Looking for a fun watch for the shooting range

The answer is still G-Shock. The 5610 is thin and easy to wear. A thinner, easier to wear quartz watch is a Casio F91W or a similar variant.

If you want a classic three hander, I’d recommend a field watch, Flieger, or diver. Seiko (5series or ProSpex) and Citizen (Nighthawk or ProMaster) make some good quartz/solar options or mechanical options with shock resistance. There are a slew of Swiss mechanical field watches as well.

Ok this is light and quartz … 😜

And fun too 🥳

I highly recommend the Timex Atlantis/Expedition. They are 40mm, thin, and durable.

As you can tell, I'm a fan of the model.

Well...just few weeks ago I published an article about tactical watches.

I think the best serious but affordable pro tactical watches designed for shooting needs are those of the german brand KHS. They have a quite good and professional reputation and can compeet with any G-Shock.

If it's good enough for special forces and (para) military...it is just enough for you ;-) .

I rave about my MWC whenever I get an excuse to, lots of models to choose from, mine was around £240, sapphire lens screw-crown etc, still no complaints and I still love it.

A Timex Ironman would work well for that. It's a good size, lots of options, and a great price.

Casio mrw. Some real NASA history and a great, and inexpensive, alternative to a g shock. Also will go well with any firearm!

The DW 5600 is really comfortable in my opinion. I wear all day in sweltering heat and sometimes forget it's on.

Depends on price. All above are good recommendations

Bertucci American in carbon or Titanium. Ameriquartz mvmnt.

Protrek makes some good solid tough solar

G shock Tough Solar Atomic integrated (was one of my first issued watches)

Any watch with a decent rugged case.

Momentum Sea Quartz OR Sea Quartz Solar (Magnum PI vs UDT)

Any Helm

Tactical Frog FXD

Pricier

Sangin

Ares

Tudor

CWC

Marathon

Elliot Brown

That being said, I wear whatever I want, even my Acrylic Stuff. Watches are to be worn and tell time. But then again I'm a #sketchy-dude @bulgarian 😂.

PS - I'm averaging 300-500 rounds a month at the moment for reference. Lots of movement/scenario drills mixed with PT this month. It's a bit low due to job op tempo, but such is life. YMMV.

#useyourtools

JLC Reverso. Leave it folded out, so the recoil flaps it around. Legitimate answer: probably a Marathon or G shock

Probably not the best for it, but I’ve shot a .357 pistol and .308 rifle with my milspec Marathon MSAR automatic with no discernible problems.

I don’t make a habit of it though.

Smaller case sized G-Shock Casioaks.

On the recoil front, and this is just my .02, unless you are manning a belt fed, butterfly/spade handled Ma Deuce, you should be good with a robust dive/field/sport watch.

I wouldn't use my grandpa's 1936 Omega Three hander, but I've definitely run drills with quartz and auto movements and haven't really noticed any damage.

I'm a righty, so with my watch on my support hand, most recoil impulse goes through my right side for a rifle, shotgun, or handgun.

What'll hurt an auto movement is constant repetition. Think jackhammer, the afore mentioned butterfly/spade handled machine gun, hammering, etc.

I am a fan for the right tool for the job, so for me, if I'm headed on a deployment OCONUS, I will main my Elliot Brown Holton Pro. Hopefully maybe a Sangin (once they release their specialty specific bezels) or Wolbrook (if Wolbrook ever releases their teased destro Skindiver pro) or a Marathon Navigator Steel. All four of these have specific anti-mag and shock resistant movement holders.

For just regular training, or a quick session squeezed in at the end of the day, whatever is on the wrist, gets to play.

I'm my experience pretty much any quartz watch will work. I wore a Seiko quartz dress watch for most of my time in the military, and for recreational shooting the thought of picking a particular watch hasn't even entered my mind.