Find a Gshock you like!

 

A hunter sharing a story here of how he became disoriented once returning to his truck, and a relative buying him an SGW-100 afterwards, is what inspired me to pick this up.

All sounds can be silenced, good backlight, and a compass is always handy in the woods. A few colors available that are darker/don't include the metallic bezel.

 

The chronograph with moonlight display

 

The chronograph with moonlight display

Hmm... I've been thinking about getting rid of my UX... Might be a good excuse to keep it... The square is more comfortable...

 

Casio G-Shock or Pro Trek will be your best bet, these watches come in variety of case sizes and colors, lightweight and very durable. If you want to go analog, Citizen Promaster Land AT6085-50E or BN0118-04E “Ray Mears”
I shoot guns quite often and participate in pistol competitions, most of the time I am wearing my Citizen PMD56-2951 on NATO strap, the watch is lightweight, durable, and very easy to read; due to its relatively small size, 39mm case and 11mm thick, I can easily cover it with sleeves and there is a very little risk of snagging. Happy Hunting!!!

 

I wear a resin square while upland bird hunting, which is fine, but it wouldn’t be too good for pig or deer hunting.

By "resin square" I assume you mean a G-Shock. Why wouldn't that be good for pig or deer? I've worn my G's while deer and hog hunting a number of times. They work just fine. The animals aren't particularly fussy about your fashion choices.

 

I have worn these hunting...

 

What are you hunting?

 

Cougars and milfs.

 

Deer, boar, turkey...

 

I'm a bit worried about using the light on my G shock, to see if its legal shooting time/I think mine beeps when I push the button - I know it beeps when I push others.

Depends where I am, but in a tree stand, I don't think the light would be a good idea.

(He's going to be kept around for a few more years, but we have a BIG axis buck running around the farm, who will go on the wall, eventually.)

 

I don't understand your concern about a one second backlight blip from a watch on your wrist while sitting in a tree stand. Everybody gets into a tree stand while using a flashlight or headlamp, the watch light is completely insignificant if you are concerned about spooking game.

 

not titanium or plastic, and definitely not lightweight but c'mon if you're looking for something that says "yeah, I HUNT"

full disclosure, I love ball watches. just no this one

 

I have the non camo, Ducks Unlimited version of this watch and I will tell you the lume is INSANE. It has 63 tubes and a swiss automatic movement. You can occasionally find them on sale at Joma etc.

 

This is what i wear for hiking. polycarbonate case, quartz, relatively low-power T25 tritium tubes. i wear it on nato or zulu straps.

 

Get a true hunter watch

 

Suunto core

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What watch, if any, features GPS coordinates beyond just a basic compass? That would be a good feature for wilderness use.

 

Bertucci A2T Super Classic - Titanium, so it’s lightweight. The finish they use does not reflect light. Tough as nails with the integrated titanium spring bars, and 200M of water resistance with a screw down crown. You could easily scrub it down in the dishwater, if you needed to.

Not sure if it’s the exact same model, but mine has sapphire crystal and a 10 year Lithium battery. I don’t hunt because I have ADD, but mine has been on plenty of fishing trips without any issues.

 

You should definitely hunt down a Damasko DH 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 ...

Photos below mostly courtesy of Long Island Watch,
I believe these models have been discontinued but should be possible to track down in The Wild.

Also came in steel gray cases, but the black would be the way to go.
You can also check out their other (non-DH series) watches in black too.

DH1.0 Black

DH2.0 Black

DH3.0 Black

 

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I wear a resin square while upland bird hunting, which is fine, but it wouldn’t be too good for pig or deer hunting.

Maybe you should also look at the type of straps for a hunting watch.

If you are hunting pigs, maybe a pigskin strap to wear with the watch. And for deer hunting, you may want to have a deerskin strap for that watch.

 

I use a Garmin Fenix 5, whatever the smaller 42mm version is. I enjoy the data.

 

I use a Garmin Fenix 5, whatever the smaller 42mm version is. I enjoy the data.
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Yes, agree. B. Kohr, check some Garmin video reviews of the Fenix, Tactix, or Instinct lines. Fenix and Instinct both have lightweight 41-42mm versions now, with toggleable backlight and beeps that you can disable.

I’m not a hunter but could imagine compass, barometer, mapping, waypoints, elevation, sunrise/sunset all potentially useful.

 

Does it beep? How do you see it in the dark?

 

Tritium tubes
Sunrise sunset dial
Anti-magnetic
Shock resistent
Titanium case
Kevlar strap

 

I’ve worn Seiko’s SNK803 deer hunting a couple times. The bead blasted case, flat crystal and matte dial/hands are great for the field.

Admittedly the lume is minimal but I’ve always found it adequate for the job - readable even in the pre-dawn light. YMMV

eta - takes to a scrub in the sink with a fine bristled brush just fine.

 

How about this? Maratac Field No Date. titanium case, sapphire crystal, screw down crown and case back gives you 100m WR., great Lume. Vance.

 

I'm an outdoors person and a hunter. My watch of choice for all such activities is a titanium Bertucci. Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'.

 

Which one do you have? My best friend's 45th is coming up and I wanna get him a field watch. He's an avid deer hunter (Prez of his club actually)

 

Great for any field conditions. Highly recommend for its simplicity, accuracy and lume.

 

Not exactly low profile but it's worked well so far.