As a military man, I would never pick a watch that needs a charger or one that it bright and colorful. Without access to a charger, which often happens in the field environment, any smart watch that needs to be charged much like a phone, will quickly die and become useless. Bright and shiny watches will give away your position from a long ways off from a simple glint of sunlight. A few good choices, but mostly horrible. Besides, civilian GPS, whether on a watch or other handheld device, can be jammed and be used against you.
I totally agree. I wear a Casio Pro Trek PRW 2500. Its is totally solar powered and has a 6 month power reserve in total darkness. It has a power signal sensor that receives a signal from the nearest Atomic station to keep it within 1 sec of accuracy per year. It has a built in compass, thermometer, barometer, altimeter stop watch, timer, multiple time zone, moon phase, tide graphing and will be completely accurate until 2099. Love this watch for any outdoor treks, life and adventures.
As a retired U.K. soldier of 24 years I would NEVER buy any these gimmick blingy watches. I speak from experience, the best military watch you can buy for the money is the CWC G10. It is bomb proof. It has a simple black dial with illuminated batons that is very easy to read, mat finish 36mm case so it doesn’t glow in the dark like most of these junk watches that will give your position away, it is accurate with a Swiss (eta) quartz movement and it is cheap to buy at about £300. I have had my G10 for 26 years and I have only changed the battery twice in that time, which you can do your self because it is fitted with a battery access screw in the case back. I also have an Omega Seamaster, Rolex, Oris, Hamilton and Seiko watches. But the watch I wear the most is my G10. It is simplicity at its best and just brilliant.
Thank you for your service. Gshock is the new CWC. Better in every way. Also emits nothing for the sigint boys and opsec. All the mil peeps run gshock or garmin.
None of those watches are tactical watches, tactical watches are completely black to avoid reflections. If you wear these watches during an operation, the enemy will see your position and will shoot you between your eyebrows and open a new air hole. I don't know if I expressed myself well.
I have a Suunto Core, it's foolproof, easy to use and read plus it's low maintenance. That is what should define a military watch - some of these look a right faff. Probably the cheapest too.
I agree, how can you exclude Marathon???.big mistake. What do you do during mission when your battery dies at a critical time or you have no access to an electric charger?
I can't take a "men's" military style watch seriously unless its got at least a 45 mm case. Many of the watches you've covered are excellent time pieces but their manufacturers are missing the message the market has been sending for a decade.
Bezel has a short e sound. It's not pronounced beezel. Maybe you should watch some other watch channels. I'm not trying to knock you, just trying to help your credibility with watch collectors. Also, Marathon absolutely belongs on this list.
So you did a top military watch review without including the Marathon watch company who actually is a supplier to both the American and Canadian military, are you for real ? They’ve only been around since WW2 and are also deployed around the world in search and rescue teams, paramilitary organizations and other very rugged conditions.
Marathon is an overpriced watch that offers no viable features compared to the G Shock Rangeman and Mudmaster series. I'd rather pick the Seiko Arnie SNJ025P1 than the Marathon in the same category, it offers both the quality and durability of the Marathon at a much more valuable price.
