Airsofting Wristwatches

[John F.]

My daily wearer is usually a diver. For manual work and airsofting it's an old solar G-Shock. They can take a beating.

 

[Mtemprell]

I've always ran with a cheapo watch but the other day I accidentally forgot to change it and used my automatic watch and watched a BB hit it and I had a heart attack luckily no damage just bounced off but straight after took it off and went back to not wearing one as I didn't have my cheap digital one with me. 

[lokkers]

I wear my Garmin Instinct as it's pretty tough, and cover it with a Sterling Timepieces watch cover with a bit of extra padding sewn inside

 

https://stirlingtimepieces.com/products/tactical-watch-cover

[ruskitseller]

Classic F91w casio for me. Had the same one for about 8 years now!

[Jaylordofwaargh]

On 24/05/2025 at 12:15, ruskitseller said:

Classic F91w casio for me. Had the same one for about 8 years now!

The classics are so for a reason! 

 

Me, I also just use a cheapo that looks 80's ish (those cold war games). But then at skirmish weekends I have Marshalls for time keeping duties...

[lejife]

On 23/05/2025 at 00:19, Tommikka said:

I have not worn a watch this century, and probably not since the late 80s

 

I would wear watches on the inside of my left wrist, but not for the reason @Basersaid - which does make sense.

When I was motorcycling the inside left was convenient to look at my watch by moving my wrist and the display would appear from under my glove.

(My real reason though was because as a kid I saw someone in a film wear theirs

like that so decided it was cool)

 

Since changing to car from bike there would be a clock in the car and whenever I needed to know the time there was a clock around somewhere - (no need to have a thing attached to my wrist - until trying a magnetic band with old age)

Nowadays my watch/clock is my phone

(I have also used my phone in game)

 

On occasion I’ve had mini watch sized clock faces stuck on a piece of equipment for a timer etc

 

 

A good old basic watch or a chunky like omega superclone would survive the general

vigour of a game

 

 

 

 

 

I wear a Casio G-Shock when playing. It's tough, reliable, and can take a hit without worry. I've seen others use the F-91W too since it's cheap and easy to replace, but it’s not as durable. Some players skip wearing a watch altogether to avoid damage. A few use wrist guards or cover their watches with a band for protection. Overall, G-Shock is a solid choice for the field.

Edited 7 hours ago by lejife