Classic beater

 

Field watch... singular? Madness...

Clearly I have a type, and I'm interpreting field watches just about as broadly as posssible. I left out my Casio MTD-1079 and AMW-320. They have elements that straddle the line, but I'd say they are both more diver than field. (Or the AMW is whatever the heck late 80's/early 90's throwback it is)

Everything else, including Pilots and Fliegers is fair game. The early shots are missing the Orient Flight because I forgot I was wearing it. Oops.

Wait, am I missing one?

Yep, I'm dumb.

Sorry, dude.

I certainly understand that all of these straddle some lines. None are on the far end of "pure" field watches as they would have been issued by the military, but variety is the spice of life.

There's a range here for every budget. The Timex is the cheapest (duh) at $34 USD on up to the Alpina and Oris. All were purchased within the forum unofficial limit. Lots of different functions from full on chronos, (Precisionist, ETA 251.262 with a GMT-like jumping hour function, Seiko Solar with Alarm, Ronda 5040.B). The Citizen is a simple Ronda quartz, the Timex is obviously quartz as well. The Citizen's an Eco-Drive with small seconds. Three different automatics (Orient's 48743 w/o hacking or handwinding, ETA 2824-2 standard and modified Sellita SW220.) The Wenger commando has the conventional uniderectional bezel and the Seiko Adventure has an internal compass bezel.

If anyone is interested, the Citizen on the top right is up for sale. Clearly I need to thin the herd and it gets the least wear out of the group...

Edit: forgot one thing. This group also includes my size outliers, so this is pretty much the range of sizes I wear. The Timex is 40mm, the Oris and VSA Chrono Classic are 45mm and everything else is in-between.

 

Field watch... singular? Madness...

This statement alone deserves a trophy !

 

Field Watch? Check

Sent from my SM-N915P using Tapatalk

 

I give Timex credit for often landing really nice, clean, somewhat simple aesthetics with their watches.

 

 

Does this count?

 

Does this count?

View attachment 12369039

What and where? I really like that watch.

 

Coincidentally, I just took these photos a few hours ago. I know the Laco LE200 isn't a clear cut field watch, but with the matte steel case and the black bezel I think it's close enough to the Bundeswehr chrono style to qualify for this thread.

 

 

If we include pilot-esque watches, I only have this one.

 

 

I think this a field watch? That leads me to the question. What makes a watch fit into a genre of said field classification?

Sent from my Lenovo TB-X103F using Tapatalk

 

SNKN25 on a Zulu. Looking to mod into a bigger 39-20 S5 case.

View attachment 12369229

 

Seiko SNZG13J1

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

 

Alba APTB211

 

i'm interested in its solar sibling.

it doesn't look so small here. mind if i ask what's your wrist size ?

 

 

Think this counts

 

This one's really a surf watch, but has elements of a field watch:

This one's called a diver, but on leather it's a bad-ass field watch:

 

Seiko SNK809

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

I love this.

 

Honestly the only one I have.....

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

Have that Citizen on a black Perlon now = better.

Funny thing, with all those I usually wear an Aquaracer WAY2111-B

 

I have Timex Expedition T40051 and the Seiko SNK803 but no pictures

 

LOL at how few actual field watches are in this thread, starting with the original post.

As I understand it, a field watch has a full 12 numerals plus 13-24 in a secondary ring.

See ConfusedOne's Hamilton Khaki for a classic example.

A pilot watch is not automatically a field watch. Some can be, but a B-Uhr is clearly NOT a field watch.

A chronograph is not a field watch. A world timer is not a field watch. A diver is not field watch.

Anyway, here's mine.

 

From what I've concluded a "field watch" should be is big contrasting numbers/markers with little else on the dial. Simple, durable, and legible. Never heard of the 13-24 in secondary ring though.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

Timex Scout Chrono...

 

 

Show your "field watch"

My only field watch...

Edit to add: This may also qualify. Depends on what your definition of a field watch is I guess.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk