Which watch do you wear to the gym?
For those of you who do weight training regularly at the gym, would you wear a watch and if yes, which one would you wear during your gym sessions? I suppose it would be a beater but let me know which one would you wear? I am asking because I am feeling uninspired staring at my fitness tracker when lifting barbells and dumbbells! Hahaha I know I sound silly but I think the non-judgey #Watchfam here can relate and provide suggestions to make weight training more inspiring. 🤣
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Ron
I love Cartier 🐆 and neo-vintage watches.
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Apple watch
i dont go to gym but i do cycling every sunday. unfornately i wear my xiaomi band to look at my heart rate and monitor my route😂. no need to damage my watch
Apple Watch! I know… treason… but it allows me all the gizmos and I can listen to music without my phone
thanks for the suggestions so far @ravishan and @bevelwerks, but I will never get an Apple Watch...at least for now 🤣
i dont go to gym but i do cycling every sunday. unfornately i wear my xiaomi band to look at my heart rate and monitor my route😂. no need to damage my watch
yeah i have a xiaomi band too...it's cheap, good and reliable fitness tracker. but now I feel like wearing some real metal slammin' those weights, but i would also worry those weights slamming back on my wristwatch HAHAHA
CASIO G-SHOCK DW-5600-1ER
i prefer outdoor activity. this does a great job skiing and hiking.
Garmin Fenix. No need for a mechanical watch while working out.
Honor band 6, need to measure hearbeat
One of these
Honestly? Casioak all day.
I wear mostly my Sinn 856 UTC. Thanks to the hardend metal I don’t mind if it hits metal surfaces :)
I am not monitoring myself, no defined KPIs and no steering committees between me and a technical device. So no need for a fitness tracker XD
G. The countdown timer is a prerequisite for a gym watch and it's tough enough for the pool afterwards.
G Shocks FTW
Casio G-Shock DW-5600
Seiko solar diver has been my recent choice
So I recently picked up the Garmin Instinct II. This version comes in 40mm so it is far more unintrusive than the 45 mm. So far I have loved the interface and data it provides.
I could never adapt to the Apple Watch, both from a wearability perspective and also battery life. The Garmin has solar charging functionality but even the standard battery for normal use is about 20 days on a charge. Great option and the price is not crazy at $450 for the solar powered version.
I'd like to get an inexpensive chronograph (oxymoron?) for the gym to more easily keep track between sets. Something like a seagull would be good. I'm not much of a dive watch guy, but I'd be happy to get one for the gym, maybe an inexpensive Seiko. As it is I like field watches at the gym. They're easy to read and keep track of time.
Either a Casio MDV-106 or a G-Shock DW-9052.
Honestly? Casioak all day.
Casioak or the G-Shock 8800 series. Depending on how likely I am to drop weights on myself 😂
I'd like to get an inexpensive chronograph (oxymoron?) for the gym to more easily keep track between sets. Something like a seagull would be good. I'm not much of a dive watch guy, but I'd be happy to get one for the gym, maybe an inexpensive Seiko. As it is I like field watches at the gym. They're easy to read and keep track of time.
A CDT is much more useful than a stopwatch for timing reps/sets. Hence a G.
I use wrist wraps or straps when I weight train so no watch.
Apple watch for the gym