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Ask HN: Good digital watches for hackers?

8 points by javert ↗ HN
I've always been a big fan of digital watches. Mine is getting old, and I'm considering an upgrade. Does anybody have a "really cool/useful" watch that they would recommend (ideally, that can be ordered online)?

Sorry if it's a little off topic!

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wewyor
I don't have one but maybe this: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/EZ430-Chronos
reemrevnivek
I have one, and it's pretty nice. Haven't done a whole lot with it except revamp the chronograph function more to my liking for my workouts, though. The 915 MHz frequency band is limiting; a 2.4 GHz 802.11 transceiver could be much more interesting.

The large face scratches easily; it's just acrylic and not glass. Easy enough to buff out, though.

The product page is here: http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ez430-chronos....

bmelton
Not digital, but if you happen to have an Aston Martin, then you have to have this watch: http://www.astonmartin.com/eng/thecars/dbs/amvox2dbstranspon...

The HD3 Slide is neat-looking: http://www.hd3complication.com/en/#home

If you're into E-Inky things, like I am, then this one's pretty cool: http://www.atysdesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=watch_digital_...

Touch screen, and about as fashionably acceptable as you're going to get out of a digital: http://www.kennethcole.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=42189...

If you don't care about fashion, then this one's a winner: http://uncrate.com/stuff/casio-databank/

Yana_Convelife
While somewhat expensive, you can get ipod nano with a watch band and listen to music. It does not have many other functions though...
xtrycatchx
gshocks best fit my wrist. its heavy duty and less expensive