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I like to spend a huge amount of time out in the outdoors. I climb mountains, hike, swim in rivers, paddle a kayak and Scuba dive, so a really need a watch that can keep up with me. The Swiss Raid Commando Watch, although not at all cheap, is certainly one that fits that bill and is one of the toughest Swiss military watches you can buy.
The first thing to note about this watch is that it is named after a gruelling Swiss military endurance contest. The Swiss military has a long and proud tradition of repelling all foreign invaders. Its martial prowess is built upon a love of freedom of its people, a willingness to endure terrible hardship among them to retain their liberty and the existence of a citizenry in uniform that is well trained.
Before the Second World War, when the threat of Nazi invasion already seemed imminent, Switzerland established a huge number of shooting clubs where people could hone their marksmanship. This is, after all, the country where the legend of William Tell, who shot an apple on his son’s head, first arose. The Nazis held off from trying to conquer Switzerland because they feared making war on a determined population of crack shots.
In more recent years the Swiss have toughened up their conscripted soldiers even more by staging tough military contests. The Swiss Raid is a test in which teams of four compete in simulated missions that involve running, swimming cycling and then, at the end of it all, military tasks such as shooting or setting ambushes. It is widely acknowledged to be one of the world’s toughest races.
The watch certainly lives up to that reputation. It has a solidly-made body that is waterproof and really tough. To keep it from getting scratches it has a super-hard ceramic-type coating applied to the body. This shrugs of bashes and scrapes. If you are a rock climber you probably take your watch off to keep it from being scuffed on rock. This watch would probably damage the rock instead.
The timepiece itself is accurate. Would you expect anything less from a Swiss watch, especially one made by a company such as Wenger, which is one of the producers of the original Swiss Army knife? It has an quartz mechanism, which means it is considerably cheaper than watches with mechanical movements, but it does mean you have to change the battery every few years.
The watch itself is waterproof down to 100 meters so you should be fine doing most water sports with it. Although sport Scuba divers never get anywhere close to 100 meters in depth (about 30-40 meters is the very deepest they would go on ordinary compressed air) the convention is that you usually use a watch rated down to about 300 meters for diving.
The face of this watch is quite striking and military in its appearance. It has very clear numerals and is well illuminated for night use. The watch also has a useful tachometer feature, which allows one to calculate one’s speed over a set distance, which can be useful for hikers and mountaineers who are trying to estimate arrivals times and turnaround times.
There are certainly cheaper watches out there. The almost disposable plastic Swatch watches come to mind. And there are much tougher watches out there. The CX Swiss Military Watch, which costs considerably more, is probably the toughest timepiece on the planet. But there are few watches that blend price and performance quite as well as the Swiss Raid Commando Watch.
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The Swiss Raid Commando Watch Review
The first thing to note about this watch is that it is named after a gruelling Swiss military endurance contest. The Swiss military has a long and proud tradition of repelling all foreign invaders. Its martial prowess is built upon a love of freedom of its people, a willingness to endure terrible hardship among them to retain their liberty and the existence of a citizenry in uniform that is well trained.
Before the Second World War, when the threat of Nazi invasion already seemed imminent, Switzerland established a huge number of shooting clubs where people could hone their marksmanship. This is, after all, the country where the legend of William Tell, who shot an apple on his son’s head, first arose. The Nazis held off from trying to conquer Switzerland because they feared making war on a determined population of crack shots.
In more recent years the Swiss have toughened up their conscripted soldiers even more by staging tough military contests. The Swiss Raid is a test in which teams of four compete in simulated missions that involve running, swimming cycling and then, at the end of it all, military tasks such as shooting or setting ambushes. It is widely acknowledged to be one of the world’s toughest races.
The timepiece itself is accurate. Would you expect anything less from a Swiss watch, especially one made by a company such as Wenger, which is one of the producers of the original Swiss Army knife? It has an quartz mechanism, which means it is considerably cheaper than watches with mechanical movements, but it does mean you have to change the battery every few years.
The watch itself is waterproof down to 100 meters so you should be fine doing most water sports with it. Although sport Scuba divers never get anywhere close to 100 meters in depth (about 30-40 meters is the very deepest they would go on ordinary compressed air) the convention is that you usually use a watch rated down to about 300 meters for diving.
The face of this watch is quite striking and military in its appearance. It has very clear numerals and is well illuminated for night use. The watch also has a useful tachometer feature, which allows one to calculate one’s speed over a set distance, which can be useful for hikers and mountaineers who are trying to estimate arrivals times and turnaround times.
There are certainly cheaper watches out there. The almost disposable plastic Swatch watches come to mind. And there are much tougher watches out there. The CX Swiss Military Watch, which costs considerably more, is probably the toughest timepiece on the planet. But there are few watches that blend price and performance quite as well as the Swiss Raid Commando Watch.
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