Wristwatch with thermometer
December 31, 2005 5:36 AM Subscribe
WristwatchFilter: After realizing how much I love have a thermometer on the dashboard of my car I'd like to buy an inexpensive (less than US$150) wristwatch that displays the temperature.
Here's what I'm looking for: man's watch, analog time and analog temperature gauge, sporty (no metal band) with a cool looking dial. Finding a digital readout isn't hard. Finding an analog watch, though, is.
I've been searching online and have only found one that looks good but I read somewhere it may appear to be part of a scam so I am leary (although, it may not be the watch itself, but another seller who is scamming --I can't tell which).
Just to give you an idea of what I think is a cool looking watch face, here's an example.
Any recommendations?
Here's what I'm looking for: man's watch, analog time and analog temperature gauge, sporty (no metal band) with a cool looking dial. Finding a digital readout isn't hard. Finding an analog watch, though, is.
I've been searching online and have only found one that looks good but I read somewhere it may appear to be part of a scam so I am leary (although, it may not be the watch itself, but another seller who is scamming --I can't tell which).
Just to give you an idea of what I think is a cool looking watch face, here's an example.
Any recommendations?
Yeah, what Kirth Gerson said.
I had a compass on my dash, and it thought the engine was due north. You had to lift it off the dash for it to work.
posted by StickyCarpet at 7:47 AM on December 31, 2005
I had a compass on my dash, and it thought the engine was due north. You had to lift it off the dash for it to work.
posted by StickyCarpet at 7:47 AM on December 31, 2005
I had a Casio thermometer watch for about 10 years. I loved it. Kirth & Sticky are correct that the reading will be somewhat inaccurate while it's on your wrist (although it does have a setting that is supposed to compensate for this - temp readings will still be off by 4-6 degrees). However, I loved it because I could lay it beside my bed at night, then use a function that went back in time and told me the temperature every hour of the previous night. This was cool for camping. You would check the coldest hours of the night, etc.
It was also really cool for swimming in lakes and streams because it was very accurate when it came to water temp.
The watch that I had is no longer available or I would provide a link. It was a Casio World Time Thermometer watch (out of production). I haven't found another one that has an face that I like.
posted by crapples at 7:55 AM on December 31, 2005
It was also really cool for swimming in lakes and streams because it was very accurate when it came to water temp.
The watch that I had is no longer available or I would provide a link. It was a Casio World Time Thermometer watch (out of production). I haven't found another one that has an face that I like.
posted by crapples at 7:55 AM on December 31, 2005
Best answer: If you want ambient air temp, get a thermometer that hangs off the zipper pull of your jacket.
posted by eriko at 7:57 AM on December 31, 2005
posted by eriko at 7:57 AM on December 31, 2005
I calculate there are 1.2 million watch models out there...
google 'thermometer watch' - marvel at the range of features available in watches
casio, timex, etc. etc. - altimeter, barometer, etc. etc.
the casio g-shock series is popular in general if you like 'chunky'
posted by scheptech at 10:43 AM on December 31, 2005
google 'thermometer watch' - marvel at the range of features available in watches
casio, timex, etc. etc. - altimeter, barometer, etc. etc.
the casio g-shock series is popular in general if you like 'chunky'
posted by scheptech at 10:43 AM on December 31, 2005
Response by poster: Kirth, yes, I thought it might be affected by your body temp. I really meant one that *looked* like that model.
Thermometer on the zipper. I like that, eriko. Sheptech, thanks for the suggestion, but, of course, before I posted this I spent a good deal of time googling. And kcm, the Suunto link is interesting. Will take a closer look. Thx.
posted by Taken Outtacontext at 11:46 AM on December 31, 2005
Thermometer on the zipper. I like that, eriko. Sheptech, thanks for the suggestion, but, of course, before I posted this I spent a good deal of time googling. And kcm, the Suunto link is interesting. Will take a closer look. Thx.
posted by Taken Outtacontext at 11:46 AM on December 31, 2005
Those cheap-o zipper pull red alcohol thermometers are wildly inaccurate, often due to the fact that they aren't really calibrated. They just glue a tiny little alcohol-filled tube and bulb to a piece of cardstock and encapsulate it in the plastic case. The digital watch ones I've found to be much more accurate and useful.
Usually the temperature sensing transducer is on the face of the watch, anyway, and those are very small and thin, and highly sensitive to temp changes.
I used to have one of the first generation Casio temp watches when I was in junior high, and I once even calibrated it against my science teacher's digital benchtop probe thermometer. It was suprisingly accurate, even while on the wrist.
Anyways, I know this doesn't really meet the analog specification. I'm wondering how well a tiny bi-metal coiled spring thermometer is going to work inside a watch. Watches are often subjected to abnormal stresses not experienced in, say, a wall mounted metal coil, dial gauge thermometer.
Anecdotal: I was - was - keeping one of those zipper-pull thermometers in the car out here in phoenix. The thermometer scale went to 120-130 F or so. It burst before it was even properly summer yet.
posted by loquacious at 6:01 PM on December 31, 2005
Usually the temperature sensing transducer is on the face of the watch, anyway, and those are very small and thin, and highly sensitive to temp changes.
I used to have one of the first generation Casio temp watches when I was in junior high, and I once even calibrated it against my science teacher's digital benchtop probe thermometer. It was suprisingly accurate, even while on the wrist.
Anyways, I know this doesn't really meet the analog specification. I'm wondering how well a tiny bi-metal coiled spring thermometer is going to work inside a watch. Watches are often subjected to abnormal stresses not experienced in, say, a wall mounted metal coil, dial gauge thermometer.
Anecdotal: I was - was - keeping one of those zipper-pull thermometers in the car out here in phoenix. The thermometer scale went to 120-130 F or so. It burst before it was even properly summer yet.
posted by loquacious at 6:01 PM on December 31, 2005
Response by poster: Well, I guess I'll just wait until I can get a thermometer in my pair of bluetooth enabled mp3 networked sunglasses. ;-)
posted by Taken Outtacontext at 5:56 AM on January 1, 2006
posted by Taken Outtacontext at 5:56 AM on January 1, 2006
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posted by Kirth Gerson at 6:15 AM on December 31, 2005