Recommend a wrist watch for me

[NMFTM]

I've owned many a watch in my life and not one of them has ever lasted me over a year despite my attempts to take care of them. I'm seeking to remedy this by finding a watch that's of better quality.

As far as looks, this (http://www.timex.com/dp/B000CBYGY8?ie=UTF8&m=A1S5XB33AHYRMX&n=237130011&timexBrand=core) is what my old watch looked like and I think looks great. Possibly the best looking watch I've ever seen in my entire life.

I like that it has:
- all the numbers (and in non-Roman numerals)
- big lettering
- a simple color scheme
- is analog (although, I'm not against having an analog-digital watch)
- a dark wrist band

I also want a watch where:
- the back screws on (this is huge)
- the part that connects the wrist strap to the actual watch isn't paperclip thin
- The twisty knob (if it has one) that lets you adjust time is strong enough that it won't break off

I've had a lot of watches end up breaking because of those last three things. I've actually looked into buying a wind up or motion powered watch just because when the back doesn't screw on it ends up getting loose once you take it off. But the ones of those I've seen are hundreds of dollars. Preferably I'd want this watch to be less than $100 USD. I know that you have to pay for quality, but I don't see how it'd cost any more than a a few cents extra to put something together that's durable and not mark the price up to hundreds of dollars.

I also don't want something with tons of buttons and features. Because all that means is that you'll end up either accidentally pressing a button and having it do something you didn't want it to. Or you'll go to do something simple, like reset the time for DST and end up messing up 10 other things in the meanwhile.

It'd also be nice if it, you know. Kept time well.

[Cam42]

I've got a Timex Expedition, not unlike this one http://j.mp/cULUlZ Durable, water resistant, analog, $20, simple as you can get. Its also got numbers for a 24 hour clock. Which is great for me, maybe not so much for you.

[libssd]

Go to Amazon, and search for "analog wrist watch," then sort by customer review, and read the highest/lowest reviews. The Expedition Rugged Field SHOCK Analog Watch is $43 on Amazon, seems to meet your feature list, and should be more durable than your previous Timex.

I'm curious as to how your watches are dying. I consider myself very hard on watches, and the Casio calculator watches that I have used for the past 20 years have had hard, but long lives. One slipped out of my pocket while mowing the lawn, and was a little chewed up after the mower went over it, but was actually more accurate than before being hit by a mower blade (within 1 second a week). The worst accuracy I have had with a Casio has been 5 seconds a week deviation. I usually keep them until the case is so battered that I am embarrassed by its appearance.

[standingwave]

I've been a fan of Luminox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminox) military dive watches for years. They're exclusively analog, Swiss made and feature Tritium display technology so that they're readable in the dark. Very durable and very water resistant. They're available in a variety of styles. One of the more interesting ones is for the frequent traveler where the rotating bezel is marked with hours (instead of minutes) so that when you change time zones, you just rotate the bezel to indicate the local time. Some models do away with the bezel altogether:

http://images.cabelas.com/is/image/cabelas/s7_629090_renderset_01?$main-Large$

[t0p]

I recommend you get either a Rolex diver's watch or a 1980s-style Casio digital calculator watch. But I'm betting that you won't be following either of my recommendations. :p

[jrusso2]

After seeing a drawer full of watches with dead batteries I decided to get a wind up one not so easy. I found Stauer that makes them and they are cheap enough to throw away if they break in more then two years which is the warranty.

[NCLI]

Citizen's Eco-drive series is very nice :)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/bernard.fruga/RyHaC5MpT4I/AAAAAAAADpU/CKL3syqqup0/s288/070703ps2.jpg

[Tristam Green]

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2010/09/27/watch2.jpg

Tokyoflash Optical Illusion watch.

[sanderella]

After seeing a drawer full of watches with dead batteries I decided to get a wind up one not so easy. I found Stauer that makes them and they are cheap enough to throw away if they break in more then two years which is the warranty.

I have had Seiko automatic day/date watches for many years, but being automatic they don't keep very good time and have to be adjusted about once a week. However, you never get a dead battery. :P

[NMFTM]

I've been looking at watches, specifically Luminox's watches that are under $200. I got really excited about their Deep Dive watches because they're automatically wound up by wrist movement, so I'd never have to take the back off unless I was taking it into a watch person to get it serviced. Until I saw that they're $1700.

Don't they make a watch where the back screws on? Because I don't like the idea of taking the back of the watch off and on, it'll never be as tight once you take it off as it was from the factory and I've had bad luck with the backs just popping off even though I put them back on what seemed to be securely.

[SeijiSensei]

How about this (http://www.research.ibm.com/WearableComputing/linuxwatch/linuxwatch.html)?

[NMFTM]

Apparently Luminox reviews are split evenly among people who love and hate them, at least for the 3000 series dive watches.

[NMFTM]

I got Luminox's 3051 (http://luminox.com/assets/Pictures/Products/A.3051_big.png) and have been wearing it for a few hours now. It's very lightweight, despite being as huge as it is. The trituim lights on it are bright enough that given a half hour for your eyes to adjust to the darkness, you can just about read by it though I don't know why you'd want to.

[Quackers]

I'm lost without my watch. Sadly all the cheaper battery powered watches go mental within 2 hours of putting them on. I've got a drawer full of them - all new. I decided to get a proper one 8 years ago and I'm glad I did (now). The first battery lasted over 6 years. I've bashed it, knocked the glass and all sorts. I am sure it will last the rest of my life. And it's waterproof to 500 metres (not that you can dive that deep, lol). Breitling (the cheaper end :-) ) can't beat 'em.