Watching The Hurricane
A hurricane watch is designed to be rugged and withstand hurricane force winds and extreme weather conditions. Several, if not most, major watch manufacturers as well as some smaller ones such as GUL designed for the express purpose of selling sports watches, offer a hurricane watch.
Morgan & Headley makes a great hurricane watch, called the Extreme Chronograph Hurricane. It has a gold plated case made of stainless steel, with a diameter of 35x45 mm. It is water resistant to 5 ATM, which translates to about 165 feet deep. The bracelet is stainless steel with gold plating. The movement of this quality sport watch is chronograph by Citizen OS 20. This hurricane watch and all Morgan & Headley watches have a two year warranty. This means they are warranted against and material defects or workmanship defects until two years after the purchase date. Morgan & Headley will replace or repair any defective part of your hurricane watch during that period.
The Morgan & Headley Hurricane watch retails at a worldwide auction site for $330.
Versace has a Hurricane men's watch as well. It has a renowned Swiss ETA quartz movement, chronograph capabilities, luminous silver hands and indices, and analog display of the date at the 4 o'clock marker and a glass lens made of sapphire. This proud Versace hurricane watch also displays a silver head of Medusa at 12 o'clock and small back indices surrounding its outside dial. Its tachymeter bezel of stainless has black indices and numbers. It has selector buttons, and a case and back with seven screws. Medusa is engraved on the back as well. It is water resistant to 330 feet and has a black leather strap with a crocodile print. The strap is deployed with a buckle. Its primary dial is white texture. This hurricane watch also has three subdials as well.
With this Versace hurricane watch comes the full manufacturer's warranty. It is delivered with complete instructions and a classy presentation box that is factory sealed. The suggested bid for this hurricane watch on a global auction site is $799.
Nike also sells a hurricane watch, its hurricane date analog men's watch. Its crown is sealed and the back is screwed. It has a window for date display and a glacier dial. The case is aluminum. The strap is translucent polyurethane to resist cracks and breaks. It is baby blue. The watch is water resistant to 100 feet and carries a two year warranty. Suggested bid online is $75.