In 2010 my sister
started at the Police Academy. As her watch maniac brother it was my given task
to find a suitable watch for her to wear. Anything else would be unreasonable. I did my research
very thorough and went through old threads that had any relation to the subject
and I also started my own threads asking cops what kind of watches they used while
they performed their duty. The two most common answers were Casio G-Shock and
Traser. There was especially one person who gave me some really good input and
who had done plenty of research himself. He’d put together a list of seven demands that
a police or military watch should meet
1. The watch
should be legible in all conditions without having to push any buttons. An
analog watch is supposed to be read more intuitive during stressful conditions
and is therefore to prefer.
2. Easy to use
functions. Hours, minutes, seconds, date (optional).
3. Rotable
bezel for time keeping or for marking the time of a certain event.
4. Durable.
The watch case should be in steel or titanium and be able to take a beating. A sapphire
glass is to prefer and it should be water resistant to at least 10 BAR.
5. Appropriate
dimensions. It shouldn’t be too thick which would increase the risk of banging
it into things or getting stuck in equipment etc.
6. Reliable
movement. Quartz is to prefer. Long battery time.
7. Easy and
affordable to maintain and have service parts that are easy to acquire.
After consulting this list of specifications I decided to go for the Traser
and bought a new one. The Traser also had the tritium tubes which I love. My
sister loved the watch and has been wearing it to work every day since she got
it.
I bought a used one for myself not long after. It felt like the perfect
beater and it really is for the money spent. I just felt that it was a little
boring.
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| #69 - The Traser P6506 Commander. |
I could do nothing else than to recommend the P6506 Commander and especially since it has a steel case and a screw down crown and case back which I prefer compared to the composite versions which lack those two features and are more Luminox-like. I would pick a Traser before a Luminox any day.
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