This watch was given to me as a graduation gift from my first fire academy, and has faithfully served as my duty watch since then. I quickly ditched the strap for a rubber one, as as odor and bacteria retention became a concern, working around bodily fluids that are often not my own. The styling certainly may not be for everyone, but my watch has taken several ferocious knocks during calls and during training and continues to perform flawlessly.
Good timing Jody, I just received my GSAR yesterday and don't see it coming off my wrist any time soon! Realise there are cheaper H3 options, but the military diver look seems a bit more versatile than the 'combat trousers mandatory' army surplus look and the GSAR also wears really comfortably. H3 also definitely a bonus if you're getting up with small kids at all hours of the night!!
MWC has so many watches that I love. My fav is a Ti G10 w/Tritium tubes. 40mm solid lug bars. It's the modern update of the classic G10. Domed Sapphire w/anti glare. Same Rhonda Swiss 10yr movt. MWC constantly makes milspec with extra features that other brands miss & charge you a lot more.
Based on this video I purchased one of these and Its quite a nice watch. The second hand does not quite line up with the second markers but its so minor as to be a non-issue. I wore it to bed and was surprised how much light the T25 tubes give off. I puts better strap on it and I have not taken it off since. Thanks for the suggestion and the video!
It is a version of the Traser Commander P6506 titanium watch (MIL-W-46374F). Absolutely bullet proof 200m WR, Ronda 715. I have had it for 22 years and it has survived some serious abuse. The bezel is plastic and has been ground and polished by time and friction to the point the numerals are no longer properly visible. I wish I could get a replacement bezel since the case is still as new, proper tough watch highly recommended.
Looks like a great budget alternative to a TSAR, though personally I'd stick with Marathon. One thing I dislike about the dial is the way the tritium tubes are oriented at the hour markers. It's not important for the hours themselves, but it makes getting a good time estimate harder than when the tubes line up with the hands as they pass.
When you're a good thing stick to it. That means the G-Shock especially the 5600. Tough, rugged, almost indestructible and has a history, plus holds the Guinness Book of Record for surviving the weight test of a 24 tonne truck.
I have looked at MWC watches several times in the past. They have some incredible G10 type watches that look really great but I have heard mixed reviews about the MWC company itself. I was really happy to see you review one of these watches to get an honest take on this watch company before I took the dive myself on one of their watches. Great review and very nice watch submitted by one of your fans for review. Big thanks to William as well for donating the watch for review.
James.... I own three of their watches, all of them really well made and seemingly bomb proof. As for the company, luckily, I can't comment as none of the watches have ever given me reason to contact them. Personally, I'm very happy with all three !!
I wore a traser that looked a lot like this. Still have it. But the tritium lume has faded to the point where it's almost completely gone, and overall there's not much to these. IMO a solar powered watch with traditional lume and UV LED is much more practical long-term. No battery to swap, no tritium half-life time to consider.
@@Talor2 I'd say the pro trek line has some really good examples, they even have titanium models like the PRW-60T. I don't have one yet but the really cool darklight effect (plus all the other features) makes me kinda want one ;)
I have a Citizen promaster PMD-56 (jdm)….for me the perfect watch. 39.5 mm case, all titanium duratect, perpetual calender and solar. Supremely comfortable 200m wr and anti magnetic….but still has some way to go to prove itself against my trusty gshock 5610 which has been thru pretty much everything imo its the best watch in the world
Better looking than a g shock also! I’m a fool for black diver watches and then you add tritium tubes this is everything I like in a watch, love it! You keeping it?
I'm glad to see MWC get some review time. Thank you! I have this watch in the date version... bought it after I bought the titanium tritium and superluminova one without a rotating bezel. LOVE that one on a FKM strap and wear it when I come home and through the night. I'm not a fan of the crown on this one as well, and the bezel action is a bit light for me. Also MWC hasn't really updated the tritium hands on the titanium models whereas they have nicer new stainless styles. I have Victorinox, Traser, G-shocks (MTG and others), Luminox, etc. but keep checking MWC for new titanium models. Excellent, highly durable no fuss watch. They have automatics also.
Great review. I'd like to see you review Bertucci's A-4T "Super Yankee" lluminated, to see how it stacks up. I have been rocking the smaller A-2T, and been loving it. You have to be ok with nato straps, but the 4 o'clock crown makes it super comfy, and the lack of dive bezel kind of brings down that "tactical" look a bit. Awesome work watch.
@@JustOneMoreWatch - I got a reply to a comment that I made on your channel yesterday from an impostor pretending to be you (using your logo) offering a ‘free gift’. I’ve reported it to TH-cam but I doubt they’ll do anything.
I always wore two different watches. A Planet Ocean I purchased around 2009 or a Gshock. My current Gshock is a GG1000-1A. Both are beast and seen hard use such as water sports, hiking, hunting, fishing, shooting, construction and so on. My P.O. has been out of spec a few times, but Omega keeps it going. My EDC is the GG1000-1A. Great review and this time piece will be a fit for people.
OK Jodie, I used to like you - but now I have bought Just one more Watch, from a company I had never heard of. Barely paid for the bloody thing and it is in the mail. How is that for service 😃. I am a sucker for tritium, as they say ‘once you have had tritium you can’t go back’. As a beater this one could be perfect. Thanks again Jodie for emptying my bank account 😩😉
Video in the usual quality, thanks for that! Normally I´m not into such hybrid-watches. I think a field watch hast to fulfill an order, and if an infantry soldier finds himself so deep under water he has made a mistake 😉. But this watch has so many detail solutions that in summary built a very attractive challenger in the wide range of millitary style watches!
I would argue that it's not about depth, but what the watchseals will withstand. Casio (don't know if they still do) had relatable things in their manuals about water resistance... If i remember correct they stated: 5bar (ATM)=50m is fine for putting your hand under water washing the watch ect. 10 bar = 100m Is fine for swimming (and snorkeling), jumping into water. 20 bar = 200m is fine for diving, jumping, water skiing, jumping from higher distances ect. i don't remember if they had 300m or 30bar in the chart. It just means that the seals are generous enough that even if the watch is a few years old, you probably will still be fine jumping into water with it from 10+ meters height, or when some fluid under pressure hits the watch ect.
Purchesed this watch a few years ago. I got a good deal as it was a display model. The only negatives are they use some weak photo luminescent materal on the bezel pip. This material broke off very quickly. Also there is no tritium used on the seconds hand. This watch is about as plain jane as it could be. It is a VERY functional and packed with many excellent features. I don't regret getting this watch. Excellent review Jory.
From my own experience, I would be skeptical if it was. I renovated my bathroom with my square G on. It got banged up, fell onto concrete (because of a crappy chinese strap adapter) and was covered in dust but after having swapped the scratched bezel it was still in perfect condition.
I was mesmerised by the second hand hitting each second marker perfectly. I bought a Mondaine watch, which was not cheap, which missed every single marker. It was returned for a refund.
I have a couple of G Shocks and this model, albeit the steel one from MWC. My old solar g shock is still going strong despite the battery being well over 10 years old and it feels completely indestructible. However I’m more of a traditional watch man and the MWC is perfect as a beater work watch. The only niggle I have with it is the seconds hand not quite lining up from 7 up to to 12. Could just be my eyesight though….
Hey Jody -- If you are looking at tritium, take a look at Deep Blue (microbrand). There are typically deep sale codes if you know where to look (mainly Watchuseek), and although large divers, it is tritium for a great price. I picked up their Deep Blue T-100 Commander last fall for about 40% off (using a code).
I picked this one up a couple of weeks before this review in black pod, no date. I didn’t know the brand so it was a risk but I absolutely love it, love the tritium and it looks awesome on an upgraded khaki green nato! Great honest review as always Jodie. 👍🏼
Hi Jody The watch comes in a small flat tin. Designed to take up as little stores space as possible. Not as tough as a G shock, but the casio doesn’t meet the spec….well the fonts aren’t correct etc.etc. In practice most of the services don’t bother to get a watch from stores because it is booked out to you and they want it back so nice as it is a G is cheap and much less hassle.
These aren't G10 buddy, never been supplied to or issued at least to the British millitary, (or any other I believe). The NSN is fake. In honesty the MOD woukd never spend this much on a watch.
Another great review Jody. The mighty G Shock is a tough one to beat and the benchmark for sure. I like this MWC but am surprised there is no branding whatsoever, have you reviewed any Bertucci watches, they seem well priced and durable by most accounts.
Speaking of tritium, I actually recently found out about a company called ArmourLite Watch Company that does tritium. They have a fairly basic field watch, swiss made with a Rhonda quartz for under 400USD. There's a dive watch around that price too but it's a bit "casio goes tacticool". It kind of bridges the gap between Ball and the Chinese tritium watches, though I can't speak to the quality as I've never seen one in the flesh
Chunky for a quartz but not bad looking watch. Too light for me being titanium. Great power option too with hassle free usage over many years. Like the dial but I’m not a fan of tritium. Price point is a little high, but then again, titanium isn’t exactly cheap. Good review, 6/10 for me
I've grown very fond of my GW-B5600BC. With a screen protector and bullbars (to protect the only weak point, the mineral crystal) for a bit less than $200. That along with my Citizen PMD56-2952 are the go to watches... Except the Citizen can be worn more readily out on the town.
Similar to you, I have my Tritium phase currently and since this reminds me on the Traser P49 Tornado Pro, I thought I recommend another Traser to you. The Traser P59 Aurora GMT, which is the one I went for and with which I´m pretty happy with. It is a quartz but the combination of Superluminova, Tritium and a GMT function is really well done on that one. Plus, the dial is cool and it comes on a decent bracelet. Enjoy checking it out, keep up the good work!
Nice review love the battery life. My EDC travel watch is actually at CWC SBS Diver. PVD coated with fixed spring bars. Quartz with a day/date function 300M water resistance. It is a strap monster so to speak and the issued watch for the SBS. It is however almost twice the price of this watch, got mine used for about $600, new is almost $900.
Looks very similar to my old Traser H3. Wore that to work in a warehouse and every time I went to the gym it is well battered now and the tritium is very faint, lost/broken loads of spring bars but it's still going strong. 15 years on.( I wear a Gshock 5600 now for work though.)
I'll start by saying you are my number one You Tube watch guy-I have owned Rolex -Hag Heuer -high end Seiko Divers -broke them all-no more automatics-glade to see you discovered MWC-I have a sterile Navigator perfect watch for me running + 8 sec's a month been having it 2 years----and it still works
I got a Ball Fireman Nightbreaker (with tritium) on the rubber strap last year, I absolutely love it, think you would like it too, it is one of the few Ball models without the logo counterbalance second hand (which I dislike) RRP is about £1000-1100 I think but I got it on sale for under £600 so there are deals to be found, and at that price it is awesome value, Swiss made, 2824 (not sure from who!), sapphire, screw down crown and 100m water resist. Really nice packaging, And the strap smells of cupcakes!
Decent looking watch. Have you considered a review of "military" watches....or watches that are often worn by (current) military members? Watches like G-Shock/ Casio, Timex digital, Aquatech, Victorinox, Luminox, etc, etc....?
Very nice watch indeed, I picked one up at the ex-display model price and seems like a solid watch. My only concern is the watch pip. How secure is that pip glued on? Will it hold up to bumps and scrapes?
This watch design has been copied (or the factory is making a variant for AliExpress). Sans tritium, which is a key feature, along with the toughness of this watch. A straight copy/reissue of the case and bezel, and same measurements, with an NH35 auto movement. I was looking up Kuluze titanium and sound it. Kuluze clomaged the Hamilton khaki field watch, too.
I went out to buy some camo clothing, but could not spot any:-) Watch spec is for a disposable watch - worrying. Paint on bezel looks rubbish in the macro, anti reflective is a must on a tactical watch - still like it though.
@@tajtahmeena8635 These days - probably no one. Back in the 70s and 80s Rolex was an actual tool watch purpose built for tough environments. They were not cheap but they were less expensive as a proportion of income than they are now. I saw many of them on the wrists of many Marines. Not mine though - I had Timex, Casio, Loreo, etc. Even then Rolex was too rich for my blood. Still wish I bought one then. . . .
As an auto mechanic I put my beater watches through hell. I have no doubt it’s tough but the DW5600 (most often) and Certina DS quartz (that is one seriously tough little bastard) are my grab and go workhorse choices. They have never let me down and while the Casio will scratch up pretty well over time it’s only about $45 to replace and the Certina just will not scratch. At all. Damn thing is designed to be dropped on concrete from over 6 meters and take no damage. Both together can be had for less than half of that one. Still it’s pretty neat, I like the Tacticool look and tritium.
When I was an auto mechanic I wore an Omega Constellation with automatic movement. I still have it and it still runs. It's not overly beat up but did take some wear.
G shock are good but beware of condensation inside the glass. Unfortunately LCD got damaged on my mudman G 9000 because of this. Going to buy another module and pop it in.
@@JustOneMoreWatch I bought mine to scratch the blue patterned dial, faceted bezel, sports watch itch. It has a ETA 2824 and a nice bracelet for the price and 200m WR. It looks far more expensive than it cost and people have commented on it favourably. It is a bit chunky, though. Thanks for replying!
@@JeeGee114 there are titanium and carbon fibre versions. It's dimensions are the same as most 200m divers, of which there is an Inox diver. Military personnel have used divers watches as they generally are the most rugged. I guess it is up to personal preference.
Will you please do a review of the victorinox inox, I love it. Its a collection killer 😂 my collection has gotten smaller and smaller since I bought it. Its a field watch, beater watch with guard, dress watch without guard and stronger than a g shock. I'd love to hear your take on it.
Completely agree, I love my INOX. Lovely to look at and incredibly tough and comfortable. I have a dozen watches and many much more expensive but I always seem to go to my victorinox
Is there a reason the tritium vials of the indices are not in line with the hands? Looks to me like a missed opportunity to make it easier to read. My G-shock with it's advertized "10 year battery" is running running for the 15th year now on the first battery. (GW-2900)
This is an up-spec'd homage to the Stocker & Yale (SandY) P650 Mil issue, that was re-released/rebranded as a Traser P6500 Type 6 by it's Swiss OEM manufacturers mb-microtec. I think they had a partnership with a nascent Luminox who tweaked it for the US market (& who eventually went their own way quality-wise 🤑). Traser kept making them to the MIL-W-46374F spec in Switzerland, while selling their proprietary tritium vials to Luminox.
For Tritium Watches have a look at KHS. I just bought a titanium, 200m, sapphire, 11,5 thick Dark Commander Titan Pro MKII. 43g on a Nylon/Velcro-Strap.
Garmin instinct 2, is interesting bridge between digital and smart words. There is also tactical solar edition for much more money but who really need ir night visibility :)
This watch almost has what I need for work. Almost. A quartz movement is a deal killer for me, and I need T100, not T25 as it will last decades longer. I had been using a Deep Blue Tritdiver for work, but the crown threads keep striping. It looks like the only option right now is the Marathon SAR.
Great review. This is a very nice watch. Tritium is a question mark for me. Most of my watches are 'buy and hold'. If you buy a watch with tritium illumination - can you replace the tubes at the end of their service life? Having a watch destined to fall victim to a 'use before' date bothers me.
Very similar to my Luminox Navy Seal beater, and it’s certainly been abused but never lets me down - haven’t put my old Sub on since I can’t remember when.
I would imagine if you turned up to any parade ground with anything more expensive than $100 you'd get laughed at. "oh nice Hamilton! Did you bring your face packs and hand lotion too? lolololololol"
Gear review i do own a traser & since then I find lume on a watch pointless as by the time you require it it's no longer working but tritium is always there. Just seen mwc I'm interested in for under £180 titanium model is this worth a buy cheers
3:45 in regards to Anti Reflective coating the text from the website about sapphire you show at 3:00 says they apply 2 layers of AR.... Remember kids, Reading is fundamental 😉
But is it tougher than a G-shock? I've wondered that since Casio makes both digital and analog- is the analog less impact resistant than the digital? I like the look of this watch, mostly because I have a couple of similar Luminox beaters that I wear most nights for the tritium function. A Luminox can be very expensive new but I bought mine used, well used, for low price and they still work well. I don't pay much attention to lume because I know that no matter how bright it starts out, in the middle of the night it is gone, but tritium is much more functional for me. I especially like the large flat tubes that Deep Blue puts in some of its watches.
Great video. If the bean counters at Casio could dorp another dollar and put sapphire glass in their lower end mid range products it would make their products unbeatable. Love the battery life and the tritium.
@Roberto Vidal Garcia agreed. The Casio G-Shock is just so close to being perfect apart from the poor lume and cheap glass. I wonder what is holding them back.
Personally, I think the watch is as thin as it be with what it contains inside, considering the massive battery under the caseback and the tritium tubes on the hour/minute markers which need to be stacked on top of each other (which is probably why the second hand omits the tritium tube - it is probably to shave off that millimeter off the case height). Thanks for the informative video!
please review the luminox 3801 Master Carbon Seal (you can get it on shop worn for about 350) and the Deep blue Patriot with T100. Great videos i love your videos.,
I’ve owned a few MWC watches and they’ve all been great for casual MIL spec look wear - even their cheapest £30 field watch is well made - no doubt they’re pretty tough and up to the job most people will throw at them - but G-Shock tough? I’d say not
Is it better than g shock? I've seen videos on there other watches and some complain about the battery disconnecting and losing time. What have you heard? Appreciate your info.
@@robertsmith8729 ive never owned any of their quartz peices. I own a airboss chrono that is eta7750 powered and its been great. My buddy wears a inox to work and he beats the crap out of it. Never herd him complain.
I was kind of hoping for a "Project Farm" type comparison where you smashed both watches with a 2 lb hammer in a test fixture repeatedly until failure. But I do like the look of it.
I had an MWC. The hands fell off. I was given to understand that this was common place. I dont think you can beat a G shock for a beater, ( I'm ex millitary).
I have this with the steel case, about 20g heaver but looks exactly the same. I mostly wear it if I have to be out all day in the pouring rain, and yes the strap is absolutely crap.
I'm going to guess that no tritium on the bezel lume pip is because it's not protected by the sapphire crystal and a tritium tube on the second hand would make it to heavy and next to impossible to balance. This is a lot like the Marathon Navigator which omits the tritium in the same places (disclaimer I've never actually held one just looks that way in pictures).
i bought a camo RGMT i took it out to test it with the 12g i put 5 shells into it BBs slugs they never made a mark on it very impressed great watch folks
I have a US military watch that's almost exactly the same as this, titanium, sapphire crystal, no branding, tritium rubes and a gold plated jeweled Swiss ronda quartz the only branding is on the back saying made by lumi whatever and some military looking numbers. Polymer/ carbon bezel. How much are the originals like I have worth, its definstly from the 90s. But it has a 2 or 3 battery life movement.
Those watches including their website look pretty much like Luminox knock-offs. Tougher than a GSHOCK? I don't know, my 9400 Rangeman looks pretty indestructible to me.
One reason for no anti-reflective coating is to be able to use the watch as an improvised signaling device. If it had AR coating and you needed to get someone's attention, say to be rescued, you'd be pretty much impossible to find.
Well, it would also mean that you need to cover the dial when you not want to use it to signal. Because something that reflects sunlight like a mirror is something militaries don't really like for their soldiers. Unintentional reflecting our position to your oposition isn't considered positive.
@@nirfz Thank you, Captain Obvious. Ever hear of long-sleeved shirts? They're military issue. Also, they come in handy to protect from sun, mosquitoes, cold...
@@InGratitudeIam Let me think..... Oh, right, long sleeves, totaly forgot that that exist, never needed those here in the alps...How stupid of me. Jokes aside, during most of my conscript time, my sleeves were long. We weren't even allowed to do anything other than sports in hot weather with a shortsleeved shirt. (Apropos sports: on the obstacle parcour we had to wear long sleeves all the time, no matter the weather.) In general the sleeves always had to be worn the same way for the whole platoon. Down or up was not your own decision. But shirt sleeves never covered the space my wristwatch sat/sits. Not in the military, not in civillian life. The only time there was a chance that the sleeve would cover the watch, was when standing still hand hanging down, waiting for something while wearing a thick winter outer shell and maybe gloves that reach far enough over my wrist.
@@InGratitudeIam That's not the point, the point is if a military issues a watch they gain more if it is not reflective than of a possible emergency mirror use. One "mistake" less to be made by the single soldier, one less thing to think about when thinking is already occupied with important things.
This watch was given to me as a graduation gift from my first fire academy, and has faithfully served as my duty watch since then. I quickly ditched the strap for a rubber one, as as odor and bacteria retention became a concern, working around bodily fluids that are often not my own. The styling certainly may not be for everyone, but my watch has taken several ferocious knocks during calls and during training and continues to perform flawlessly.
Love the large, 10-year battery. Should be on every quartz watch.
Yes...i have timex expedition..10 years battery life
Good timing Jody, I just received my GSAR yesterday and don't see it coming off my wrist any time soon! Realise there are cheaper H3 options, but the military diver look seems a bit more versatile than the 'combat trousers mandatory' army surplus look and the GSAR also wears really comfortably. H3 also definitely a bonus if you're getting up with small kids at all hours of the night!!
MWC has so many watches that I love. My fav is a Ti G10 w/Tritium tubes. 40mm solid lug bars. It's the modern update of the classic G10. Domed Sapphire w/anti glare. Same Rhonda Swiss 10yr movt. MWC constantly makes milspec with extra features that other brands miss & charge you a lot more.
Based on this video I purchased one of these and Its quite a nice watch. The second hand does not quite line up with the second markers but its so minor as to be a non-issue. I wore it to bed and was surprised how much light the T25 tubes give off. I puts better strap on it and I have not taken it off since. Thanks for the suggestion and the video!
It is a version of the Traser Commander P6506 titanium watch (MIL-W-46374F). Absolutely bullet proof 200m WR, Ronda 715. I have had it for 22 years and it has survived some serious abuse. The bezel is plastic and has been ground and polished by time and friction to the point the numerals are no longer properly visible. I wish I could get a replacement bezel since the case is still as new, proper tough watch highly recommended.
Looks like a great budget alternative to a TSAR, though personally I'd stick with Marathon.
One thing I dislike about the dial is the way the tritium tubes are oriented at the hour markers. It's not important for the hours themselves, but it makes getting a good time estimate harder than when the tubes line up with the hands as they pass.
When you're a good thing stick to it. That means the G-Shock especially the 5600. Tough, rugged, almost indestructible and has a history, plus holds the Guinness Book of Record for surviving the weight test of a 24 tonne truck.
But they are butt ugly! 😉
I have looked at MWC watches several times in the past. They have some incredible G10 type watches that look really great but I have heard mixed reviews about the MWC company itself. I was really happy to see you review one of these watches to get an honest take on this watch company before I took the dive myself on one of their watches. Great review and very nice watch submitted by one of your fans for review. Big thanks to William as well for donating the watch for review.
James.... I own three of their watches, all of them really well made and seemingly bomb proof. As for the company, luckily, I can't comment as none of the watches have ever given me reason to contact them. Personally, I'm very happy with all three !!
@@paulandrews7622 Thanks Paul, I really appreciate your opinion and I think I will give them a try.
MWC are fantastic imho.
I wore a traser that looked a lot like this. Still have it. But the tritium lume has faded to the point where it's almost completely gone, and overall there's not much to these. IMO a solar powered watch with traditional lume and UV LED is much more practical long-term. No battery to swap, no tritium half-life time to consider.
Do you have an example for a watch like this? Sounds nice
@@Talor2 I'd say the pro trek line has some really good examples, they even have titanium models like the PRW-60T. I don't have one yet but the really cool darklight effect (plus all the other features) makes me kinda want one ;)
Traditional lume fades too
I have a Citizen promaster PMD-56 (jdm)….for me the perfect watch. 39.5 mm case, all titanium duratect, perpetual calender and solar. Supremely comfortable 200m wr and anti magnetic….but still has some way to go to prove itself against my trusty gshock 5610 which has been thru pretty much everything imo its the best watch in the world
Better looking than a g shock also! I’m a fool for black diver watches and then you add tritium tubes this is everything I like in a watch, love it!
You keeping it?
I'm glad to see MWC get some review time. Thank you! I have this watch in the date version... bought it after I bought the titanium tritium and superluminova one without a rotating bezel. LOVE that one on a FKM strap and wear it when I come home and through the night. I'm not a fan of the crown on this one as well, and the bezel action is a bit light for me. Also MWC hasn't really updated the tritium hands on the titanium models whereas they have nicer new stainless styles. I have Victorinox, Traser, G-shocks (MTG and others), Luminox, etc. but keep checking MWC for new titanium models. Excellent, highly durable no fuss watch. They have automatics also.
Great review. I'd like to see you review Bertucci's A-4T "Super Yankee" lluminated, to see how it stacks up. I have been rocking the smaller A-2T, and been loving it. You have to be ok with nato straps, but the 4 o'clock crown makes it super comfy, and the lack of dive bezel kind of brings down that "tactical" look a bit. Awesome work watch.
I had a Luminox. it was nice but felt like a cheap toy, especially for the price. sold it and got a tough solar multiband 6 instead.
Good to see you Sam!
@@JustOneMoreWatch - I got a reply to a comment that I made on your channel yesterday from an impostor pretending to be you (using your logo) offering a ‘free gift’. I’ve reported it to TH-cam but I doubt they’ll do anything.
I agree, to give 250-400 eur I would rather pick some of the best G shocks.
@@AtheistOrphan I got that one as well. (In fact overyone who commented on the video got it.) It was gone the day after though.
@@MrPleers - It’s gone? That’s good to know. Usually TH-cam don’t do anything. Perhaps Jody complained.
I always wore two different watches. A Planet Ocean I purchased around 2009 or a Gshock. My current Gshock is a GG1000-1A. Both are beast and seen hard use such as water sports, hiking, hunting, fishing, shooting, construction and so on. My P.O. has been out of spec a few times, but Omega keeps it going. My EDC is the GG1000-1A. Great review and this time piece will be a fit for people.
OK Jodie, I used to like you - but now I have bought Just one more Watch, from a company I had never heard of. Barely paid for the bloody thing and it is in the mail. How is that for service 😃. I am a sucker for tritium, as they say ‘once you have had tritium you can’t go back’. As a beater this one could be perfect. Thanks again Jodie for emptying my bank account 😩😉
Video in the usual quality, thanks for that! Normally I´m not into such hybrid-watches. I think a field watch hast to fulfill an order, and if an infantry soldier finds himself so deep under water he has made a mistake 😉. But this watch has so many detail solutions that in summary built a very attractive challenger in the wide range of millitary style watches!
I would argue that it's not about depth, but what the watchseals will withstand. Casio (don't know if they still do) had relatable things in their manuals about water resistance... If i remember correct they stated: 5bar (ATM)=50m is fine for putting your hand under water washing the watch ect. 10 bar = 100m Is fine for swimming (and snorkeling), jumping into water. 20 bar = 200m is fine for diving, jumping, water skiing, jumping from higher distances ect. i don't remember if they had 300m or 30bar in the chart.
It just means that the seals are generous enough that even if the watch is a few years old, you probably will still be fine jumping into water with it from 10+ meters height, or when some fluid under pressure hits the watch ect.
Purchesed this watch a few years ago. I got a good deal as it was a display model. The only negatives are they use some weak photo luminescent materal on the bezel pip. This material broke off very quickly. Also there is no tritium used on the seconds hand. This watch is about as plain jane as it could be. It is a VERY functional and packed with many excellent features. I don't regret getting this watch. Excellent review Jory.
From my own experience, I would be skeptical if it was. I renovated my bathroom with my square G on. It got banged up, fell onto concrete (because of a crappy chinese strap adapter) and was covered in dust but after having swapped the scratched bezel it was still in perfect condition.
I was mesmerised by the second hand hitting each second marker perfectly. I bought a Mondaine watch, which was not cheap, which missed every single marker. It was returned for a refund.
I have a couple of G Shocks and this model, albeit the steel one from MWC. My old solar g shock is still going strong despite the battery being well over 10 years old and it feels completely indestructible. However I’m more of a traditional watch man and the MWC is perfect as a beater work watch. The only niggle I have with it is the seconds hand not quite lining up from 7 up to to 12. Could just be my eyesight though….
Hey Jody -- If you are looking at tritium, take a look at Deep Blue (microbrand). There are typically deep sale codes if you know where to look (mainly Watchuseek), and although large divers, it is tritium for a great price. I picked up their Deep Blue T-100 Commander last fall for about 40% off (using a code).
I picked this one up a couple of weeks before this review in black pod, no date. I didn’t know the brand so it was a risk but I absolutely love it, love the tritium and it looks awesome on an upgraded khaki green nato! Great honest review as always Jodie. 👍🏼
I would highly recommend a Scurfa Diver One as a tough grab n go quartz
Speaking of field watches, any chance of a Bertucci review coming in the near future?
Hi Jody
The watch comes in a small flat tin. Designed to take up as little stores space as possible.
Not as tough as a G shock, but the casio doesn’t meet the spec….well the fonts aren’t correct etc.etc.
In practice most of the services don’t bother to get a watch from stores because it is booked out to you and they want it back so nice as it is a G is cheap and much less hassle.
These aren't G10 buddy, never been supplied to or issued at least to the British millitary, (or any other I believe). The NSN is fake. In honesty the MOD woukd never spend this much on a watch.
Another great review Jody. The mighty G Shock is a tough one to beat and the benchmark for sure. I like this MWC but am surprised there is no branding whatsoever, have you reviewed any Bertucci watches, they seem well priced and durable by most accounts.
Speaking of tritium, I actually recently found out about a company called ArmourLite Watch Company that does tritium. They have a fairly basic field watch, swiss made with a Rhonda quartz for under 400USD. There's a dive watch around that price too but it's a bit "casio goes tacticool".
It kind of bridges the gap between Ball and the Chinese tritium watches, though I can't speak to the quality as I've never seen one in the flesh
Chunky for a quartz but not bad looking watch. Too light for me being titanium. Great power option too with hassle free usage over many years. Like the dial but I’m not a fan of tritium. Price point is a little high, but then again, titanium isn’t exactly cheap. Good review, 6/10 for me
I've grown very fond of my GW-B5600BC. With a screen protector and bullbars (to protect the only weak point, the mineral crystal) for a bit less than $200. That along with my Citizen PMD56-2952 are the go to watches... Except the Citizen can be worn more readily out on the town.
my doesn't charge enough with screen protector
@@test123 I don't seem to have that problem. I turned off the auto-backlight though.
Similar to you, I have my Tritium phase currently and since this reminds me on the Traser P49 Tornado Pro, I thought I recommend another Traser to you. The Traser P59 Aurora GMT, which is the one I went for and with which I´m pretty happy with. It is a quartz but the combination of Superluminova, Tritium and a GMT function is really well done on that one. Plus, the dial is cool and it comes on a decent bracelet. Enjoy checking it out, keep up the good work!
Nice review love the battery life. My EDC travel watch is actually at CWC SBS Diver. PVD coated with fixed spring bars. Quartz with a day/date function 300M water resistance. It is a strap monster so to speak and the issued watch for the SBS. It is however almost twice the price of this watch, got mine used for about $600, new is almost $900.
So nice to see second hand hitting all the markers!
Looks very similar to my old Traser H3. Wore that to work in a warehouse and every time I went to the gym it is well battered now and the tritium is very faint, lost/broken loads of spring bars but it's still going strong. 15 years on.( I wear a Gshock 5600 now for work though.)
I'll start by saying you are my number one You Tube watch guy-I have owned Rolex -Hag Heuer -high end Seiko Divers -broke them all-no more automatics-glade to see you discovered MWC-I have a sterile Navigator perfect watch for me running + 8 sec's a month been having it 2 years----and it still works
I got a Ball Fireman Nightbreaker (with tritium) on the rubber strap last year, I absolutely love it, think you would like it too, it is one of the few Ball models without the logo counterbalance second hand (which I dislike) RRP is about £1000-1100 I think but I got it on sale for under £600 so there are deals to be found, and at that price it is awesome value, Swiss made, 2824 (not sure from who!), sapphire, screw down crown and 100m water resist. Really nice packaging, And the strap smells of cupcakes!
Have you looked at Nite Watches? Almost identical spec, but none military. All their watches are Tritium
I don't know it would take a hell of a lot to replace my mudmaster.
The mudmaster has loads of extra functions besides just telling the time. Basicly it's the Swiss army knife among watches.
@@MrPleers mudmasters are just overpriced suunto cores
@@leodoingthings1706 Whatever
Just picked up one of the display models from MWC $250 Aussie just put a FKM strap on and this watch really rocks now.
Decent looking watch. Have you considered a review of "military" watches....or watches that are often worn by (current) military members? Watches like G-Shock/ Casio, Timex digital, Aquatech, Victorinox, Luminox, etc, etc....?
Very nice watch indeed, I picked one up at the ex-display model price and seems like a solid watch. My only concern is the watch pip. How secure is that pip glued on? Will it hold up to bumps and scrapes?
This watch design has been copied (or the factory is making a variant for AliExpress). Sans tritium, which is a key feature, along with the toughness of this watch. A straight copy/reissue of the case and bezel, and same measurements, with an NH35 auto movement. I was looking up Kuluze titanium and sound it. Kuluze clomaged the Hamilton khaki field watch, too.
I went out to buy some camo clothing, but could not spot any:-) Watch spec is for a disposable watch - worrying. Paint on bezel looks rubbish in the macro, anti reflective is a must on a tactical watch - still like it though.
Gshock and a Timex Indiglo are the only 2 watches to survive my time in the Military. Numerous brands including a Rolex were destroyed.
Who wears a Rolex during military training/ combat ?
@@tajtahmeena8635 These days - probably no one. Back in the 70s and 80s Rolex was an actual tool watch purpose built for tough environments. They were not cheap but they were less expensive as a proportion of income than they are now. I saw many of them on the wrists of many Marines. Not mine though - I had Timex, Casio, Loreo, etc. Even then Rolex was too rich for my blood. Still wish I bought one then. . . .
@@tajtahmeena8635 Who wears a Rolex -during military trainingcombat- anyway?
As an auto mechanic I put my beater watches through hell. I have no doubt it’s tough but the DW5600 (most often) and Certina DS quartz (that is one seriously tough little bastard) are my grab and go workhorse choices. They have never let me down and while the Casio will scratch up pretty well over time it’s only about $45 to replace and the Certina just will not scratch. At all. Damn thing is designed to be dropped on concrete from over 6 meters and take no damage.
Both together can be had for less than half of that one. Still it’s pretty neat, I like the Tacticool look and tritium.
When I was an auto mechanic I wore an Omega Constellation with automatic movement. I still have it and it still runs. It's not overly beat up but did take some wear.
@@billj5645 wow I would never have the heart to wear an Omega as a beater. Serious props!
G shock are good but beware of condensation inside the glass. Unfortunately LCD got damaged on my mudman G 9000 because of this. Going to buy another module and pop it in.
A quartz Victorinox Inox is as tough as a G Shock. I have an Auto Inox and two G shocks. May have to add this to the collection!
I need to get my hands on an INOX at some stage.
@@JustOneMoreWatch I bought mine to scratch the blue patterned dial, faceted bezel, sports watch itch. It has a ETA 2824 and a nice bracelet for the price and 200m WR. It looks far more expensive than it cost and people have commented on it favourably. It is a bit chunky, though. Thanks for replying!
Way to heavy and clumsy for military use.
@@JeeGee114 there are titanium and carbon fibre versions. It's dimensions are the same as most 200m divers, of which there is an Inox diver. Military personnel have used divers watches as they generally are the most rugged. I guess it is up to personal preference.
Will you please do a review of the victorinox inox, I love it. Its a collection killer 😂 my collection has gotten smaller and smaller since I bought it. Its a field watch, beater watch with guard, dress watch without guard and stronger than a g shock. I'd love to hear your take on it.
Completely agree, I love my INOX. Lovely to look at and incredibly tough and comfortable. I have a dozen watches and many much more expensive but I always seem to go to my victorinox
Is there a reason the tritium vials of the indices are not in line with the hands? Looks to me like a missed opportunity to make it easier to read.
My G-shock with it's advertized "10 year battery" is running running for the 15th year now on the first battery. (GW-2900)
This is an up-spec'd homage to the Stocker & Yale (SandY) P650 Mil issue, that was re-released/rebranded as a Traser P6500 Type 6 by it's Swiss OEM manufacturers mb-microtec. I think they had a partnership with a nascent Luminox who tweaked it for the US market (& who eventually went their own way quality-wise 🤑).
Traser kept making them to the MIL-W-46374F spec in Switzerland, while selling their proprietary tritium vials to Luminox.
Great watch , as a mechanical tradesmen I can see this being a great daily , with no need for the camo pants and surplus boots .
For Tritium Watches have a look at KHS. I just bought a titanium, 200m, sapphire, 11,5 thick Dark Commander Titan Pro MKII. 43g on a Nylon/Velcro-Strap.
An alternative would be the citizen BN0118-04E. Same price range, titanium, sapphire, 300m, long battery life
My seiko snk809 has been through the washing machine and still works
Garmin instinct 2, is interesting bridge between digital and smart words. There is also tactical solar edition for much more money but who really need ir night visibility :)
Good video!! I like the watch! But don’t wear camouflage??
This watch almost has what I need for work. Almost. A quartz movement is a deal killer for me, and I need T100, not T25 as it will last decades longer. I had been using a Deep Blue Tritdiver for work, but the crown threads keep striping. It looks like the only option right now is the Marathon SAR.
Great review. This is a very nice watch. Tritium is a question mark for me. Most of my watches are 'buy and hold'. If you buy a watch with tritium illumination - can you replace the tubes at the end of their service life? Having a watch destined to fall victim to a 'use before' date bothers me.
Any watch under $500 is 'disposable' to my thinking. From there the next level is around $5k, where now a piece is worth servicing.
Very similar to my Luminox Navy Seal beater, and it’s certainly been abused but never lets me down - haven’t put my old Sub on since I can’t remember when.
Jody, you should have a look at the Citizen ProMaster Tough 3 hander.
Few soldiers I can see spending more of 300 bucks on a watch if they can get a Casio with similar functions for 99.
Most soldiers use G-Shocks. They are cheap, touch and come with a lot of functions. No need to spend more on a watch that does less.
I would imagine if you turned up to any parade ground with anything more expensive than $100 you'd get laughed at. "oh nice Hamilton! Did you bring your face packs and hand lotion too? lolololololol"
I own a Marathon GSAR and no complaints. It's super accurate and i love the look of it. Auto for the price is definitely something to look at.
Gear review i do own a traser & since then I find lume on a watch pointless as by the time you require it it's no longer working but tritium is always there. Just seen mwc I'm interested in for under £180 titanium model is this worth a buy cheers
3:45 in regards to Anti Reflective coating the text from the website about sapphire you show at 3:00 says they apply 2 layers of AR.... Remember kids, Reading is fundamental 😉
Looks like my old Traser Black Storm Pro. Same hands, same tritium, same dial, same bezel but thicker.
Reminds me of a modern version of my old Stocker and Yale.
But is it tougher than a G-shock? I've wondered that since Casio makes both digital and analog- is the analog less impact resistant than the digital?
I like the look of this watch, mostly because I have a couple of similar Luminox beaters that I wear most nights for the tritium function. A Luminox can be very expensive new but I bought mine used, well used, for low price and they still work well. I don't pay much attention to lume because I know that no matter how bright it starts out, in the middle of the night it is gone, but tritium is much more functional for me. I especially like the large flat tubes that Deep Blue puts in some of its watches.
Great video. If the bean counters at Casio could dorp another dollar and put sapphire glass in their lower end mid range products it would make their products unbeatable. Love the battery life and the tritium.
@Roberto Vidal Garcia agreed. The Casio G-Shock is just so close to being perfect apart from the poor lume and cheap glass. I wonder what is holding them back.
Uh oh - I have a birthday coming up. Looks like a new addition to our "watch family"! Thx for the review.
Love my Luminox Watches. Light and strong. I wear mine while scuba diving and they're great dive watches.
Have you reviewed the nite watches, I have one and the tritium Lume is excellent. Great watches are nite, another great review. Always entertaining
Nice review and i like the style I will try something like this on my channel!
I can see where your loyalty lies with your T-shirt. I stand with you. G Squad for life babyyyyyy.
;)
I'll stick to my Victorinox INOX Quartz as a G-Shock alternative. As a forever watch, I also have a GS Tough Solar Resin, on point.
Nice Review Jody. Would really love a review of the Citizen NB1050 GADA watches by you with your format. Keep it up!
I'll see what I can do mate!
Personally, I think the watch is as thin as it be with what it contains inside, considering the massive battery under the caseback and the tritium tubes on the hour/minute markers which need to be stacked on top of each other (which is probably why the second hand omits the tritium tube - it is probably to shave off that millimeter off the case height). Thanks for the informative video!
please review the luminox 3801 Master Carbon Seal (you can get it on shop worn for about 350) and the Deep blue Patriot with T100.
Great videos i love your videos.,
The scallop depressions on the bezel are a brilliant idea. Funny nobody's thought of it before. Wonder if it's patentable?
I’ve owned a few MWC watches and they’ve all been great for casual MIL spec look wear - even their cheapest £30 field watch is well made - no doubt they’re pretty tough and up to the job most people will throw at them - but G-Shock tough? I’d say not
the Victorinox inox is probably one of toughest watches ive seen. they put that thing through the ringer and it handled everything.
Victorianox inbox
@@colinjeffreys1105 i.n.o.x.
Is it better than g shock? I've seen videos on there other watches and some complain about the battery disconnecting and losing time. What have you heard? Appreciate your info.
@@robertsmith8729 ive never owned any of their quartz peices. I own a airboss chrono that is eta7750 powered and its been great. My buddy wears a inox to work and he beats the crap out of it. Never herd him complain.
Strange...Website states two internal layers of non-reflective coating are applied.
I actually really like the case shape and dimensions, I'd consider picking one up used for a decent price. Nice video
That’s a really nice-looking and well-designed value price tool watch.
I was kind of hoping for a "Project Farm" type comparison where you smashed both watches with a 2 lb hammer in a test fixture repeatedly until failure. But I do like the look of it.
That T25 print tho. Looks like it slipped down from where it was supposed to be and just wedged itself in between those Hour Markers...
I had an MWC. The hands fell off. I was given to understand that this was common place. I dont think you can beat a G shock for a beater, ( I'm ex millitary).
I have this with the steel case, about 20g heaver but looks exactly the same. I mostly wear it if I have to be out all day in the pouring rain, and yes the strap is absolutely crap.
Nice review thanks and thanks to watch loaner. Definitely a good choice imo.
Do you think they are not branded because it’s a mil spec? Like if you were a spy it would give you away? Anyway, awesome watch!!
How do these compare to marathon military issue quartz
I'm going to guess that no tritium on the bezel lume pip is because it's not protected by the sapphire crystal and a tritium tube on the second hand would make it to heavy and next to impossible to balance. This is a lot like the Marathon Navigator which omits the tritium in the same places (disclaimer I've never actually held one just looks that way in pictures).
i bought a camo RGMT i took it out to test it with the 12g i put 5 shells into it BBs slugs they never made a mark on it very impressed great watch folks
Very impressive piece...love it already my couple tea.....Titanium 300 mm very nice 👌...
I have a US military watch that's almost exactly the same as this, titanium, sapphire crystal, no branding, tritium rubes and a gold plated jeweled Swiss ronda quartz the only branding is on the back saying made by lumi whatever and some military looking numbers.
Polymer/ carbon bezel.
How much are the originals like I have worth, its definstly from the 90s.
But it has a 2 or 3 battery life movement.
Those watches including their website look pretty much like Luminox knock-offs. Tougher than a GSHOCK? I don't know, my 9400 Rangeman looks pretty indestructible to me.
Looks like a great tough watch for the price. Should last longer than a Swatch everyday use. Easy to see hands at a glance good for pilots.
One reason for no anti-reflective coating is to be able to use the watch as an improvised signaling device. If it had AR coating and you needed to get someone's attention, say to be rescued, you'd be pretty much impossible to find.
Well, it would also mean that you need to cover the dial when you not want to use it to signal. Because something that reflects sunlight like a mirror is something militaries don't really like for their soldiers. Unintentional reflecting our position to your oposition isn't considered positive.
@@nirfz Thank you, Captain Obvious. Ever hear of long-sleeved shirts? They're military issue. Also, they come in handy to protect from sun, mosquitoes, cold...
@@InGratitudeIam Let me think..... Oh, right, long sleeves, totaly forgot that that exist, never needed those here in the alps...How stupid of me.
Jokes aside, during most of my conscript time, my sleeves were long. We weren't even allowed to do anything other than sports in hot weather with a shortsleeved shirt. (Apropos sports: on the obstacle parcour we had to wear long sleeves all the time, no matter the weather.) In general the sleeves always had to be worn the same way for the whole platoon. Down or up was not your own decision. But shirt sleeves never covered the space my wristwatch sat/sits. Not in the military, not in civillian life. The only time there was a chance that the sleeve would cover the watch, was when standing still hand hanging down, waiting for something while wearing a thick winter outer shell and maybe gloves that reach far enough over my wrist.
@@nirfz Managing a small, reflective surface is such a daunting task.
@@InGratitudeIam That's not the point, the point is if a military issues a watch they gain more if it is not reflective than of a possible emergency mirror use.
One "mistake" less to be made by the single soldier, one less thing to think about when thinking is already occupied with important things.
It's pretty nice but kinda expensive. At this price point I might just grab the Marathon GSAR.
How does this thing do in Lume Wars?