You're going somewhere very remote, for ten years. You'll be working in a harsh environment- maybe scorching hot, maybe freezing cold, humid, dusty, salt water, constant vibration, whatever- "inhospitable" is the word.

There will be no service support for your time piece. If your watch requires a battery- there are no replacement batteries unless you have them with you and have the ability to change batteries yourself.

Two questions- which watch would you choose out of your own collection? Something you own currently.

And which watch would you choose if there were no limitations? Whatever you want regardless of price or scarcity.

Endurance, gents. Going the distance. Failure is not an option, and other trite expressions.

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean. Same for 2nd question.

From my own collection: G-Shock Tough Solar Atomic. It is probably the most rugged watch within reasonable price point. I have 4 different versions of it.


No limits: I think probably G-shock still. I think even the most rugged automatic watch would need service inside 10 years given your parameter of the environment.

Something I currently own would be the citizen Promaster solar dive watch.

Something I would get for this would be a seiko solar atomic dive watch.

From my collection would be my Casio Pro Trek PRW-2500 (Module 3258), with the tide function. It's been going at least 10 years now and still like new. It doesn't look new mind you but still functions so. Never needed a battery change, service, etc, and has been through some harsh conditions.

To the second question, an Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean. Though, if I'm honest, the Pro Trek is more practical.

Out of what I have, I'll take the Omega Seamaster GMT. Watertight. I can keep track of two other time zones.



No limit and I'll be safe from bad people: Rolex Sky Dweller with the blue dial.

One of my Seiko autos, probably the Monster, as the others would likely all die.

2nd choice would be the Citizen F150, solar charged & needs very little light to keep a full charge.
Benefit of the F150 is the time is always right, as it's satellite set.

With the autos, you'd never really know if the time is right, depending on how much it gains/loses per day.

My own: Omega Seamaster Pro 300.

Any watch: probably just a newer Omega Planet ocean. Maybe the titanium Tudor Pelagos.

https://www.marathonwatch.com/...cal-with-tritium-gpm

This one. Automatic. Tritium. NATO stock #. Extremely light.
Excellent field watch band. I have one and am very happy with it.

Casio G-Shock Atomic Solar.
Second Choice: Citizen Eco-Drive.

Out of my own collection, I would take my Blue Tudor Pelagos. It’s built like a tank, but is surprisingly light due to the titanium construction. It has some of the best lume that I’ve seen. With my aging eyes, it’s still very readable. It has become my EDC watch.

If I could choose any watch, I would be hard pressed to find a watch that would suite me better. If I didn’t care about the date, maybe the 39mm version of the Tudor Pelagos. If I were concerned about the potential need to trade my watch for quick cash, then maybe I’d go with the Rolex Sea Dweller SD43.

My Omega Seamaster Professional Master Chronometer 300 meters for both questions.

For that role if I had to choose something out of my own collection currently, I have a G-Shock Ga 2100 in black with lime green hands and indices that would be my current pick.

If I could choose from anything? Fully Tegimented (super-hardened suface treatment) Sinn 857 UTC. Bald1 has a Tegimented Sinn that is years old and looks brand new, this particular Sinn has this treatment on the case, bezel, and bracelet (though I tend to wear a watch on a NATO strap).

I'd choose the same Rolex Sub I've been wearing for about 35 years now.

I own, and I would generally trust my newish Rolex Explorer. The others that still remain in my small collection are much older, and I wouldn't rely on them for an adventure such as this.

But if I owned nothing yet, I think I'd buy a few solar G-Shocks. Surely that'd be enough reliability to get one through. Two is one, one is none? That said, I wore a (new at the time) 1997 Rolex 16570 Explorer II daily for 11 years before it needed a service. It's long since gone now, but it was a GMT complication, whereas the time only should be more reliable.

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Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean. Same for 2nd question.

Before finishing the question I knew this was going to be the answer. Then like Fdan knew it fit both, though with some research I might something statistically more solid. However it wouldn't have the ~15 years of rock solid service I've gotten from the PO with only one service in the interim, that "just because" of time passing not any issues.

If I didn't have to send my GSAR back for repair a few months back I would have elected to take that. Since it has proven itself not as tough as advertised I would take my Doxa Sub 200 instead. Fantasy watch would be an Omega Planet Ocean or Sinn U1.

Casio Pro Trek PRG-600 something or another. Solar powered with compass, temperature, and barometric pressure. It might be off a couple minutes after 10 years. Final answer, both questions.

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From my own collection: G-Shock Tough Solar Atomic.

Same.

For normal days, I love my little Seiko A5. Classy, but no frills or fuss.

Given the conditions, I'd lean toward my G-Shock which is Atomic & Solar plus it has various timezone and functions eg stop watch, alarm etc.