For those of us on a tighter than usual budget, who feel the need to a rugged, go-anywhere field/tool watch for just under S400 - here's a noobie to catch your attention. The founder of the Canister Watch Co is, like me, ex-military, and came out the Royal Canadian Artillery Regiment with a determination to build an affordable and reliable timepiece that fulfilled all HIS specific requirements. Sure, it looks more or less like any other wristwatch of the genre, but it's neither overly large nor thick, as you can see if you care to look on the website. It has a few interesting details, such as the beautifully-done knurling on the bezel and crown - the case is a work of art in machining, with its lovely sharply-defined corners and almost imperceptible junction point of case and bezel. As a build of small steam models, where high precision fits are baseline necessities, not aspirations, I can see than some serious care has gone into the production of these two components. Mine arrived here in UK is a very short delivery time, given that they come from Brandon in Manitoba after getting the once-over there before shipping out to customers. I'm just one of them, and yup, right now they are pretty much all sold out. Summing up - it's a great-looking timepiece for not a lot of money. I'm VERY impressed with my blue dial version. It might be the one for you, too. Take a look!
Posts: 11322 | Location: UK, OR, ONT | Registered: July 10, 2003
I really like that. It could be my next automatic. Very elegant and nicely made.
"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."
Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
Posts: 12776 | Location: Central Florida | Registered: November 02, 2008
It comes in a very nice package of travel roll and two more straps - a nicely-done black rubber item and an excellent NATO kinda khaki.
I'll be putting on a 22mm Crafter Blue brand rubber strap in a matching blue - mine has a blue dial.
As it comes out of the roll it has enough spare links in the nicely-made s/s bracelet to almost go around the waist of a small child - I needed three taking out from each side and my wrist is 7 3.4".
Posts: 11322 | Location: UK, OR, ONT | Registered: July 10, 2003
Looks nice, alot like my Marathon. Really dig the blue. Not in the market for another watch right now but will have to do some research on the movement before any future purchase.
Foster's, Australian for Bud
Posts: 7507 | Location: Stuck in NY, FUAC | Registered: November 22, 2005
Originally posted by selogic: " Tighter than usual budget " and you recommend a $400 dollar watch ?
Given that a LOT of posters on this forum have a few Rolex, Omega and Tag Heuer brand watches, as well as and other middle-range big-name watches like Oris, Longines, Christopher Ward, Ball and IWC, I'd say that anything up to $1000 is reasonably-priced watch.
Posts: 11322 | Location: UK, OR, ONT | Registered: July 10, 2003
I have a Marathon CSAR that I love, but it is getting beat up. I would like one of these as a daily beater and then have the CSAR serviced and re-polished.
I do not want to purchasing anything coming out of China. India, Taiwan, Japan... Anyplace but China. Hate the government of Canada right now, but would settle for that as well.
The "Boz"
Posts: 1531 | Location: Central Ohio, USA | Registered: May 29, 2010
