DaveyLC
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I'm really into watches, I normally buy classic high-end sports watches (I collect them) but this has caught my eye as its a watch and a really useful gadget:
http://www.suuntowatches.com/Suunto-X10.pro
Has anyone seen/used one before? I assuming that it has features like speed read-outs and location finders which would actually be really handy! For example if you park in a massive outdoor carpark you can log your position then tell the watch to find your car 
[Edited on 04-10-2009 by DaveyLC]
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AndyKent
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Whilst the feature list looks pretty cool, you'd only really put it to use if you were hiking and stuff, and even then, £550 
At that price, I don't think anyone on here will have used one 
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John
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There are loads of GPS watches.
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Mad Moe
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I'd be more than a little concerned forking out $550 after reading some of the reviews
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John
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Just read a couple of them.
I wouldn't expect a watch with militray in the name to have any part stuck on with sticky pads.
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyKent
Whilst the feature list looks pretty cool, you'd only really put it to use if you were hiking and stuff, and even then, £550
At that price, I don't think anyone on here will have used one
They are about £300 over here, to be honest that chicken feed compared to other watches I own, *BUT* its not really a collectors item, it wont be an investment, its a toy.. I know its a complete and utter waste of money but its geeky enough to keep me entertained 
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by John
I wouldn't expect a watch with militray in the name to have any part stuck on with sticky pads.
You'd be shocked how many high end divers watches use double sided tape to hold on the bezel indicator discs.
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John
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High end as in who?
I wouldn't pay over £20 for a watch with a bezel held on by tape.
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DaveyLC
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Omega Seamaster for example..
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John
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I'm not an omega fan but that would put me right off.
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DaveyLC
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I've got a black Planet Ocean (the james bond watch) its £2,100rrp watch and its got a stick on bezel.. Rolex drivers watches are only interference fit, they pop off all the time.
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Mad Moe
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I've got a Rolex as has my Dad and a couple of friends and I can safely say the Bezels have never popped off any of them, also got a Speedmaster and there's no double sided sticky tape in sight!
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DaveyLC
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The Submariner and Seadweller models will lose their bezel markers if they are dropped or it gets a hard direct impact I'm not talking about the bezel its self..
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Mad Moe
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Funnily enough Mine is a Sea Dweller Deep Sea and although I haven't managed to knock it or drop it with any particular force I'd be mightly pissed is anything came off it! However I have heard of the Submariners loosing there Bezel Markers as you descirbe
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DaveyLC
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I've never had one come off mine, I've managed to dent the bezel ring on my Submariner and I replaced it which is how I know its all interference fit
Was far, far cheaper to buy a bergeon bezel puller and a bezel ring than get it done by an authorised Rolex workshop.
[Edited on 05-10-2009 by DaveyLC]
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DaveyLC
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Hmm the X9i actually looks like a better deal
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