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What would you consider to be the best all around tool watch? For me the seiko monster.
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You can call almost anything a 'tool watch'.
But if you want to apply a bit of structure, how about watches that were designed from the ground up, to solve specific problems and their design reflects that.
Examples:
The early fliegers. Worn for navigation during flight and essential kit.
The Seiko Tunas. Designed because a specific problem had to be solved (crystals popping off and watches being destroyed due to rough conditions and saturation diving). With a custom designed movement for the application.
Completely different approach than the Europeans used to solve it (i.e. Rolex and other pioneers of HEVs).
G-Shocks. Designed for 10, 10 and 10. By someone who dropped his new Seiko watch and it broke (that's the story I read anyway
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Maybe even Breitling's Navitimer along with a number of other chronographs with build in slide rules.
But if you want to apply a bit of structure, how about watches that were designed from the ground up, to solve specific problems and their design reflects that.
Examples:
The early fliegers. Worn for navigation during flight and essential kit.
The Seiko Tunas. Designed because a specific problem had to be solved (crystals popping off and watches being destroyed due to rough conditions and saturation diving). With a custom designed movement for the application.
Completely different approach than the Europeans used to solve it (i.e. Rolex and other pioneers of HEVs).
G-Shocks. Designed for 10, 10 and 10. By someone who dropped his new Seiko watch and it broke (that's the story I read anyway
).Maybe even Breitling's Navitimer along with a number of other chronographs with build in slide rules.
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Never thought of it in that way.?
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Depends on what job it's needed for.
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On the forums, it is generally used in reference to a chunky diver, aka "Tool Diver" that looks like it can take a beating at depth. The Benarus and Boschett 1000m divers from a few years back fit that bill. Similar watches are the Sinn U series, Stowa Seatime/Prodiver, Aegir CD-2 and many more.
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Ever notice how the majority of tool watches are divers
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here are two tough tool watches.
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Lots of them out there. I'll throw in one.
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Love the autozilla,had a ti ecozilla but traded it. Wish i hadn't
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Here's my most versatile tool and my best watch to date.
And in a few days, thanks to #FOUR, it'll have this case
Cases are easily swapped as you can see in this video made by our own ANDREMA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lKoHONW-wpM
The Orcas be work for absolutely any occasion and activity. There are currently 5 cases available to swap and two more are under production. I'll be getting the Torpedo case next year if I can't afford a whole new watch with that case.
And in a few days, thanks to #FOUR, it'll have this case
Cases are easily swapped as you can see in this video made by our own ANDREMA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lKoHONW-wpM
The Orcas be work for absolutely any occasion and activity. There are currently 5 cases available to swap and two more are under production. I'll be getting the Torpedo case next year if I can't afford a whole new watch with that case.
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I love a bunch of Sinn masterpieces (would love an U1) but this one takes the cake. I don't even care for chronographs but this watch is absolutely as good as it gets, to me. Like watch pornography. Pure joy to my eyes.Here's the Sinn 142 ST II Space Chronograph.....if you're an Astronaut, this might be your Tool watch
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