Lorus

[JoeMaloney5]

My watch has broke and looking at getting a digital Lorus watch so I can have it for tomorrow and Sunday has anyone used one of these before? And if so would you recommend it as something to do for just one weekend until mg proper one is fixed? Thanks

 

[Ben448844]

Apologies for being a bit blunt but as a level 7 referee like myself, I'd recommend getting a watch that tells the time and/or has a stopwatch. Nothing else matters. I would recommend having 2 watched, one telling the time and one on stopwatch, just in case. That works for me anyway. Couple of cheapo casio ones from Argos, £9 each.will last longer than me!

 

[jofusref]

10 quid casios do the job for newbies

 

[Ciley Myrus]

10 quid casios do the job for newbies

And those 30 years down the line!!

 

[JoeMaloney5]

Yeah been refereeing for 2 years the only thing that I wanted was a watch that had a countdown timer

 

[JH]

Yeah been refereeing for 2 years the only thing that I wanted was a watch that had a countdown timer

Thought you were new?

 

[jofusref]

And those 30 years down the line!!

if you have been refereeing for that long
1 refereeing isnt going to be a 5 minute hobby then you go off to do something else
2 you have earned enough in match fees to spend some decent money on watches

 

[Ciley Myrus]

if you have been refereeing for that long
1 refereeing isnt going to be a 5 minute hobby then you go off to do something else
2 you have earned enough in match fees to spend some decent money on watches

Or I pay 20 quid at the start of each season for 2 new watches and the referee profit goes to buy nice things!

 

[Ben448844]

if you have been refereeing for that long
1 refereeing isnt going to be a 5 minute hobby then you go off to do something else
2 you have earned enough in match fees to spend some decent money on watches

Decent? What do you class as decent? Cheap Casio will work forever and never let you down

 

[JH]

Decent? What do you class as decent? Cheap Casio will work forever and never let you down

Nothing wrong in wanting better equipment. Nobody is saying a casio won't do the job.

 

[Ciley Myrus]

Nothing wrong in wanting better equipment. Nobody is saying a casio won't do the job.

Each to own, but, surely the time can only be the time !! No matter how much you pay for it or what company makes it, the time can only be.....the time?!!!!!! I am at a loss as to understand how one make/manufacturer can be better equip than the other?
How can one brand tell the time better than the other?!!!!!
or indeed how can one stop watch be better than another?

 

[Sheffields Finest]

I do wonder why some newer referees seem to want to overspend on un-needed specialist expensive equipment, maybe its a modern thing and only the best will do!!

 

[Ciley Myrus]

I do wonder why some newer referees overspend on un-needed specialist expensive equipment, maybe its a modern thing and only the best will do!!

Maybe it gets to 45 mins faster?

 

[Sheffields Finest]

I was going to look for my missing Lorus watch, but I could never find them few seconds to look!

 

[JoeMaloney5]

I was going to look for my missing Lorus watch, but I could never find them few seconds to look!

Wow a Lorus watch isn't an expensive watch it was £19 so by no means was I trying to buy the most expensive watch mate

 

[Sheffields Finest]

Wow a Lorus watch isn't an expensive watch it was £19 so by no means was I trying to buy the most expensive watch mate

TBF, Ive never heard of a Lorus watch!!! Most of my watches were cheap Casio ones. What else do you need!! ...

 

[JoeMaloney5]

However my original watch which the strap has broken (I'm buying new straps) was £275 however I got it a year before I started refereeing so I didn't just buy it for refereeing.

 

[JoeMaloney5]

However my original watch which the strap has broken (I'm buying new straps) was £275 however I got it a year before I started refereeing so I didn't just buy it for refereeing.

And when I say "I" bought it well it was a Christmas present so ...

 

[Sheffields Finest]

I should talk, I have a £1200 tap in my kitchen so I'm a soft lad for a good gadget!!!

 

[JoeMaloney5]

I should talk, I have a £1200 tap in my kitchen so I'm a soft lad for a good gadget!!!

Jesus Christ does the tap speak to your misses when she gets annoying and all you wanna do is watch the footy and debate on how differently you would officiate a prem match instead of the ref you are watching? I hope so for that kind of money