Need 'Great Outdoors' watch

[disco1]

Hi Guys,
I need another watch for my collection, have oris 'small second' divers for work/showing off, tissot PRS516 for general everyday and a cheapy casio for running/great outdoors. The casio is pretty much ruined and was thinking of changing it. I've seen some v g deals for Casio protreks, they have built in compass, thermometers..etc, has anyone got any experiences of them? Are they any good? Are the built in tools accurate?

Can anyone recommend anything else? Needs to be v rugid and around £50, anything more and I'd be worried about smashing it on a snowdonia rock face!

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D1

[Jem0911]

Surely Sir requires a G Shock?

Mine.
But many more available.

[white90]

I have a Protrek it is over 10years still old fine, but bulky.

[Ikemi]

If you're willing to spend a little extra, take a look at the Suunto range ... They are very robust, very reliable and have more features than you can shake a stick at!

Outdoorgb.com have a massive range to choose from: http://www.outdoorgb.com/c/compass_watches/



The one above is £188 and you get:

Depth meter, Rotating bezel, Button lock, 12/24 hour display, Dual time, Predicted sunrise and sunset times, Alarm snooze, Backlit for night use, Water resistant to 30 m (100 ft) with underwater buttons, 4 language menu: English, German, Spanish and French, Altimeter, Total ascent/descent, Automatic altimeter/barometer switch, Automatic 7-day altimeter/barometer memory, Altimeter/barometer lock, Altitude range: 500-9,000 m (1600-29,500 ft), Difference measurement, Logbook function, Log graph, Recording intervals: 1 sec, 5 sec, 30 sec, 60 sec, User-removable logbook files, Real-time vertical cumulative value, Temperature compensation, Chronograph, Countdown timer, Stopwatch, Compass, North indicator, Heading in degrees, Bearing tracking, Cardinal directions, Declination setting, Guided calibration, Weather with Barometer range: 8.9-32.4 inHg (300-1100 mbar), Barometer resolution: 0.05 inHg (1 mbar), Difference measurement, Sea level pressure, Temperature range: -20°C to +60°C (-5°F to +140°F), Temperature resolution: 1°C (1°F), Trend graph, Trend indicator, Weather alarm, Weather memory: 7 days, Backlight type: Electro-luminescent display, Mineral crystal glass, Operating temperature: -20°C to +60°C (-5°F to +140°F), Weight: 64 g, Low battery warning ... and breathe!

[gareth h]

Casio thermometers are hopeless they only measure the temperature of your wrist!

[AlpineWhite]

Just got a suunto myself, bought the Observer and a steel bracelet style strap to replace the naff standard rubber buckled item. Total cost about £180 all in, a very happy chap here. Ideal for my everyday use as well as in the great outdoors.