do you wear a watch while riding if so what watch?

[atarione]

I can't stand not wearing a watch .. I like watches and have a bunch of them.. mostly dive watches.. but dive watches aren't really made for mtb and I don't want to mash them so I generally wear a Casio G-Shock DW-5600 which is a $45~ish watch so no biggie if something happened to it..



As you can see my Cat Fitz is highly approving of this fine watch choice..


Anyways do you wear a watch if so what while riding?

when not riding I can frequently be found wearing some of these (plus a whole ton more I won't show them all).

[Bacon Fat]

I wear a samsung gear S3 so that I'll have phone service, but don't have to carry a big phone with me. So far it has been great and has survived a couple crashes well

[azimiut]

Depending on where I'm riding I have a watch. I have to have a watch on all the time.

I usually wear my citizen watch. It's smaller than my other ones and a bit simpler. Even though I have time on my Garmin I wear the watch.

[RS VR6]

I tried a few times and it just wasn't comfortable. I've got some skinny wrists and the watch moves around way too much. It's banging off the bone on my wrist.

Most of my watches are on a NATO strap.

I got an SKX for Christmas from my GF. Awesome watch.

[atarione]

I tried a few times and it just wasn't comfortable. I've got some skinny wrists and the watch moves around way too much. It's banging off the bone on my wrist.

Most of my watches are on a NATO strap.

I got an SKX for Christmas from my GF. Awesome watch.

very nice.. SKX is a personal favorite of mine

here are mine::

[AVL-MTB]

I wear a Garmin Forerunner 35, if that's watch enough for you

[mtnbkrmike]

Since 2000 I have only worn one watch biking...

[Battery]

I never could wear a watch at all. My hands would go numb wearing them. It could be related to my carpal tunnel problems. I had to loosen the watch so much that it slipped around my wrist all day. I decided to not bother with them anymore.

[mtnbkrmike]

I don't wear this biking ever, but it's a pretty cool watch nonetheless. Also picked up around 2000. It was a TLD limited run.

[scatterbrained]

I ride with a Samsung Gear S3 Frontier. Mainly to be able to answer the phone if my wife or daughters call while I'm riding.

[atarione]

Since 2000 I have only worn one watch biking...

nice.. honestly I don't think I could bring myself to wear a rolex while mtb riding.. but I respect you for doing it...

[mtnbkrmike]

nice.. honestly I don't think I could bring myself to wear a rolex while mtb riding.. but I respect you for doing it...

I didn't notice the big gash in the bezel to the left of the zero marker until I posted that pic. I was able to polish most of it out but yeah - that watch has obviously taken some hits.

I would like to give it to my daughter some day. Maybe I should think about not wearing it anymore, and consider myself lucky that it survived 18+ years of unpampered abuse.

[natas1321]

I have a thing for watches so yes I always wear one. Usually wear the breitling for about everything but have had to replace the crystal twice due to scratches that occurred while riding so now it's one of two others.

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[MozFat]

Just wear whatever watch I have in circulation at the time. Never even gave it a thought. Any fairly rugged waterproof sport or dive watch will do. I guess I'd leave out a "delicate" dress watch, not that I wear them often.

[Jayem]

What is this "watch" thing? Does it tell time, like a phone?

[J.B. Weld]

What is this "watch" thing? Does it tell time, like a phone?

Ha, that's what I was thinking. Other than a love of jewelry I can't understand the appeal, and even if I were into jewelry I'm not sure I'd care about it on the trail.

I guess if you don't carry a phone or GPS and and are time crunched they would still have a useful function.

[JoePAz]

I always wear a watch when riding. Use it tell time. That is handy to know how long I have been out riding and quick check on pace (where I expect to be at certain time) and general use. I wear cheap sports watch I got at walmart. Digital and Velco band so no "in between" sizes. Plus lightweight.

[Ailuropoda]

Apple Watch Series 3 LTE

It tells time plus I don't have to carry my phone. It charges pretty fast, too, and I can get about two days on a charge if I don't use the phone for too long.

Most people just text me, anyway, and I can get my emails as well.

It's completely waterproof. I swim with it and have had no problems.

I only bring my phone now when bikepacking...more for the camera then anything else.

[mack_turtle]

Fitbit Surge. Bought it used for $40. Has its own GPS, so I don't have to eat up phone battery to track rides. It beams the data from rides and runs to Strava with ease. The calorie, step, stair, and heart rate info has been useful as well. I wear it all day, every day, but it's especially useful for riding and running. It sends texts to me as well, so if someone texts me during a ride, I don't have to dig my phone out of my pack to check it.

[Mr Pig]

I don't wear a watch, havn't for over thirty years. Don't think I even own one. I have a phone which has the time on it, everyone around you has a watch and the few places that's no the case are places I probably don't want to know the time.

So I guess the only reason I'd want to wear a watch is.. an ego thing? Make a statement of some kind?

[93EXCivic]

I love mechanical watches. Most of mine are vintage (several Olmas from the 60s and 70s, a Oris After 5 from the 60s, an Elgin from 1929, a Smiths Empire) or Vostoks (from Russia).

I wear a G-shock for biking. It is much easier to check the time then pulling the phone out of the pack. But I'd like to get something with heart rate and GPS.

[matadorCE]

Garmin Vivoactive 3. I use a 820 to record my rides but the Vivoactive is a good backup plus I can record other stuff too like kayaking, swimming, etc. It's not perfect but better than most of the other smart watchers IMO.

[Phillbo]

I never wear a watch..... These days everywhere you look there is a clock.

[richardjohnson]

I also wear a samsung gear frontier. Waterproof, shock proof and direct connection to Map my ride which is my default cycling metric thingy. That way I can bury my phone in my pack and just focus on riding but still have phone call ability and text ability.

I used to be a watch hound, with a drawer filled with watches at home but since the smart watch came into my life it is the only one I wear, unless my phone is dead, then i will pull out my Nike Oregon digital because it is nicely sized to not conflict with my gloves and has been rock solid for over 20 years now.

[jcd46]

I never wear a watch..... These days everywhere you look there is a clock.

Exactly! I used to wear watches, but haven't in 25+ years.

[Lone Rager]

Breitling Aerospace

[chuckha62]

Analog for me.

I wear my Citizen all the time. I've forgotten to take it off even when welding, so unfortunately the crystal has some pits in it, but it's tough as nails overall.

[Travis Bickle]

Haven't worn a watch in a decade, and when I'm riding I don't care what time it is.

[CUP-TON]

I never wear a watch..... These days everywhere you look there is a clock.

It's not about the clock.
I wear a Sunnto GPS wrist computer while riding. This thing tells me about anything I need to know including est recovery time, EPOC, PTE. How much time is spent in which HR zones, time spent climbing, desending, on flat ground, ect. And about 20 other aspects of the ride/workout.
I don't have to carry my phone and worry about breaking it or getting it wet in a downpour or water crossing.
The watch is transferable to just about any sport, including water sports. And I don't have to worry about mounting it anywhere, or it flying off in a crash like some GPS units.
I do use a cheapo Bryton GPS on the bars because it has a huge display and is easier to read when going 20mph. But I use the "Watch" to download all the info.

[roughster]

Fitbit Ionic user here. I will probably switch to Garmin when this breaks as Fitbit can;t seem to get their crap together around synching. As others have mentioned, it tracks my ride via GPS and I can upload to STRAVA after without worrying about my phone.

[edubfromktown]

I love mechanical watches. Most of mine are vintage (several Olmas from the 60s and 70s, a Oris After 5 from the 60s, an Elgin from 1929, a Smiths Empire) or Vostoks (from Russia).

I wear a G-shock for biking. It is much easier to check the time then pulling the phone out of the pack. But I'd like to get something with heart rate and GPS.

I also like old mechanical watches (no interest in quartz movement and digital watches)... don’t wear them when riding though..

My coolest one is a 1920’s rectangular white gold Tiffany watch with small second hand that has Rolex internals! Bought it from a retiring watchmaker back in the 1990’s. It was his favorite timepiece as well.


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[skiahh]

Just wear whatever watch I have in circulation at the time. Never even gave it a thought. Any fairly rugged waterproof sport or dive watch will do. I guess I'd leave out a "delicate" dress watch, not that I wear them often.

This. Never think about which watch I was wearing when I get ready to ride. I have two I rotate with, usually.

As for the "you have a clock on your phone" crowd, sure. Much easier to look at my wrist, than stop and pull out my phone if I need the time, whether on the trail or elsewhere. Plus, I've worn a watch since I was about 10 or 12 years old, so feel naked without one! Habit now as much as a need.

[karthur]

Mechanical watches only! Right now its a Marathon general field watch, I wear it when biking, except in the summer because of sweat.

[boomn]

As for the "you have a clock on your phone" crowd, sure. Much easier to look at my wrist, than stop and pull out my phone if I need the time, whether on the trail or elsewhere

I never wear a watch but have been thinking about buying one just for riding because of this reason. As a working dad my rides are often time constrained and I check the time often (maybe too often!). I haven't seen any clocks on my trails so I keep stopping to pull my phone out

[borisotto]

Apple Watch, 'cause I have it and it's waterproof (we have plenty of lakes to get a swim in around).

[DiRt DeViL]

Fitness tracker, Samsung Gear Fit 2.

[sturge]

Have not worn a watch (or any jewelry) for about 20 years. I got married in 1984 and ditched my wedding ring (not my wife) after about a year. I just don't like crap attached to my wrist and hands.

OP...I used to do some diving back in the 90's and have that exact same dive watch stuffed in a drawer somewhere. I only used it for dives...freakin' thing is HUGE!

[RS VR6]

Exactly! I used to wear watches, but haven't in 25+ years.

I stopped wearing watches when I got my first pager in the early 90's. I had clipped to the inside of my pocket...so when I need to check the time...I'd just look down at my pocket. I started wearing a watch when I starting using a mobile phone and got rid of the pager. It's just easier to look at a watch to check the time.

[azimiut]

Other reason I wear a watch is that in my job majority of the time I either can't touch my phone because my hands are dirty or my phone is in my truck because I'm soaking wet from sprinklers. I can go all day without my phone. Knowing what time it is can be important.

My father in law is a crane operator. He has custom made overalls for his pocket watch. That's a whole different story.

[NYrr496]

I have a Timex Expedition that I wear to work and usually wear when I'm riding. Sometimes, like if I'm on vacation, I wear my titanium Citizen.

[Jayem]

And I did have a nice citizen that I used to wear, but that thing would get so damn banged up, just even at work, but especially when riding/wrenching. Just made no sense to wear it, and I don't care about how fashionable it makes me look.

[JimF777]

I wear a samsung gear S3 so that I'll have phone service, but don't have to carry a big phone with me. So far it has been great and has survived a couple crashes well

I as well (except the phone part), my phone is usually with me for Strava and obligatory pics :-)

[John Kuhl]

I hike and ride using a Citizen divers watch.

[Pedalon2018]

Haven't worn a watch in a decade, and when I'm riding I don't care what time it is.

I don’t care what time it is either. Great life style but.....I wear a watch for unlimited variety of music on long rides and for emergency cell coverage so my Wife can call for assistance. I guess I could call her if I crash but I stopped putting myself on the ground. Also see the weather on the face like temp, wind speed and direction and so on.

[nauc]

sometimes...

[atarione]

good stuff.. I really prefer to be able to quickly check my wrist for the time.. partly to figure out how soon it will be getting dark / how long till I need to head back.. whatever.. my phone isn't much use for that while on a bike..

[Coal-Cracker]

Breitling Aerospace

You wear that riding?
Please tell me you're kidding.

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[Pedalon2018]

You wear that riding?
Please tell me you're kidding.

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I used to wear a Rolex while riding until a scumbag pulled a knife and told me to flip it to him. I pulled a 45 Kimber and he ran. Stopped wearing the watch that night. Now I just wear the Apple

[MarcusBrody]

I wear a super cheap digital Casio. It's so light that I barely feel it and if I bash it into oblivion, I can replace it for less than 10 bucks. But it works perfectly fine.



I also often forget to change watches and end up wearing a slightly more expensive (but still not that expensive) Casio dive watch that I wear all the time. It's a tough watch so I'm not really worried about it, but the weight sometimes pushes the stem into my wrist, particularly if I'm doing things like bunny hopping so I try to take it off for any serious riding. An amazing watch for the price though.

[93EXCivic]

I also like old mechanical watches (no interest in quartz movement and digital watches)... don’t wear them when riding though..

My coolest one is a 1920’s rectangular white gold Tiffany watch with small second hand that has Rolex internals! Bought it from a retiring watchmaker back in the 1990’s. It was his favorite timepiece as well.


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Oh that sounds like a cool one. I love the tank style watches. But yeah I don't wear my mechanicals while biking or doing yardwork.

[abaughman]

I wear the Apple Watch, it has the fall alert, allows me to answer calls without digging through my bag, runs Strava, and has my heart rate data. I guess it is a possibility of breaking it at some point but so far so good.

[jcd46]

You guys take phone calls while riding??

[Crankout]

I do not wear a watch.

[J.B. Weld]

You guys take phone calls while riding??

Sometimes, depends who's calling. I keep my phone in a rear jersey pocket so I can check calls (or time) on the fly.

[scoon]

I don't wear this biking ever, but it's a pretty cool watch nonetheless. Also picked up around 2000. It was a TLD limited run.

Yes, I have another variant of the limited TLD watches:


Thanks for sharing yours, they are pretty cool watches!

[J.B. Weld]

It's not about the clock.

That's what the op seems to be about. A fitness watch is a different deal and that would be useful for me.

Also I guess I might consider wearing a (regular) watch if I didn't have easy access to my phone, but then again if that were the case I'd probably just get a bar mounted GPS or a smartwatch.

[.WestCoastHucker.]

[Bacon Fat]

You guys take phone calls while riding??

I do. I can either sit at my desk and wait for calls or a can go riding when I want and stop if some one calls me.

[RS VR6]

I wear a super cheap digital Casio. It's so light that I barely feel it and if I bash it into oblivion, I can replace it for less than 10 bucks. But it works perfectly fine.



I also often forget to change watches and end up wearing a slightly more expensive (but still not that expensive) Casio dive watch that I wear all the time. It's a tough watch so I'm not really worried about it, but the weight sometimes pushes the stem into my wrist, particularly if I'm doing things like bunny hopping so I try to take it off for any serious riding. An amazing watch for the price though.

Casio makes some awesome watches for the price.

I still have my "Mudman" from either 99 or 2000. Friend of mine bought it for me when he went to the Tokyo Auto Salon in Japan. I don't really wear it anymore. I can't remember the last time the battery was changed.

[Lone Rager]

You wear that riding?
Please tell me you're kidding.

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Yep. I wear it just about all the time. Damaged it once crashing on a road bike and needed to get a new case. I own it to wear it, not admire it on my dresser.

[Impetus]

I wear my series2 Apple Watch. It runs my Strava.

[abaughman]

I do. I can either sit at my desk and wait for calls or a can go riding when I want and stop if some one calls me.

Thats how I feel about it to. I am a realtor I have scheduled a showing pulled off to the side of the trail.

[Pedalon2018]

Thats how I feel about it to. I am a realtor I have scheduled a showing pulled off to the side of the trail.

Before I retired, I was a Railroad Superintendent and was always on call. Cell phones allowed me to ride almost anywhere and still do my work. Some hate the phones but it allows many like me to continue our lifestyle and keep our careers.

[bigguy1]

Samsung gear S3 Frontier. This is my everyday watch. As others hav3 already stated, it allows me to put my phone in the bag under my seat and still have the ability to take calls and texts. It also has some good tracking features like distance traveled, heart rate etc.

[Ailuropoda]

You guys take phone calls while riding??

Sometimes I have to. I'm a physician so I have to take some calls.

The beauty of the Apple watch is that I can see who is calling or texting me without having to dig out the phone (if I'm even carrying it).

[Ailuropoda]

Before I retired, I was a Railroad Superintendent and was always on call. Cell phones allowed me to ride almost anywhere and still do my work. Some hate the phones but it allows many like me to continue our lifestyle and keep our careers.

Unfortunately I am never called about anything good.

[knutso]

Why a watch is greater than a phone:
Doesn't die after one day away from a charger.
About 1 tenth the size.
No radiation.
Can easily be read in bright sunlight.
Doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg to replace.
Far more weather/impact proof.
You can check it in the dark without constricting your pupils.
Adds to your appearance.
If the battery goes, no fire.
Less environmental impact/footprint.
No monthly bill or forced obsolescence.
Doesn't alert you unless you set it to.
Not a tracking/surveillance device (if you're concerned

For daily life, I have been trying to go old school, wear a watch, be on time and leave the phone in the car. For cycling, no watch and a phone for emergencies. None of the above are of greater concern than needing a ride/medical assistance.

My watch of choice is a Casio OCW P1000

[Humpy]

Time is one of the fields on my bike computer so I don't miss race starts.

Other than that I rarely find myself wondering what time it is and certainly wouldn't shackle myself by the wrist to a contraption displaying the pathetic human concept of time.

[Jayem]

Why a watch is greater than a phone:
Doesn't die after one day away from a charger.

Not if you are in airplane mode and if you are out for multiple days a GPS/computer unit is probably a better idea anyway.

About 1 tenth the size.

Sure, but I've smashed watches probably more than phones, due to their more exposed nature.

No radiation.

Well, not only was this determined to not link to cancer with any correlation, but your watch still has an electromagnetic field since it's an electrical device, so technically there "is" radiation, but the scare from the 90s has turned out to be not proven, so the entire point is invalid.

Can easily be read in bright sunlight.

Depends on analog, etc. Generally easier to view, unless we are comparing against a bike computer.

Doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg to replace.

Depends, watches go from a few bucks up to thousands, plus as I mentioned above, I've found them to be more exposed and easier to damage. That's why my citizen is sitting at home and I don't use it.

Far more weather/impact proof.

Again, more exposed, some have decent water-proofing, but if it's solar powered you have to keep it more exposed and then if you are constantly brushing vegetation it can get quite annoying.

You can check it in the dark without constricting your pupils.

Depends, phones have night-bright levels and more expensive watches have the tritium or whatever, but then that kind of erases the "cheap watches" benefit above, as those types of watches are generally much more expensive.

Adds to your appearance.

I guess, if you like gold chains, ear-rings, things hanging off your extremities, etc.

If the battery goes, no fire.

Used to be true, but more and more are using lithium batteries.

Less environmental impact/footprint.

I went through a lot of watches as a kid and early adult. I'd have to question that.

No monthly bill or forced obsolescence.

Sure, unless it's a GPS watch like a Garmin.

Doesn't alert you unless you set it to.

Exactly like a phone.

Not a tracking/surveillance device (if you're concerned

Not concerned.

For daily life, I have been trying to go old school, wear a watch, be on time and leave the phone in the car. For cycling, no watch and a phone for emergencies. None of the above are of greater concern than needing a ride/medical assistance.

My watch of choice is a Casio OCW P1000

This is why I have a personal locator beacon, its tiny, broadcasts on 406mhz directly to the NOAA sarsat, which goes directly to search and rescue (no third parties or commercial parties). A phone is a poor substitute for this.

[Ian_s]

Huawei watch 2 4g for me so I can run packless with no phone but still make calls if I need too. Also runs strava and a trail map app.

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[drwx]

Great S3, but only really for time and alerts. The GPS in it sucks and I still use Endomondo from my phone to track my rides. It's nice to be able to see what my messages are or who's calling so I can figure out if I need to stop and answer it.

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[knutso]

Jayem

I do not doubt plenty of studies have shown cellphone radiation is right-o. Mobile phones/telecom is a $2triillion+ industry worldwide. But there are others that have proven it mutates DNA, sperm cells etc. No one knows what that long term exposure will do to todays children and their reproductive health.

Solar watches last months without charging, and can charge off indoor lighting in a day.

A phone that is a replaced every few years, has a large battery and draws power from the wall daily has an exponentially larger environmental impact than a watch that lasts decades with a tiny battery and no power draw.

Yes you can set your phone to airplane or no alert mode. But then it is just a large, expensive, fragile, power hungry watch. The calls, texts etc are what give it its value. With that value you have to take the downside which is calls, texts etc that you would have preferred to ignore.

You keep saying the exposed nature of a watch, but that only speaks to its advantages of compactness and durability. You could wear your phone on your wrist or wrap your watch in a case and put it in a bag, but doing either seems silly due to their size and durability characteristics.

I am not anti phone. Just stating why one is not a stictly better substitute for a watch. If I had to only have one or the other, I would no question, take a phone.

[nauc]

I wear a super cheap digital Casio. It's so light that I barely feel it and if I bash it into oblivion, I can replace it for less than 10 bucks. But it works perfectly fine.



I also often forget to change watches and end up wearing a slightly more expensive (but still not that expensive) Casio dive watch that I wear all the time. It's a tough watch so I'm not really worried about it, but the weight sometimes pushes the stem into my wrist, particularly if I'm doing things like bunny hopping so I try to take it off for any serious riding. An amazing watch for the price though.

that dive watch is a lot of watch for $40.. nice !

[Jayem]

I will say this, in grade school I had Tetris watch. It was the best thing ever. If there was one thing from that era that I should have kept, that would be it.

[inonjoey]

I will say this, in grade school I had Tetris watch. It was the best thing ever. If there was one thing from that era that I should have kept, that would be it.

Rad.


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[dylandewandel]

I used to wear a watch when I first started riding; it became unbearable once I started to sweat.. then in colder weather, harder to see if you've got sleeves in the way. Once I got a mounted Garmin, seriously rendered watches obsolete.

[skiahh]

Well, not only was this determined to not link to cancer with any correlation, but your watch still has an electromagnetic field since it's an electrical device, so technically there "is" radiation, but the scare from the 90s has turned out to be not proven, so the entire point is invalid.

Unless you have a mechanical watch. I have one battery powered and one mechanical, perpetual winding (by arm motion). No field with the mechanical one!

Jayem

I do not doubt plenty of studies have shown cellphone radiation is right-o. Mobile phones/telecom is a $2triillion+ industry worldwide. But there are others that have proven it mutates DNA, sperm cells etc. No one knows what that long term exposure will do to todays children and their reproductive health.


I am not anti phone. Just stating why one is not a stictly better substitute for a watch. If I had to only have one or the other, I would no question, take a phone.

Yes, there are studies that say it does stuff. In the Navy, my job was electronic countermeasures. I sat on top of and beside extremely high powered transmitters ranging from lower frequencies (khz) to high frequencies in the Ghz range. Plenty of hours with these things blasting away. No impact and my kid is perfect (as perfecta as a tween/teen can be!). None of my shipmates have any health issues outside the normal range of stuff, so I tend to agree that those studies that say the low power outputs of phones have an impact are slanted.

As for having to choose just one, I'd take the watch. Mechanical watch, at that. Once the zombie apocalypse comes, cell phones will be useless!

[J.B. Weld]

As for having to choose just one, I'd take the watch. Mechanical watch, at that. Once the zombie apocalypse comes, cell phones will be useless!

They'll only be worth their weight in gold, all those pretty Rolex watches will go into the melting pot.

[atarione]

This watch Seiko SRP637 (shrouded Monster) was a gift from my wife for xmas a couple years ago.. this is the heaviest / biggest watch I own.. I quite like it..

[mtnbkrmike]

This watch Seiko SRP637 (shrouded Monster) was a gift from my wife for xmas a couple years ago.. this is the heaviest / biggest watch I own.. I quite like it..

Nice!

What is to the left of the beer can? With the tube(s)?

[atarione]

Nice!

What is to the left of the beer can? With the tube(s)?

thanx.. the thing with the tubes is a Darkvoice 336SE OTL tube headphone amplifier, with vintage USA made tubes (RCA 6SN7GT and RCA 6AS7G)..

[edubfromktown]

Oh that sounds like a cool one. I love the tank style watches. But yeah I don't wear my mechanicals while biking or doing yardwork.

It is quite the cool one...

[Shark]

Haven't worn a watch in a decade, and when I'm riding I don't care what time it is.

This.

[Pedalon2018]

I used to wear a watch when I first started riding; it became unbearable once I started to sweat.. then in colder weather, harder to see if you've got sleeves in the way. Once I got a mounted Garmin, seriously rendered watches obsolete.

Well that depends what you wear a watch for. I use my Apple 4 almost exclusively for music via Air Pods and emergency cell purposes. The rest of the watch is nonsense to me, especially when you run a Garmin 1030.

[J.B. Weld]

This.

Mostly agree, unless you're doing an out & back and don't have lights or extra clothing. Gotta adhere to your turn around time, I've pushed it a time or 2 and it can be an unpleasant ride back when the sun sinks below the horizon and it drops 20 degrees.

[Crankout]

This watch Seiko SRP637 (shrouded Monster) was a gift from my wife for xmas a couple years ago.. this is the heaviest / biggest watch I own.. I quite like it..

I'd be afraid of dinging that up on a ride; that is nice.

[sXeXBMXer]

Sometimes I have to. I'm a physician so I have to take some calls.

I play hockey with a guy who is a heart surgeon, and he brings his work phone on to the bench during games. More than once, he has had to leave mid game for an emergency surgery...

I wear my GArmin Vivoactive watch all the time since my heart attack. It tracks everything I need...ride maps, heart rate, zone time etc. At first, I didn't like it cause it was so big, but now I am used to it. I just use the Garmin Connect app/software to keep records of the info. I usually only have my phone on rides for the camera or for communications after the ride. I do use it for GPS on some longer rides occasionally.

Before that I had 2 Fossil analog watches from the mid 90's that I wore until they started to get beat up. I really like the design of the original Fossil stuff...

[Pedalon2018]

Mostly agree, unless you're doing an out & back and don't have lights or extra clothing. Gotta adhere to your turn around time, I've pushed it a time or 2 and it can be an unpleasant ride back when the sun sinks below the horizon and it drops 20 degrees.

that and if you are wearing prescription sunglasses, it is almost like riding at night with no lights as the sun goes away for the night. I hate that.

[Ed1774]

I can't stand not wearing a watch .. I like watches and have a bunch of them.. mostly dive watches.. but dive watches aren't really made for mtb and I don't want to mash them so I generally wear a Casio G-Shock DW-5600 which is a $45~ish watch so no biggie if something happened to it..



As you can see my Cat Fitz is highly approving of this fine watch choice..


Anyways do you wear a watch if so what while riding?

when not riding I can frequently be found wearing some of these (plus a whole ton more I won't show them all).

I'm daily wearing a Seiko SRP779 that I got this past Christmas. It's like yours in the keyboard photo but it has the Pepsi (red/blue) bezel. I asked my wife for it as a gift so I could retire my 30 year old Seiko 6309 I bought new in the 80's. These Seiko's are great watches and my 6309 has never had the case opened. I may send it out for a lube/oil/filter now that it's retired.

I also see your probably a lefty like me.

[Ed1774]

Since 2000 I have only worn one watch biking...

Wow, biking with a Rolex Sea Dweller. If it's an actual Rolex and not a knock off your a braver man than me.

My father has a Submariner he bought in the late 60's. It will be in my collection some day, and the later the better is fine with me.

[skiahh]

I've worn my GMT II cycling. Not sure why that's brave.

Of course, I am in Bellingham where it's not that big a risk.

[atarione]

I'm daily wearing a Seiko SRP779 that I got this past Christmas. It's like yours in the keyboard photo but it has the Pepsi (red/blue) bezel. I asked my wife for it as a gift so I could retire my 30 year old Seiko 6309 I bought new in the 80's. These Seiko's are great watches and my 6309 has never had the case opened. I may send it out for a lube/oil/filter now that it's retired.

I also see your probably a lefty like me.

awesome yeah the pepsi one is nice.. I got the black because I already had this SKX009:


you should definitely get the 6309 serviced.. MAKE SURE They don't start swapping out the dial / hands / bezel insert as old all orig 6309's are getting rare.. they still don't sell for that much $500~ish but they are cool.. especially when all original.

And yes sir, I am indeed a lefty as well

[sXeXBMXer]

awesome yeah the pepsi one is nice.. I got the black because I already had this SKX009:


you should definitely get the 6309 serviced.. MAKE SURE They don't start swapping out the dial / hands / bezel insert as old all orig 6309's are getting rare.. they still don't sell for that much $500~ish but they are cool.. especially when all original.

And yes sir, I am indeed a lefty as well

are you in a recording studio there?

[mtnbkrmike]

Wow, biking with a Rolex Sea Dweller. If it's an actual Rolex and not a knock off your a braver man than me.

My father has a Submariner he bought in the late 60's. It will be in my collection some day, and the later the better is fine with me.

The thing is a tank. It's been to hell and back and has kept incredibly accurate time since 2000. I have never dropped it off for the servicing Rolex says is necessary from time to time. It's spent lot of time in temps ranging from minus 40 to plus 50 Celsius, it's been down to 150+ feet of seawater and yeah - it has seen 18+ years of continuous mountain biking. I generally don't take it off. Ever. So it has experienced everything I have experienced since 2000.

Nothing to fear. It's about the furthest thing from delicate that there can be.

[Crankout]

You cats wear some nice timepieces whilst riding!

[Rodmunch]

I love watches, own a couple automatics (Seiko, Air Blue) and solars (Citizens). But I never wear one while riding. If I did it would be a digital Pulsar that's my toss around watch for going in the water, etc. But still it would probably bounce around too much against my wrist.

[goodmojo]

I can't stand not wearing a watch .. I like watches and have a bunch of them.. mostly dive watches.. but dive watches aren't really made for mtb and I don't want to mash them so I generally wear a Casio G-Shock DW-5600 which is a $45~ish watch so no biggie if something happened to it..



As you can see my Cat Fitz is highly approving of this fine watch choice..


Anyways do you wear a watch if so what while riding?

when not riding I can frequently be found wearing some of these (plus a whole ton more I won't show them all).

I wear a gshock for riding too. I have a smart watch for regular daily wear.

[JimF777]

Samsung gear S3 Frontier. This is my everyday watch. As others hav3 already stated, it allows me to put my phone in the bag under my seat and still have the ability to take calls and texts. It also has some good tracking features like distance traveled, heart rate etc.

And the SOS feature

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[leeboh]

Ha, that's what I was thinking. Other than a love of jewelry I can't understand the appeal, and even if I were into jewelry I'm not sure I'd care about it on the trail.

I guess if you don't carry a phone or GPS and and are time crunched they would still have a useful function.

I'm just old, watch works well. You have to stop and pull the phone out of your pack? Or put it on your bars? Mine is analog. As a photographer I used to shoot a lot of polaroids for test lighting, would process for 30 sec. b&w, color was 45 seconds.

[nibblecuda]

Garmin vivoactive HR. Ugly rectangle for maximum wrist articulation! Wear it playing hockey too.