the compass.
-Analog at the same time would be a plus but its not necessary.
-Water resistance minimum ca 30m guess that would be around 300ft outside europe.
-Easy to operate.

I believe in the Suunto quality, but the best they can do is the Suunto Core that is "brand" new. But the core is a failure compared to my wishes.
Timex are rare in europe, but the price on the Timex is nice and would actually be a better choice than the Suunto when you cant get what you want.

Suggestions or thoughts?

Perhaps a watch forum?

A lot of extra crap I don't need:
Barometer, temperature, compass.

There are already watches that do what you ask, at least without the unnecessary weather station functions. The problem is that they still cost a lot of money. Well, at least they did when I last looked; it's been a long time since I've really wanted a watch. I can just look at my cell phone instead, and I don't have to carry anything on my wrist anymore.

A lot of extra crap I don't need:
Barometer, temperature, compass.

There are already watches that do what you ask, at least without the unnecessary weather station functions. The problem is that they still cost a lot of money. Well, at least they did when I last looked; it's been a long time since I've really wanted a watch. I can just look at my cell phone instead, and I don't have to carry anything on my wrist anymore.

Jeez....how can you ride a bicycle without a barometer, thermometer and a compass ?

Its a mystery why its not exist a simple watch for outdoors without a lot extra of crap that you do not need.

In my opinion this is what the marked needs:

-Lightweight product with rubber strap.
-No battery, it should be loaded by movement or solar energy or both.
-Not big, not small.
-The compass should be the normal type that you do not have to calibrate for every step you take.
-It has the most ordinary functions every kind of watch has, barometer, temperature and the compass.
-Analog at the same time would be a plus but its not necessary.
-Water resistance minimum ca 30m guess that would be around 300ft outside europe.
-Easy to operate.


Sounds like you are looking for a dive computer more than a watch. Mine straps to my wrist, but it is the size of a hockey puck so it isn't very stylish :D. Suunto makes some nice ones though.

Jeez....how can you ride a bicycle without a barometer, thermometer and a compass ?

Barometer: when my joints ache;
Thermometer: am I shivering or sweating?;
Compass: "... I don't recognize anything.. I must be going the wrong way.."

;)

I am partial to watches and Casio watches from way back. I wear a water proof, dust proof shock proof, self calibrating (signal from atomic clock via NIST), solar powered G-shock. In other words I never have to think about it. They are relativily cheap (under $100 at Walmart).

Casio has a series of watches called Pathfinders that have the extra sensors you desire. The Pathfinder series start to get large though I haven't seen the latest offerings in person. There are others variations in the series, have fun.

http://pathfinder.casio.com/watches/hiking_trekking/


http://www.princetonwatches.com/images/watches/PAW1300-1V.jpg

^^^ Casio would be where I would look, too, for a does-everything-but-wipe-your-butt watch. They're like the Swiss Army Knife of watches. I used to have a Casio watch that had a display of the solar system where you could read the positions of all the planets (including Halley's Comet; and this was when Pluto was still classified as a planet) from 1901 to 2199.

Casio G Shocks and Pathfinders have a cult following . I know a guy who owns over 500 of them . Myself I have 5 I wear the Pathfinder 1100T you just can't kill them and with them being atomic and solar you can just about forget about them .

There is a couple a forums on the net just for G Shocks .

A great G Amazon has right now is the Casio Mudman G Shock Iam going to order one soon the under a $100 bucks .

Casio is cheap, but design is extremely ugly. But if you wear a sleeve over it, it might works out.

Did not know they had alternative energy sources.

That Pathfinder does actually looks interesting. But you still have to calibrate this compass thing that makes it a sad watch..

The compass is the most important thing beside the time and date i think.
Compass is good to have on wrist when touring in general and you been told to go to the north end of train station in a big unknown city.

and you been told to go to the north end of train station in a big unknown city.

You spend a lot of time looking for the north end of train stations in big unknown cities ?

You spend a lot of time looking for the north end of train stations in big unknown cities ?

How big can a city get before someone knows about it? Wouldn't the train station eventually give away it's existence? :)

You spend a lot of time looking for the north end of train stations in big unknown cities ?

I know what he's saying. If you're traveling cross-country by train, get to a big hub-like station, and need to transfer from one train to another, you need to know in what direction you'll hustle to catch it. When you ask somebody, "Where's track 6C?", and they say to go towards the north end of the station, you're kinda SOL if you can't see the sun (which, in Norway, is always south ;)).

However, I've gotten along fine by following the signs. If I ask someone for directions, they tend to point, too.