With my next cruise in mind I went looking for a watch. I want something that's easy to change time zones as you go plowing through them. Plus to be able to see the world time, local time and home time and be able to comprehend the information with out punching buttons. I Also want to know what day it is, in which city. Something that most people don't need to know, but if your on a world cruise or tracking one you know what I'm talking about.

Seiko has one. The anolog-digital. Supposed to do all that with a flick of the wrist. The problem is that there were no directions that came with it. The watch is so new that no one knows what it is. It took all last night and 3 cosmos to get it to show the local time. I guess I can return it on Monday and look for something else, but I like the way this looks. I wonder if there are any pilot-shipmaster types that have a watch they really like or have any suggestions.

Chip, Do you know it's illegal to own and drive a Benz and not wear a Rolex? :D :D

Oh I have a Rolex, got a great deal in Saigon.

Chip,

I want to know how the watch liked the 3 Cosmos?

Ginny, that was funny!

Well you know what the difference is between a Timex and a Rolex, right? A Timex actually keeps time!!! LOL

chip - that happened to me as well. I bought a new model Tag that had just come out and nobody (including the salespeople) knew how to access its functions. For the longest time, I thought I had gotten a broken one and had many a phone call with the watch store. Eventually, it turned out to be collective stupidity on all our parts and we managed to get it working properly.

Masaki

oops - double post

Masaki

Chip:
It's funny, I just saw a nice watch that all you do is press a button, and it will change timezones automatically (ie - no winding forward or backward, just press to you get to the right timezone). Perfect for travellers. <img border="0" alt="[naughty]" title="" src="graemlins/naughty.gif" />
Unfortunatley, I will have to do some research to find out the brand, etc. Will get back soon if I find it!!

Okay - finally remembered where I saw this - it was at Costco, I took it out of their display, and I remember thinking how neat it was (as I travel alot - and I'm going on a cruise to Alaska, which changes several time zones) - and I thought it was rather unique. Unfortunatley, I didn't buy it (forgot I had the slip to turn it in until well after I got home - a 45 minute drive). I could not find out at their website which brand it was - but am going up there in the next couple of days, so I'll look it up for you, if you like!! Also, did a "Google" search - and found a Casio Men's Wave Cepter Atomic Watch - that allows you to track in 29 Time Zones. Maybe you can check that one out!!

Some two zone watches are COACH, swatch (touch it and you get another zone), Croton, Swiss Army, Skagen, Wittnauer..etc.

Keep looking OR go on the Seiko website...you can ask them to email you directions.

I think those atomic clock based watches have problems in certain time zones - can't remember the details but there was a hitch somewhere ....

Masaki

I think the way those clocks work is they have to receive a radio signal via shortwave from the the two time signal stations in the world. If they can't get the signal they won't update.

Ah, I think that was it. Thanks chip!

Masaki