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A few weeks ago I floated the idea of a WUS awards season (to compete with the Oscars ;-) )
See thread: https://www.watchuseek.com/f2/wus-readers-awards-975283.html
What emerged was a call for WUS' sub-fora to vote for their own favourite watches of 2013.
Affordable, Digital(& GShock, Suunto, Smart), Dive and HAQ all rose to the challenge.
They nominated, they voted and below you can see their winners.
Now comes the final challenge.
We're asking for all you Public Forum readers to vote for your grand final winner.
Take a look at the below watches, have a think about which one is worthy of the title WUS reader's watch of 2013... then vote!
Also feel free to campaign for your favourite in this thread - well reasoned arguments guaranteed on WUS
This has been a fun process, and I encourage you to go look at the sub-fora nominations in full - there were plenty of great watches that didn't make the final.
So, without further ado, the nominations for WatchUSeek Forum Readers Favourite Watch of 2013...
Affordable Watch of 2013:
Lew & Huey Riccardo
An affordable mechanical chronograph that takes inspiration from rally chronographs of the ‘60s and ‘70s – a fun watch with serious specs, created by WUS member Docvail
Seagull ST19 automatic chronograph movement, 48hr power reserve
100m water resistance, Domed AR sapphire, Sapphire display back
42mm width, 14.5mm thickness, 48.5mm lug to lug, 20mm lug width
~$550
![L&HRiccardoB&O.jpg]()
Digital Watch of 2013:
Casio G-Shock GW9400 'Rangeman'
The first GShock with Altimater Barometer Compass Thermometer using 2013's new v3 sensors - WUS' favourite tough watch just got better...
Features:
Atomic Timekeeping, Tough Solar, Casio v3 ABC, Thermometer
200m WR, mud resistant, low temp resistant, Shock resistant
31 timezone World time, 5 daily alarms, 1/100 sec stopwatch, 1 sec countdown, sunrise/set, etc.
Available with resin or carbon fibre band.
53.5mm width, 18.2mm thickness, 55.2mm lug to lug
~$300
![GW9400_F4.jpg]()
Dive Watch of 2013:
Halios Tropik SS
The Halios Tropik SS combines all the specs that are expected in a dive watch and has put out a well built piece with timeless styling cues. Not over the top large or bulky, but still just as tough as any dive watch
Features:
Miyota 9015 automatic movement
300M WR, Domed AR sapphire, BGW9 (blue) Superluminova
316L SS case, SS bracelet or color matched shark skin strap
41mm width, 14mm thickness, 48mm lug-to-lug, 22mm lug width
~$650
![TropikSS3.jpg]()
High Accouracy Quartz Watch of 2013:
Certina DS2 PreciDrive
A new high-accuracy chronograph movement, accurate to 10 seconds a year, debuting in a modestly priced 12-hour chronograph with 1/100th second chrono precision
Features:
ETA 251.264.CEN PreciDrive movement, +-10 s/yr, COSC available,
Independent hour hand for timezone change.
100m WR, Domed AR sapphire, SS case
41mm width, 12.5mm thickness, 51mm lug-to-lug, 22mm lug width
~$900
![certina-ds-2-chronograph.jpg]()
(If anybody spots any errors on the details, let me know and I'll edit)
See thread: https://www.watchuseek.com/f2/wus-readers-awards-975283.html
What emerged was a call for WUS' sub-fora to vote for their own favourite watches of 2013.
Affordable, Digital(& GShock, Suunto, Smart), Dive and HAQ all rose to the challenge.
They nominated, they voted and below you can see their winners.
Now comes the final challenge.
We're asking for all you Public Forum readers to vote for your grand final winner.
Take a look at the below watches, have a think about which one is worthy of the title WUS reader's watch of 2013... then vote!
Also feel free to campaign for your favourite in this thread - well reasoned arguments guaranteed on WUS
This has been a fun process, and I encourage you to go look at the sub-fora nominations in full - there were plenty of great watches that didn't make the final.
So, without further ado, the nominations for WatchUSeek Forum Readers Favourite Watch of 2013...
Affordable Watch of 2013:
Lew & Huey Riccardo
An affordable mechanical chronograph that takes inspiration from rally chronographs of the ‘60s and ‘70s – a fun watch with serious specs, created by WUS member Docvail
Seagull ST19 automatic chronograph movement, 48hr power reserve
100m water resistance, Domed AR sapphire, Sapphire display back
42mm width, 14.5mm thickness, 48.5mm lug to lug, 20mm lug width
~$550
Digital Watch of 2013:
Casio G-Shock GW9400 'Rangeman'
The first GShock with Altimater Barometer Compass Thermometer using 2013's new v3 sensors - WUS' favourite tough watch just got better...
Features:
Atomic Timekeeping, Tough Solar, Casio v3 ABC, Thermometer
200m WR, mud resistant, low temp resistant, Shock resistant
31 timezone World time, 5 daily alarms, 1/100 sec stopwatch, 1 sec countdown, sunrise/set, etc.
Available with resin or carbon fibre band.
53.5mm width, 18.2mm thickness, 55.2mm lug to lug
~$300
Dive Watch of 2013:
Halios Tropik SS
The Halios Tropik SS combines all the specs that are expected in a dive watch and has put out a well built piece with timeless styling cues. Not over the top large or bulky, but still just as tough as any dive watch
Features:
Miyota 9015 automatic movement
300M WR, Domed AR sapphire, BGW9 (blue) Superluminova
316L SS case, SS bracelet or color matched shark skin strap
41mm width, 14mm thickness, 48mm lug-to-lug, 22mm lug width
~$650
High Accouracy Quartz Watch of 2013:
Certina DS2 PreciDrive
A new high-accuracy chronograph movement, accurate to 10 seconds a year, debuting in a modestly priced 12-hour chronograph with 1/100th second chrono precision
Features:
ETA 251.264.CEN PreciDrive movement, +-10 s/yr, COSC available,
Independent hour hand for timezone change.
100m WR, Domed AR sapphire, SS case
41mm width, 12.5mm thickness, 51mm lug-to-lug, 22mm lug width
~$900
(If anybody spots any errors on the details, let me know and I'll edit)
