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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Greetings All, Next week Tuesday I'll be taking the family on a little camping excursion which will last until Sunday. We've decided to step it up a notch, get off the ground and have rented a pop-up trailer so it won't be ultra primitive tent camping. At any rate, I feel like I need to take just one watch and have narrowed it down to two in my mind. Please help me decide. Choice #1: Traser Unterwasser  Pros: Tubes Baby!! Should work well in low light conditions. WR. No need to think twice about getting this one wet. Durability/Beater. This watch can take a pounding and I am not gonna spaz should I inadvertently destroy it. Orange!! On so comfortable rubber! Cons: Quartz... I mean, what if the battery decides to croak on day two? Choice #2: Fortis B-42 Marinemaster  Pros: Lume dial should serve me well on low light conditions. WR. No need to think twice about getting this one wet. Durability. This is one hardcore mother that will accept some punishment. Automatic. Should keep on tickin'. Bracelet. Comfortable and solid. Day/Date... should I lose track of the days or daze as it may be... Just plain bitchin'... Cons: Simply put... what if I mar this beauty?? I mean, I might just put my hand in a fire or be attacked by vicious racoons... So I ask your help my Wis brothas and sistas... What do you think? I've made this a poll so you can give your opinion easily. Thanks for taking a look and helping me out. Any and all comments are appreciated and if you know my collection please feel free to chime in any other suggestions!! |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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option 1: put a new battery in the Traser before leaving...great watch for outdoors!:dude: option 2: take them both for no man should be in the woods with his family and only 1 watch for an entire week....think of it as a safety measure!:D now add a 3rd option to your poll which would include both,you know what kind of WIS we are!:P |
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Chick Hazzard 3T WIS 
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I picked the Traser. When I go "out in the field" I wear my Marathon GSAR. Quartz, good lume, brushed case. I would cry if I scratched that beautiful Fortis. |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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oagaspar wrote: option 1: put a new battery in the Traser before leaving...great watch for outdoors!:dude:Good advice!! Done! |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Pax I say ditto that. LOL :D go WIS all the way. And maybe add a G-Shock just to be safe making sure those 2 have the right time. ;) :cool: LOL :D oagaspar wrote: option 1: put a new battery in the Traser before leaving...great watch for outdoors!:dude: |
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rare m5 3T WIS
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Paxman, I would go for option #1 cuz I wouldn't wear my Fortis out in woods. Option #4 - I wouldn't mind wearing something digital like casio pathfinder or suunto. Or the ultimate option- Option #5- go all out with Breitling emergency.. You can always beacon in for help. I tried #5 on my future Mrs. on before our latest trip to Alaska. "You know... it would be great if I wore a Breitling Emergency... In case something happend to us, I can always call for help.." Her response after rolling her eyes.. "i'm not even going to respond to that" |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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rare m5 wrote: Paxman, I would go for option #1 cuz I wouldn't wear my Fortis out in woods. Your better half's response to your probing is CLASSIC!! Second time I've heard mention of a digital type beater. Truth be told, I don't have one except for a puny little waveceptor that would either melt or get wet... Could be a hole in my collection but one I'm not so inclined to jump on for whatever reason. Protective of the Fortis?!? I wanna believe this thing is a tank... A Breitling Emergency... I like your style baby!! I'll go right out and grab one! Oops!! Need a couple of bucks and a two hour drive to the nearest AD... |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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If ya lived next door I'd let ya borrow this. Great watch to have on at night in the woods. :cool: ;) Attachment: mtmso001.gif (Downloaded 114 times) |
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rare m5 3T WIS
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Paxman wrote:
Last edited on Sun Aug 12th, 2007 03:40 pm by rare m5 |
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Eric L. 3T WIS 
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I would go for option #1 - the likelihood for the battery to die is extremely remote and you'd know ahead of time since most good quartz watches have the "two second tick" when the battery is low. |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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More opinions pleeeeez... |
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teddyhanna Guest
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yourock.gifwoohoo.gifHey that Fortis looks Bad to the bone, but what if you ding it up. Just put the new battery in Traser. This occasion, is the perfect time to use the Traser. |
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MarkJnK 3T WIS 
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My beater that I use for Mountain Biking is a Luminox Quartz chrono, all SS. But I couldn't spend a week with only that one watch. I'd have to take something more desirable, even if it is just to look at every day or two to remind me of the finer things. I don't really believe in babying my watches, unless it is an activity that I am sure will cause damage... like Mountain Biking would on an auto movement (or supposedly so). For example, I wore my Doxa T-Graph on a recent fishing trip that involves everything from reaching into the bait bucket, to grappling with toothy fish, to collecting firewood, playing horseshoes, drunken stumbles, swimming (sometimes not intentionally) and cooking over an open fire. The Doxa arrived home in stellar condition, with only a quick refreshing of the clasp with a Scotch pad. Your Fortis is a brushed finish, therefore all but the bezel is refreshable if the need were to arise. If the worst happened and you did ding it, consider it a reminder of the wonderful week you spent in the woods with your family. Character marks. |
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srh_pres 3T WIS 
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I voted for the traser (and if you ever wanna flip that one, holler) - but I would throw in another wild card and say grab youself a SUUNTO Xlander, perfect for camping...hand6.gif |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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I'll be heading out today with both of these in tow!! Seems like a bit of a cop out but I am a WIS and I wanna see what the Fortis is made of... wish me luck... this will be home through Sunday. I hope for no rain because I do not want to be in this small space with my 5 and 3 year olds for any extended period other than sleeping...   |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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Sorry to say although I took both the Fortis and the Traser camping, only the fortis got worn. I just put it on and never took it off. It was great and sturdy while swimming, fishing and just playing. The luminous dial was the shiznit at night and provided enough illimination to navigate buy in zero light. What a great watch and none the worse for wear. The camping got abreviated due to cold rainy conditons and a family meeting in which everyone said they wanted to leave but me...I believe my wife asked why I was holding them hostage but I was near hallucinating in bizarro world when that gem was delivered. I was glad to bail truth be told... The highpoint was my five year old son James landing his first fish. He hooked it himself and had it nearly reeled by the time I even noticed. That sure was a great little moment!! Now zee pix:                         If you made it this far I sincerely must thank you for takin' a look... |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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Precious moments and just adorable kids buddy...........a the memories:) |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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Awesome pix looks like you all had allot of fun. woohoo.gifhand6.gif |
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srh_pres 3T WIS
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Wow... great pix Mark... looks like the kids (and you) had a good time. Take me next time ok? and how come the kids don't have watches yet? gotta start em early ya know... ;) |
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