Time Pieces: What's On Your Wrist?

I honestly don't ubdetstand why a time piece would be important if SHTF. If we have that type of event I can't see how time of day will be important. .. perhaps you could clarify why time would be important

 

Unit movement, rendezvous points and salutes.

 

Relatively unimportant.

But a good watch, like a Rolex, for example, has value. I have heard stories, even in wartime, where a quality and valuable watch is traded for something. Ammunition, transport, medical care, etc could save your life.

Now, it is just to help me to stay on time.

 

Salutes? Not very tactical... soz... it's just ignorance on my part

 

You may not be tactical, but you might like to follow a recipe. Also, the face of a watch can be used with the sun as a compass, to help you find your way. Or if nothing else, if you are forced to fight, a heavy metal watch in your fist will act as brass knuckles. Some watch bands can act to hold a bandage in place. Or may have a compass on the band.
James Bond would keep his just for the garrot wire and the lazer.

 

Lol... spy watch. .. I don't use timers when I cook.... I follow my gran's method ... does it look right and smell right. I would miss my thermometer for making candy

 

I left my watch on when showing a student an application to a tai chi move. Did it really softly, but he said my watch was now imprinted into his chest so he could remember what time I showed it to him. [emoji33]

 

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Whatever happened to navigation using the sun? No need for a watch for that I think

 

No need a watch for anything except conveniently telling time.

I think the point was you could use the watch for more than that. Such as finding compass points. Using the watch is faster than say, a shadow stick.

 

I lost the bezel on my Tag about a year ago, still wear it every day. I tried another watch and I tried just using my cell phone but just couldn't get used to not having my favorite watch on. Maybe it's just habit, maybe it's a comfort thing? But there are a few things that I dress in pretty much 365, my Tag, kangaroo boots, Levis, long-sleeved shirt, pocket knife, brass Zippo, Keltec .380, handkerchief, Costa Del Mar glasses, smart phone, stainless Cross pen, gold fouled anchor and chain. Usually, I have my Stetson or Tilly and a 1911 and maybe a vest or jacket, they are always in my pickup or on my bike if I am not wearing them.Old habits die hard and I find comfort in habits.

 

Agreed on both these, in terms of a timepiece's usefulness:

Never underestimate the value of barter, folks!

 

i havent had a wrist watch for a few years now.simply because i dont realy need one.so i just use the clock on my cell phone for now..then i'll start using my wind up watch,when the time comes..only problem there.is keeping it set on the correct time.and the best way i know doing that.is to get a sun dial.and then setting it up right..

 

If you wait until "the time comes" and cell phones go down, and power fails (by intent or natural) then you will not have an accurate clock to match your sundial to. You will then have no choice but to try and measure the sun's thrown shadow at noon.
I also doubt, that "We Be Sundials" will deliver when the SHTF. You just might want to think ahead......

 

good point there.maybe a sun dial for each situation? LOL

 

Nothing is on my wrist unless I am out in the woods. I wear an analog watch because I can use it as a backup compass (keep it on standard time, point the hour hand at the sun and due south is halfway between there and noon).

I estimate time, by walking my hands up from the horizon to the sun. Each hand is about an hour, each finger about 15 minutes. I don't give a rip about what o'clock it is - I want to know how much time I have until it gets dark.

During SHTF, it won't matter if I get to work on time or not...