I would like something stylish, rugged and practical that would fit in with a dangerous game safari. I don't want to break the bank but don't mind paying for true quality and beauty. Something I could pass on once I am gone.

Opinions?

The best safari wristwatch? That's easy!

NONE! NADA!

The first thing I do when I get to safari camp is to take my watch off and forget about the time ... just be in the moment and enjoy. I do my best not to count what day we're on and ask my PH to remind me the morning of the last day.

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something stylish, rugged and practical that would fit in with a dangerous game safari.

Rolex Submariner.

Only you can answer that question!

I have been wearing a Garmin sports watch on safari.

Tells me the distances we cover as well as the date and time.

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Very happy with my Garmin Instinct 2X Solar. Sunrise/set, altitudes, tracking, plus all the fitness stuff if you use all that. Rugged and waterproof etc. Not worried about scratches to face or band or if I loose it ......

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Originally posted by Todd Williams:
The best safari wristwatch? That's easy!

NONE! NADA!

The first thing I do when I get to safari camp is to take my watch off and forget about the time ... just be in the moment and enjoy. I do my best not to count what day we're on and ask my PH to remind me the morning of the last day.

100% Todd.

None....

I never wear a watch. Everyone else including trackers have watches and phones....

Who cares what time it is???

I wear a Luminox navy seal style watch. They are not expensive, rugged, and glow in the dark way better than Rolex and Tag (my ageing eyes like that.

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Originally posted by Todd Williams:
The best safari wristwatch? That's easy!

NONE! NADA!

The first thing I do when I get to safari camp is to take my watch off and forget about the time ... just be in the moment and enjoy. I do my best not to count what day we're on and ask my PH to remind me the morning of the last day.

AGREED!!

I also wear a Luminox for hunting . Love them.

I always wear a watch!

I feel naked without it.

Same here.

I’ve used a Luminox Titanium as my hunting watch for nearly 30 years.

I have worn a Breitling Super Avenger on 25 plus hunts from Canada/Alaska and Africa. These truly are rugged and impervious to any climate, waterproof to 5000 meters, and can go to 90,000 feet unpressurized(granted overkill). A true beast of a watch. Just my opinion.
Wesley

the only time I want to know is when it is time to head out hunting and when its time to come back of a totty

Any watch that is not shiny or noisy would do fine.
I quit wearing a watch several years ago for reasons mentioned by others. Before that, I wore a Luminox.

That said there are times I'd like to know the time. For instance whether we have enough time to get to a particular place during shooting time or how long it's been after a shot. It always seems like longer.

Right before my first safari I bought a $7 watch at Walmart because I thought that I wouldn't have my phone with me all the time and I thought that I would want to know what time it was out in the bush.

I never put in on my wrist and I don't know where it is now.

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Originally posted by Todd Williams:
The best safari wristwatch? That's easy!

NONE! NADA!

The first thing I do when I get to safari camp is to take my watch off and forget about the time ... just be in the moment and enjoy. I do my best not to count what day we're on and ask my PH to remind me the morning of the last day.

+1. Wholeheartedly agree!

Not for utility as my iPhone has also replaced my camera & GoPro for vids (a must with a bow). I only wear a watch for luck.

That said, I've only ever worn two. Ever.

I wore my SS Daytona for decades til I bought a Heuer Aquaracer.

Both watches have brought me great luck!!! The Heuer way above it's pay grade and well beyond all expectations.

All about my lucky charm. I also take my FIL (ok his Case knife) with me- he was my huntin' buddy. Cut two elephant tails with it- one with a double and one with a bow.


Eh. Who gives a fuck what time it is on the Luangwe or in the Save!!!!!!

I understand not wanting to know the time while away. However, I do feel “off” without a timepiece on my wrist.

I wouldn’t wear a fine one in Africa, and rarely do in Argentina. I did have a Luminox, but my dumbass left it in a golf cart. I won’t wear a watch playing golf. I bought a Swatch, yes, a Swatch that has been every bit as good as my Luminox was.

Don’t wear anything too flashy in big towns overseas. We are already pegged as foreigners, especially if you’re dressed like Crocodile Dundee.