| The best surf watches in the world |
| Tuesday, 31 May 2011 13:58 |
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Surf watches are an important tool for surfers and wave riders. In the last ten years, the surf industry has been developing action sports watches that actually measure and forecast tides for hundreds of surf spots, from America to Australia. Quiksilver, Rip Curl, Nixon, Vestal and Freestyle are the most famous producers of tide watches. After decades of studies, the tidal movements are somehow predictable and so they can be stored in a wrist watch. Add wave counters, sunset times and moon phases to make them an authenticsurf computer. The"Moondak" is Quiksilver's best surf watch. You can customize the tide for your local spot, it offers moon and tide data, chronograph and heat counter. If you have US$83, it's a great choice. The "Ultimate Titanium Tidemaster 2" is Rip Curl's jewel of the crown. It features an automatic tide system, a preprogrammed moon phase, as well as sunrise and sunset times. It was depth tested to 200 metres and it will cost you US$590. The "Trestles Oceansearch", also by Rip Curl, takes the best-buy surf watch award. It can be yours for US$127. Nixon presents "The Outsider Tide", a stylish digital surf watch with pre-programmed tide information for over 200 beaches until 2020. It'll cost you US$126. The "Brig Tide & Train" is Vestal's surf watch including a digital tide graph that features current tide height and tracks the tide at over 200 beaches worldwide, for the next 20 years. It's worth the US$110. "Tide 4" is the best Freestyle watch on offer. It includes sunrise and sunset times to compliment its 150 beaches of pre-programmed tide data. The brand calls it "the perfect surf watch" and can be yours for US$95. The Quiksilver ""Deep X" was removed from the list due to severe critical failures and poor customer service from Quiksilver. Read the entire story, here. Click on each surf watch link to buy directly from Amazon, or visit the online surf shop for more detailed surf watch information. This surf watch review has been updated on the 3rd April 2012.
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| Last Updated on Friday, 27 April 2012 17:16 |
