What watch suitable for Golf

Hi,
what watch do you wear during golf ? I was wondering if there is a suitable watch for golf. There was the Tiger Woods watch from Tag Heuer but I don't see many people wearing it. Some say that any Rolex models would do since they are made very robust. I would like hear your comments.

Thanks

If you really need to keep track of the time maybe you should carry a pocket watch.

Otherwise its not so common for golfers to wear watches during play.

Guess it could be a distraction of some sort.

any battery or digital watches..

the impact vibration etc may spoil the movement...

I think Nike or adidas sports watch nice, puma one also nice
but, wear watch, a bit uncomfortable, affects the hinge

Of course the Tag Heuer is designed specifically for golf, the strap itself is hypoallergenic so you won't develop a rash from the sweating. The way the watch fastens is unique in itself too. It's not cheap though, probably the reason why not so many people wear it.

Sunnto has a golf watch too that measures your swing although I'm not exactly sure of all it's functions.

Mechanical watches are definitely out, as Sunny rightly says, the repeated shock of impact may damage the delicate movement, unless the watch is shock proofed, still, why take the chance of damaging an expensive watch?

One of the better digital options I feel are the Casio G Shock watches, although there are lighter options like Swatch, or Timex.

Hope this helps.

One more thing....

choose a rubber strap or sports watch.

You can get a diver's watch too like Seiko

Timex is not as reliable as it look

A watch enthusiaist friend of mine told me that for mechanical watches, only Rolex and Seiko movements are reputed to be robust enough to withstand the repeated impact shock from the golf swing.

Best watch to use would probably be a Casio G-shock, cheap and good.

Ayoh..just go to those day market and buy a $5 digital watch la. Battery finish then just buy another new one. You be surprise there are some very nice looking digital watches on sale. Personally, I hang my pocket watch on my golf bag. Bought them cheap from Japan on my last visit years ago. Still hanging there after a battery change thats all.

Titu

grooveballer wrote:

A watch enthusiaist friend of mine told me that for mechanical watches, only Rolex and Seiko movements are reputed to be robust enough to withstand the repeated impact shock from the golf swing.

Best watch to use would probably be a Casio G-shock, cheap and good.

I had a Rolex Watch and my dad in the High End watch industry told me never play golf with my rolex,
it would not damage the watch
but the shock would be too great and affect the accuracy of the watch.

But I had a Ball Watch which can withstand 5000G of force.
and never have any problem, I wear it alot during driving range ,
and my swing are not very good, always hit the mat 1st before I hit the ball, so I believe the shock is greatest when u hit the mat?

Take a look at the photos on how they test the Ball watch.
Its scary
http://www.ballwatch.com/index.php?option=com_technology

cmclee, why you need a watch for? you should be concentrating on your games!

haha seebayho, its just a habit lah. Btw, got any more putters for sale ?

Hi cmclee,

if you wanted to invest in a good golf watch, the Tag Heuer golf watch is indeed a good choice. But before you buy one, ask yourself whether you need it. I bought the Tag Heuer golf watch myself. I like it very much but sometimes I do not use it as I find it quite uncomfortable. From the advise of one of my friend in the watch industry, it will damage your rolex if you use it during golf.

you can also consider Polar. A bit ex for a digital but it also includes a heart monitor which you can use for jogging and running. Pretty useful and not to mention cool.

If you are into quality timepiece this manufacturer specializes in watches for golfers.

http://jaermann-stuebi.com/en/home.html

Fantastic looking works of art in my opinion.

For mere mortals like most of us, there always Sunnto or Timex which offers digital alternatives to help keep scores. I believe Sunnto has a lot more features such measure swing tempo etc etc..

http://gpsguyz.com/products/Suunto-G6-Golf-Watch.html

http://www.milnejewelry.com/Timex/watch120.html

i play golf dun wear watch....dun tink i need to keep looking at it....

to me, it feels funny.....


cant stand some of those tennis player wear watch to play... u really need to look at the time?

lolz.... no offense....

jaketang wrote:

i play golf dun wear watch....dun tink i need to keep looking at it....

to me, it feels funny.....


cant stand some of those tennis player wear watch to play... u really need to look at the time?

lolz.... no offense....

Same here. Thats why I just buy one of those pocket watch and hangs it on the golf bag. As and when need to know th etime, then go and look at it. Don't think that if I have an appointment nearby and I am at the golf course. Or maybe an item in ebay closing time clash with your golfing time?

Titu

G-Shock.

if you don't want to wear it on your wrist, attach it to your belt loops!

cmclee wrote:

Hi,
what watch do you wear during golf ? I was wondering if there is a suitable watch for golf. There was the Tiger Woods watch from Tag Heuer but I don't see many people wearing it. Some say that any Rolex models would do since they are made very robust. I would like hear your comments.

Thanks

Best to wear a quarts watch, Not Rolex, when I was a beginner I used a Rolex Submarina during practice
at the range, few days later I used it for jogging than I realised that my watch had stop woking, send to Rolex centre for repair it cost me $500 during the 90's they told me the winding rotor had snapped!!

If you used a quarts or Tag Heuer there's no problem!!

I now used a cheap Giodano watch $70.00 quarts for everything including fishing salt water!!!

cheeers